Comparison of Analytical Ultracentrifugation, Dynamic Light Scattering and Scanning Electron Microscopy for the Characterization of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Nanoparticles
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Perevyazko, Igor; Vollrath, Antje; Schubert, Stephanie; Pavlov, George M.; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- Nanoprecipitation represents an effective method
for the production of polymeric nanoparticles. This technique
was used to prepare nanoparticles from solutions of poly-
(methyl methacrylate) and its copolymers. Since the regulation
of main parameters like particle size, particle size distribution,
and molar particle mass is very important for future applications,
the stable nanoparticle dispersions were examined by
scanning electron microscopy, velocity sedimentation, and
dynamic light scattering, whereby advantages and disadvantages
of each characterization techniques are discussed. Polydispersities
of particle size distributions are determined by the
ratio of dw/dn, where dw and dn are weight- and number-average
diameters, respectively. The particle characteristics
strongly depend on the chemical structure of the polymers and
the way of preparation and, therefore, vary in the studied cases
in the range of 6
- Year:
- 2010
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Keywords:
- dynamic light scattering; nanoparticles; SEM; ultracentrifugation; velocity sedimentation
- Journal:
- Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry
- Volume:
- 48
- Pages:
- 3924 - 3931