Colloid and Polymer Science

, Volume 291, Issue 11, pp 2503–2514 | Cite as

Poly(ε-caprolactone) and cellulose ester hybrid nanoparticles via miniemulsion polymerization

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Abstract

Two types of hybrid acrylic nanoparticles based on biodegradable and biocompatible polymers, cellulose ester and poly(ε-caprolactone), were produced via miniemulsification through high-pressure homogenization. An efficient emulsification procedure was first devised to yield high-solids-content polymer–monomer waterborne miniemulsions, and the fundamental parameters governing the stability of these composite miniemulsions were assessed. In addition, strategies to control the droplet size were investigated upon varying several experimental parameters such as the interfacial tension between the organic and the aqueous phase, the organic phase viscosity and the nature/concentration of surfactant. A series of thermally initiated polymerizations were then performed to produce nanosized hybrid particles.

Keywords

Miniemulsion Polymerization Hybrid Biocompatible Nanoparticle 
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Acknowledgments

The EU Framework 6 Integrated Project NAPOLEON, Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa, Basque Government (GV IT373-10 and SAIOTEK 2010 Ref. S-PE10UN25), and Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Ref. CTQ2011-25572) are gratefully acknowledged for their financial support.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Laboratory of Macromolecular Photochemistry and EngineeringUniversity of Haute-AlsaceMulhouse CedexFrance
  2. 2.POLYMAT and Departamento de Química AplicadaUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUSan SebastiánSpain

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