Despite the poor photochemical stability of capsules walls, polyacrylate is one of the most successful polymers for microencapsulation. To improve polyacrylate performance, the combined use of different acrylate-based polymers could be exploited. Herein butyl methacrylate (BUMA)- based lattices were obtained via free radical polymerization in water by adding (i) methacrylic acid (MA)/methyl methacrylate (MMA) and (ii) methacrylamide (MAC) respectively, as an aqueous phase in Pickering emulsions, thanks to both the excellent polymer shells’ stability and the high encapsulation efficiency. A series of BUMA_MA_MMA terpolymers with complex macromolecular structures and BUMA_MAC linear copolymers were synthesized and used as dispersing media of an active material. Rate and yield of encapsulation, active substance adsorption onto the polymer wall, capsule morphology, shelf-life and controlled release were investigated. The effectiveness of the prepared BUMA-based microcapsules was demonstrated: BUMA-based terpolymers together with the modified ones (BUMA_MAC) led to slow (within ca. 60 h) and fast (in around 10 h) releasing microcapsules, respectively.
Design of New Polyacrylate Microcapsules to Modify the Water-Soluble Active Substances Release / V. Sabatini, L. Pellicano, H. Farina, E. Pargoletti, L. Annunziata, M.A. Ortenzi, A. Stori, G. Cappelletti. - In: POLYMERS. - ISSN 2073-4360. - 13:5(2021 Mar 06), pp. 809.1-809.14. [10.3390/polym13050809]
Titolo: | Design of New Polyacrylate Microcapsules to Modify the Water-Soluble Active Substances Release | |
Autori: | CAPPELLETTI, GIUSEPPE (Corresponding) | |
Parole Chiave: | polyacrylate; water-based latex; Pickering emulsion; microencapsulation; controlled release; | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica Settore CHIM/05 - Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali Polimerici Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 6-mar-2021 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13050809 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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