Manufacture of poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres using membrane emulsification

Bux, Jaiyana, Manga, Mohamed S., Hunter, Timothy N., and Biggs, Simon (2016) Manufacture of poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres using membrane emulsification. Royal Society of London Philosophical Transactions A: mathematical, physical and engineering sciences, 374 (2072). 20150134.

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Abstract

Accurate control of particle size at relatively narrow polydispersity remains a key challenge in the production of synthetic polymer particles at scale. A cross-flow membrane emulsification (XME) technique was used here in the preparation of poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres at a 1-10 l h-1 scale, to demonstrate its application for such a manufacturing challenge. XME technology has previously been shown to provide good control over emulsion droplet sizes with careful choice of the operating conditions. We demonstrate here that, for an appropriate formulation, equivalent control can be gained for a precursor emulsion in a batch suspension polymerization process. We report here the influence of key parameters on the emulsification process; we also demonstrate the close correlation in size between the precursor emulsion and the final polymer particles. Two types of polymer particle were produced in this work: a solid microsphere and an oil-filled matrix microcapsule. This article is part of the themed issue 'Soft interfacial materials: from fundamentals to formulation'.

Item ID: 73355
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1471-2962
Keywords: Membrane emulsification, Poly(methyl methacrylate), Polymer microspheres, Suspension polymerization
Copyright Information: © 2016 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2022 00:23
FoR Codes: 34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES > 3406 Physical chemistry > 340603 Colloid and surface chemistry @ 100%
SEO Codes: 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280105 Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences @ 50%
28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280110 Expanding knowledge in engineering @ 50%
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