Formula-Driven, Size-Tunable Synthesis of PMMA Nanoparticles by Varying Surfactant Concentration

Brian L Kamras; Nooshin Mirzanasiri; Daniel K Korir; Sujata Mandal; Shreya L Hariharakumar; Robby A Petros; Sreekar B Marpu; Denise P Simmons; Mohammad A Omary

doi:10.3390/ma13081834

Formula-Driven, Size-Tunable Synthesis of PMMA Nanoparticles by Varying Surfactant Concentration

Materials (Basel). 2020 Apr 13;13(8):1834. doi: 10.3390/ma13081834.

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¹ Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
² Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
³ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 76204, USA.

Abstract

In this communication, we present a streamlined, reproducible synthetic method for the production of size-tunable poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanoparticles (PMMANPs) and amine-functionalized block-copolymer PMMANPs (H₂N-PMMANPs) by varying subcritical concentrations (i.e., below the concentration required to form micelles at 1 atm and 20 °C) of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). We plotted the Z-average size data against SDS concentration, which revealed a second-order exponential decay function, expressed as [...]&nbsp.

Keywords: PMMA nanoparticles (PMMANPs); amine-functionalized block-copolymer PMMANPs (H2N-PMMANPs); nanoparticle size control; poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA).

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