Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.101, No.31, 5900-5904, 1997
Laser-Controlled Association of Poly(N-Vinylcarbazole) in Organic-Solvents - Radiation Pressure Effect of a Focused Near-Infrared Laser-Beam
Microassociation of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) by a focused near-infrared laser beam (cw-YAG, 1064 nm) was first demonstrated in organic solvents. Investigations were made in cyclohexanone and N,N-dimethylformamide, where only the radiation force is responsible for formation of the micrometer-sized particle. The following conditions of the formation process were examined for elucidating the mechanism : polymer association as a function of the concentration (range 3.5-6.8 wt %), the relation between the trapping laser power and the time of condensation, and the influences of the temperature and the solvent properties upon the formation process.
Keywords:TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE;POLYMER LATEX-PARTICLES;PATTERN-FORMATION;PHASE-TRANSITION;WATER;SPECTROSCOPY;POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE);PHOTOCHEMISTRY;MICROPARTICLE;MANIPULATION