Preparation of cured epoxy resin particles having one hollow by polyaddition reaction

In 1996, the authors proposed a novel method to prepare micron-sized, hollow cross-linked polymer particles. This method is based on the self-assembling of phase separated polymer at interface with water, which was named SaPSeP method, formed by suspension polymerization of divinyl monomer in toluene droplet dissolving previously polystyrene. The SaPSeP method was developed to be applicable to polyaddition reaction system of epoxy resin with diamine. The presence of PS dissolving in epoxy/diamine/toluene droplets promotes the phase separation of the epoxy resin reacted with the diamine. The epoxy resin molecules tend to adsorb at the interface of the droplets. These points were accord with the required conditions for the preparation of hollow particle by the SaPSeP method. Cured epoxy resin particles having one hollow were successfully prepared by the polyaddition reaction in the dispersed system of Epikote 806/630/604, of which equivalent ratio was 5/4/1.