Polystyrene Microspheres and Nanospheres Produced by Electrospray
- 30 November 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Macromolecular Rapid Communications
- Vol. 27 (23) , 2038-2042
Abstract
Summary: Polystyrene (PS) micro‐ and nanospheres with uniform dimensions and smooth surfaces have been produced by electrospray. The effect of PS molecular weight on beads morphology and the fundamental role of concentration have been investigated. Moreover, a new apparatus was designed to collect the polymer spheres during the process and to prevent the coalescence among the spheres. PS micro‐ and nanospheres produced by electrospray magnified image PS micro‐ and nanospheres produced by electrosprayKeywords
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