Monodisperse latex with variable glass transition temperature and particle size for use as matrix starting material for conductive polymer composites
2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 42; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0032-3861(01)00158-6
ISSN1873-2291
AutoresJaime C. Grunlan, Yue Ma, Melissa A. Grunlan, W. W. Gerberich, Lorraine F. Francis,
Tópico(s)Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
ResumoA series of surfactant-free monodisperse latices were prepared with varying glass transition temperatures (Tg) and particle sizes using methyl methacrylate (MMA) and butyl acrylate (BA) monomers. Latices with Tgs between −11 and 105°C were synthesized by varying the MMA to BA ratio during batch polymerization. The particle size of latices with a Tg of 19°C was varied by independently changing temperature, initiator concentration and ionic strength of the aqueous reaction medium. These latices provide a model matrix starting material for carbon black-filled electrically conductive polymer composites. When latex with a number average particle diameter (Dn) of 930 nm is substituted for a solution-based polymer the percolation threshold of the final conductive composite drops from 14.5 to 1.45 vol% carbon black.
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