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Preparation of polymer nanoparticles, and the effect of nanoconfinement on glass transition, structural relaxation and crystallization

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In this review the preparation methods of polymer nanoparticles from chemical microemulsion polymerization to physical methods such as spray-drying, freeze-drying, freeze-extracting, fast evaporation and spreading evaporation have been summarized. The influence of nanoconfinement on glass transition temperature (T g) variation from significant or slight decrease, no evident T g deviation, to even T g increase, as well as possible explanations of T g deviations were discussed. The influences of nanoconfinement or entanglement on the other properties such as structural relaxation, crystallization in polymer nanoparticle samples were also reviewed in this article.

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Chen, R., Huang, D. Preparation of polymer nanoparticles, and the effect of nanoconfinement on glass transition, structural relaxation and crystallization. Front. Chem. China 6, 332–340 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11458-011-0262-5

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