Development of Microcapsules

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Melamine-formaldehyde (PMF) coated microcapsules were produced with liquid pentaerythritol-tetrakis (3-merkaptopropionate) (PETMP) and UV-sensitive indicator colored PETMP cores. Capsules with an average diameter of 43 μm formed due to the adjustments on magnetic stirring, compound ratios, acidity and reaction time. Reproducible recipe was found to produce colored PETMP filled capsules with yields of 1-10%. Optical microscopic investigations were conducted to follow the formation of the particles, and scanning electron-microscope (SEM) was used to verify that the capsules did not break up as an effect of the brittle failure of the epoxy matrix specimens. Improvement of the shell-matrix adhesion was attempted with silane compounds and investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and SEM.

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