Fabrication and characterization of TiO2-SiO2 composite nanoparticles and polyurethane/ (TiO2-SiO2) nanocomposite films

Li Chen, Haixia Shen, Zhen Lu, Cang Feng, Su Chen, Yanru Wang

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Abstract

TiO2-SiO2 composite nanoparticles were prepared by a sol-gel process. To obtain the assembly of TiO2 -SiO2 composite nanoparticles, different molar ratios of Ti/ Si were investigated. Polyurethane (PU)/(TiO2-SiO2) hybrid films were synthesized using the "grafting from" technique by incorporation of modified TiO2-SiO2 composite nanoparticles building blocks into PU matrix. Firstly, 3-aminopropyltriethysilane was employed to encapsulate TiO2-SiO2 composite nanoparticles' surface. Secondly, the PU shell was tethered to the TiO2 -SiO2 core surface via surface functionalized reaction. The particle size of TiO2-SiO2 composite sol was performed on dynamic light scattering, and the microstructure was characterized by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared. Thermogravimetric analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) employed to study the hybrid films. The average particle size of the TiO2-SiO2 composite particles is about 38 nm when the molar ratio of Ti/Si reaches to1:1. The TEM image indicates that TiO2-SiO2 composite nanoparticles are well dispersed in the PU matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1515-1520
Number of pages6
JournalColloid and Polymer Science
Volume285
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2007

Keywords

  • Polyurethane/(TiO-SiO)nanocomposite hybrids
  • Ti-O-Sibond
  • TiO-SiO composite nanoparticles

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