Preparation and characterization of monodisperse porous cross-linked PGMA microspheres with controllable morphology and structure

ABSTRACT

In this study, we prepared a porous poly (glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) microsphere by modified seed-swelling emulsion polymerization. The structure and morphology of the porous microspheres were characterized by SEM. We discussed the effect of the ratio of crosslinker and monomer on microsphere formation and micropores, and found the most favorable conditions for the preparation of porous PGMA microspheres. The great structure and specific surface area of the porous microspheres and the active functional groups on the surface indicate a wide range of applications.

KEYWORDS:

• Seed-swelling
• PGMA
• porous

Funding

This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21375069, 21574072, 21675091, 21404065), the Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scientists of Shandong Province (JQ201403), the Taishan Young Scholar Program of Shandong Province (tsqn20161027), the Key Research and Development Project of Shandong Province (2016GGX102028, 2016GGX102039), the Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program (J15LC20), the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of State Education Ministry (20111568), the People's Livelihood Science and Technology Project of Qingdao (166257nsh), and the Postdoctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Qingdao.