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Wiley, Advanced Materials, 23(20), p. 4599-4602, 2008

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200801985

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A Blown Film Process to Disk‐Shaped Polymer Ellipsoids

Journal article published in 2008 by Yongxing Hu, Jianping Ge, Tierui Zhang, Yadong Yin ORCID
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Abstract

A simple blown film process has been demonstrated, that can uniformly deform polymer spheres ellipsoids (Oblate Spheroids) with the use of core/shell composite colloids. PS spheres were prepared through an emulsion polymerization process by using styrene dispersed in H2O. The composite film was mounted on the wide opening of a ceramic filter by using a steel clamp. A polyethylene film was switched between the funnel and the composite film to improve the seal. The tip of the filter was sealed with a rubber stopper, and the film was fully immersed in a silicone bath, which had been preheated. Careful inspection of the silica core in the cross-sectional view indicates that it is still covered with a thin polymer layer after stretching, suggesting a good adhesion between the polystyrene and the silica surface.