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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Vinylphenylglycidyl ether-based colloidal architectures: high-functionality crosslinking reagents, hybrid raspberry-type particles and smart hydrophobic surfaces

Holger FreyJan MorsbachSascha MehlhaseChristian G. SchäferMarkus GalleiL. SchmidtRoland Klein

subject

Materials scienceGeneral Chemical EngineeringDispersityEtherGeneral ChemistryEpoxychemistry.chemical_compoundColloidMonomerchemistryChemical engineeringReagentvisual_artPolymer chemistryvisual_art.visual_art_mediumWettingBifunctional

description

An efficient synthetic strategy for the preparation of monodisperse colloidal core/shell architectures with reactive epoxy functionalities is reported, based on the bifunctional vinylphenylglycidyl ether monomer. Accessibility of the reactive immobilized epoxy moieties was quantified by UV/vis spectroscopy in an isorefractive medium. Inorganic–organic hybrid raspberry-type architectures revealed a tremendous inpact on the surface wettability of water.

https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ra08382b