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Spherical and core-shell fluorinated polyacrylate latex particles: preparation and characterization

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Fluorinated polyacrylate particles with spherical (SP) and core-shell (CS) structures have been prepared via emulsion polymerization. Morphologies of SP and CS latex particles were observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). The copolymer and the film were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), 19F NMR, atomic force microscope (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetry (TG-DSC) analyses. Fluorinated components in the copolymer were found to aggregate at the film surface, and the core-shell structure of latex particles contributes to occurrence of phase separation at the film surface. The film prepared from core-shell latex particles exhibits more satisfied water repellency than that obtained from spherical latex particles. Fluorine components at SP and CS film surfaces present significantly different aggregation behaviors.

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We thank the financial support from Natural Science Foundation of China (51173006) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (YWF-11-03-Q-001).

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    Wei Yang & Liqun Zhu

  2. Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Energy Materials and Devices, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, 100191, Beijing, China

    Wei Yang & Yichi Chen

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Yang, W., Zhu, L. & Chen, Y. Spherical and core-shell fluorinated polyacrylate latex particles: preparation and characterization. Colloid Polym Sci 293, 2349–2357 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-015-3583-y

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