Interest in nanoparticles has skyrocketed in the past decade. With uses in medicine, cosmetics, and specialty chemicals there is a competition to synthesize new formulations of nanoparticles. Using the low energy, Near-PIT emulsification method followed by polymerization, nanoparticles containing a mixture of styrene and glycidyl methacrylate were synthesized. It was found that the average synthesized nanoparticle size was 91.5 nm, making the Near-PIT nanoparticles smaller than those synthesized by ultrasound, where the average particle size was 123.4 nm. The percent of epoxy groups on the surface of the synthesized nanoparticles was found to be 12.1%, slightly higher than that on the surface of nanoparticles synthesized by ultrasound, which was 11.6%.

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Creator

• Saxner, David van

Contributors

• Galindo-Alvarez, Johanna

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042811-073351

Advisor

• Camesano, Terri Anne

Year

• 2011

Center

• Nancy, France Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimique

Date created

• 2011-04-28

Location

• Nancy

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-09-20