RAPID SPECTROSCOPIC CONFIRMATION OF THE PRESENCE OF POLYSTYRENE IN POLYMER PARTICLES OF MIXED COMPOSITION

Authors
CRAWFORD KD HUGHES KD
Citation
Kd. Crawford et Kd. Hughes, RAPID SPECTROSCOPIC CONFIRMATION OF THE PRESENCE OF POLYSTYRENE IN POLYMER PARTICLES OF MIXED COMPOSITION, Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics, 36(6), 1998, pp. 999-1004
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
08876266
Volume
36
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
999 - 1004
Database
ISI
SICI code
0887-6266(1998)36:6<999:RSCOTP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A technique for rapid determination of the presence of polystyrene in individual micron-diameter polymer particles of mixed composition is p resented. This technique is based upon observation of visible emission from conjugated regions of the polymer backbone, generated photochemi cally, while the particle is held in an optical trap. Particle emissio n characteristics are dependent upon particle size and suspending solv ent. Emission spectra are provided for single component polystyrene pa rticles and mixed polymer particles containing poly(methyl methacrylat e), poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone), and polystyrene. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.