SINGLE-CHAIN AND FEW-CHAIN POLYSTYRENE PARTICLES BY ELECTROSPRAY

Authors
FESTAG R ALEXANDRATOS SD COOK KD JOY DC ANNIS B WUNDERLICH B
Citation
R. Festag et al., SINGLE-CHAIN AND FEW-CHAIN POLYSTYRENE PARTICLES BY ELECTROSPRAY, Macromolecules, 30(20), 1997, pp. 6238-6242
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecules → ACNP
ISSN journal
00249297
Volume
30
Issue
20
Year of publication
1997
Pages
6238 - 6242
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-9297(1997)30:20<6238:SAFPPB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
An electrospray method is used for the conversion of isolated molecule s of atactic polystyrene of high molar mass in solution to solid, sing le-molecule particles. With this process it is possible to produce not only single molecules but also clusters of several molecules. Particl e size and shape distributions were characterized using scanning force and scanning electron microscopy. The size of the clusters of more th an one molecule can be tailored to ones needs by controlling the spray conditions.