Photo‐induced fusion of monodisperse polymer microspheres: A novel strategy for constructing topological microsphere clusters with improved stability
Zixiang He,
Su Shen,
Gong Zhang,
Tengfei Miao,
Xiaoxiao Cheng,
Zhao Wang,
Qingping Song,
Wei Zhang
Affiliations
Zixiang He
State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China
Su Shen
College of Physics Optoelectronics and Energy Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China
Gong Zhang
State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China
Tengfei Miao
State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China
Xiaoxiao Cheng
State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China
Zhao Wang
State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China
Qingping Song
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Anhui Polytechnic University Wuhu P. R. China
Wei Zhang
State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou P. R. China
Abstract The preparation of monodisperse azobenzene (Azo) polymer microspheres by dispersion polymerization was reported. The photo‐induced fusion of Azo polymer microspheres was successfully achieved during the process of reversible trans‐cis‐trans photoisomerization of Azo units, and induced various unique “microsphere molecular” clusters or “microsphere polymers”. Encouraged by this interesting phenomenon, microsphere clusters of different topological structures were stabilized by the in situ acetal cross‐linking chemistry. The photo‐induced fusion polymerization of monodisperse polymer microspheres provides a new strategy for designing photo‐responsive clusters and allows for control over the mechanical properties of microspheres with high spatiotemporal resolution.
