Three-Dimensional Nano-Morphology of Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Filled Poly(methyl Methacrylate) Microcapsules

Overview

Journal Materials (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2019 May 1

PMID 31035448

Citations 3

Authors

M Galip Icduygu

Meltem Asilturk

M Akif Yalcinkaya

Youssef K Hamidi

M Cengiz Altan

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Abstract

The three-dimensional nano-morphology of poly(methyl methacrylate; PMMA) microcapsules filled with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and epoxy resin were investigated by various microscopy methods, including a novel, laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) method. Initially, PMMA microcapsules containing various amounts of CNTs were synthesized by a solvent evaporation method. Scanning electron microscopy analysis showed that pore-free, smooth-surface microcapsules formed with various types of core-shell morphologies. The average size of CNT/epoxy/PMMA microcapsules was shown to decrease from ~52 μm to ~15 μm when mixing speed during synthesis increased from 300 rpm to 1000 rpm. In general, the presence of CNTs resulted in slightly larger microcapsules and higher variations in size. Moreover, three-dimensional scans obtained from confocal microscopy revealed that higher CNT content increased the occurrence and size of CNT aggregates inside the microcapsules. Entrapped submicron air bubbles were also observed inside most microcapsules, particularly within those with higher CNT content.

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