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A simple technique for the fabrication of P(St-BA-AA) colloidal crystal microdots on ink-jet paper
- Source :
- Heliyon, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp e04196-(2020), Heliyon
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- The generation of three-dimensional superb packages of compact hexagonal periodic assembly with multifaceted layers was demonstrated using Poly (styrene-butylcrylate-acrylic acid) on glass substrates. The synthesized P(St-BA-AA) microspheres were used to formulate a fast drying UV curable terpolymer microspheres printing ink for the generation of colloidal crystal microdots on ink-jet paper with remarkable colours. The terpolymer microspheres and their formulated terpolymer ink undergo self-assembly to form blue monochromatic and viewing angle dependent tunable colours, thus affirming the photonic nature of the generated colloidal crystal films. Unlike other printing techniques which usually make use of specialized tools, this study generated a well ordered coloured tunable assembly of spherical shaped core-shell colloidal crystal microdots on the surface of an inkjet-paper by manually writing the as-synthesized P(St-BA-AA) UV curable printing ink microdots on it. The TEM analysis showed core and shell sizes of 198/50nm and 176/30nm for P(St-BA-AA)1 and P(St- BA-AA)2 respectively. Whenever the prepared terpolymer microspheres are used within the heating and transition temperatures of 383 °C and 110 °C, their thermal stability is retained. This simple technique of generating crystals microdots on inkjet paper may find use in optical devices, security applications and other colour coating applications.<br />Materials science; Nanotechnology; Poly(styrene-butyalcrylate-acrylic acid); Photonic crystals; Monodisperse core/shell; Terpolymer; Colloidal ink; Colloidal crystal microdots
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Materials science
Fabrication
Colloidal ink
engineering.material
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Photonic crystals
Colloidal crystal microdots
0302 clinical medicine
Coating
Copolymer
Nanotechnology
Thermal stability
lcsh:Social sciences (General)
lcsh:Science (General)
Terpolymer
Photonic crystal
Multidisciplinary
Inkwell
business.industry
Monodisperse core/shell
Colloidal crystal
030104 developmental biology
Chemical engineering
engineering
Poly(styrene-butyalcrylate-acrylic acid)
lcsh:H1-99
Photonics
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
lcsh:Q1-390
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24058440
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Heliyon
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....59907fcf90d1217ab395b91210d790f6