Abstract
A new series of Pickering emulsions that can be photo-cured by interparticle photo-cross-linking reactions using small amounts of multifunctional acrylate (MA) monomers is proposed to rapidly manufacture complex-structured porous ceramic materials. In our new process, water in oil (w/o) Pickering emulsion was designed by vigorous mixing of water and polyethyleneimine partially complexed with oleic acid (PEI–OA)-stabilized SiO2/toluene suspension containing small amounts of MA and a photo-radical initiator. Ultraviolet light irradiation to this w/o Pickering emulsion induced the formation of interparticle photo-crosslinks, which resulted in successful photocuring by photo-radical polymerization of MA and the Michael addition reaction between the polymerized MA and PEI–OA on the particles in the oil phase. We further applied the newly designed photo-curable Pickering emulsion and demonstrated that SiO2 components with pores related to the dispersed aqueous phase and complexed outer structures could be shaped via silicone molding or a hybridized approach of photocuring and green machining. Because of the reduced amounts of MA used, the porous SiO2 green components could be heat-treated using rapid heating profiles without any structural collapse for dewaxing and partial sintering.
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