Summary of the invention
This paper proposes electrophoresis particle microcapsules and the preparation method that carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum condense again; Prepared that how much patterns, particle diameters with rule are evenly distributed, smooth surface, rule, good transparency and pliability have been arranged through the improvement of technology and condition, be difficult for breaking.And this technology applied in the preparation of double-colored particle microcapsules, this capsule can be used in the Display Technique of electric ink, can anti-solvent, better seal property is arranged, and compatibility is preferably arranged with electrophoresis particle.The electron ink microcapsule pliability is good, and capsule is difficult for breaking, and makes it that arranged longer service life under External Electrical Field.The present invention has tangible electrophoresis showed response when the voltage of transformation with the electrophoresis microcapsule of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum complex coacervation preparation.
The present invention realizes through following technical proposals.
The preparation method of the electrophoresis particle microcapsules that a kind of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum condense again adopts carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum complex coacervation, and step is following:
1) gelatin being mixed with concentration is 2.5%~15% the aqueous solution; At 60 ℃~80 ℃; With carboxylic acrylonitrile butadiene rubber latex: gelatin carried out blending reaction at 100: 80~100: 120; The sodium tetraborate or the citric acid that add 1%~3% content, reaction 20min~40min, 35 ℃~45 ℃ insulations of reaction back blend solution are subsequent use;
2) carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material and Arabic gum are dissolved in respectively in 35 ℃~45 ℃ water, are mixed with mass concentration and are 0.5%~6% the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin aqueous solution and mass concentration and be 0.5%~6% the Arabic gum aqueous solution;
3) under 40 ℃~50 ℃ water bath condition, under 600rpm~1100rpm stirring condition, electrophoresis suspensioning liquid is joined in the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution of step 1), stir gently; In mixed solution, add step 2 behind 10min~20min) gumwater, continue to stir carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution and gumwater fully mixed, form stable O/w emulsion at this moment; Again under agitation, Dropwise 5 %~20% acetum, multiple aggregation takes place 3.0~4.5 in regulator solution pH value; The cohesion encystation is separated out in system, simultaneously the capsule-core that disperses in the solution is carried out embedding and forms electrophoretic display microcapsule.
The preparation method of electrophoresis particle microcapsules of the present invention; Electrophoresis suspensioning liquid is the double-colored electrophoresis suspensioning liquid of black and white; The mass ratio of white electrophoretic particles and black electrophoretic particles is 5: 1~30: 1, and the electrophoresis suspensioning liquid of mixing is prepared into the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of uniform black and white under Ball milling.
Electrophoresis particle microcapsules of the present invention, capsule is the wall material with carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum.Electrophoresis suspensioning liquid in the microcapsules is the double-colored electric ink of black and white, and particle size range is 50~120mm.
This paper adopts the microcapsules of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and the preparation of Arabic gum complex coacervation; Prepared that how much patterns, particle diameters with rule are evenly distributed, smooth surface, smooth surface, rule, good transparency and pliability have been arranged through the improvement of technology and condition, be difficult for breaking.And this technology applied in the preparation of the double-colored particle microcapsules of black and white, this capsule can be used in the Display Technique of electric ink, can anti-solvent, better seal property is arranged, and compatibility is preferably arranged with electrophoresis particle.The electron ink microcapsule pliability is good, and capsule is difficult for breaking, and has crush resistance strength preferably, makes it that arranged longer service life under External Electrical Field.The present invention has tangible electrophoresis showed response when the voltage of transformation with the double-colored electrophoresis microcapsule of black and white of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum complex coacervation preparation.
Adopt electrophoresis particle microcapsules of the present invention to prepare the microcapsules device: common microcapsules device method can adapt to the present invention.
The present invention explains as follows for example: the 140mm~160mm polyester film that at first will cut into square shape sticks on the conducting surface of electro-conductive glass with adhesive.Take out a certain amount of electrophoresis microcapsule then,, remove part water with the filter paper suction because the capsule appearance possibly have more water; Make it contain a spot of water as far as possible, it is evenly mixed with the adhesive that has added 40wt%~60wt% polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 (PVP), glycerine, in air, place a period of time; With spreader it is coated in the middle of the groove of polyester film and ito glass; Coating speed should be slow, and when body to be mixed will be dry, the electro-conductive glass that another piece is scribbled adhesive was above it bonding; Dry 1h~2h in 70 ℃~90 ℃ baking oven makes the microcapsules display device.
The microcapsules of gelatin and the preparation of Arabic gum complex coacervation are seen Fig. 2; Fig. 3 is the microcapsules of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and the preparation of Arabic gum complex coacervation; Microcapsules pliability before the carboxyl butyronitrile modification is poor, very easily break, and the bright and Arabic gum surface of microcapsule after the modification is Paint Gloss; Toughness is better, is difficult for breaking.
Carbon black isoparaffin system, titanium oxide tetrachloro-ethylene system and the titanium oxide concentration that Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are respectively the preparation of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum complex coacervation is 10% electrophoresis microcapsule; Show the anti-solvent of prepared electrophoresis microcapsule, better seal property is arranged, and compatibility is preferably arranged with electrophoresis particle.The electron ink microcapsule pliability is good, and capsule is difficult for breaking, and has crush resistance strength preferably, and particle size range satisfies the requirement of electrophoresis displaying particle roughly at 50~120mm.
Fig. 7 is the pattern and the wall thickness of the electrophoresis microcapsule of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and the preparation of Arabic gum complex coacervation.The cyst wall that can find out the prepared electrophoresis microcapsule of the present invention is approximately 4mm, and the particle internal diameter is about 60mm.
Fig. 8 shows that titanium dioxide concentration is that electrophoresis particle in 10% the electrophoresis microcapsule has tangible electrophoresis response when voltage of transformation.
The electrophoresis microcapsule display device can prepare according to Fig. 9, wherein: the 1st, transparency electrode, the 2nd, adhesive, the 3rd, microcapsules, the 4th, electrophoresis particle, the 5th, electrophoresis disclosing solution M representes that microcapsules are in not added electric field state; L representes that microcapsules are in the bottom and apply positive electric field status; N representes that microcapsules are in the state that the bottom applies negative electric field.
Specific embodiments
A kind of preparation method who contains the double-colored particle electrophoresis microcapsules of black and white of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1: as to comprise following preparation process:
1, the preparation of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material
The preparation of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material: it is 2.5%~15% the aqueous solution that gelatin is mixed with concentration; At 60 ℃~80 ℃; According to carboxylic acrylonitrile butadiene rubber latex: gelatin carried out blending reaction at 100: 80~100: 120; The sodium tetraborate or the citric acid that add 1%~3% content are promoter, reaction 20min~40min.35 ℃~45 ℃ insulations of reaction back blend solution are subsequent use.
2, the preparation of electrophoresis suspensioning liquid
Electrophoresis particle (is comprised TiO
2, all black and white pigment particles such as TiO or carbon black) join in the tetrachloro-ethylene; Be made into mass fraction and be 1%~20% dispersion liquid; The surfactant that in dispersion liquid, adds liquid quality fraction 0.5%~2%; Described surfactant is sorbitan trioleate series (Span series) or polyethenoxy sorbitan list oleic acid series (Tween series), in dispersion liquid, add the charge control agent polyisobutene mono butonediimide series (T151, T152 etc.) of liquid quality fraction 0.1%~2%; Add the zirconium pearl again; Under 300rpm~600rpm, grind 12h~24h, remove the zirconium pearl then and obtain stable white electrophoresis suspensioning liquid or black electrophoresis suspensioning liquid, sealing is preserved subsequent use.
3, the preparation of black and white electronic ink microcapsule
1. carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material and Arabic gum are dissolved in respectively in 35 ℃~45 ℃ water, are mixed with mass concentration respectively and are 0.5%~6% the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin aqueous solution and the Arabic gum aqueous solution;
2. be 5: 1~30: 1 ratio in the mass ratio of white electrophoretic particles and black electrophoretic particles, the electrophoresis suspensioning liquid of getting two kinds of blend of colors of certain mass is prepared into the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of uniform black and white under Ball milling;
3. under 40 ℃~50 ℃ water bath condition, the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of black and white that under 600rpm~1100rpm stirring condition, will 2. prepare joins step 1. in the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution, stirs gently.In mixed solution, add gumwater (mass ratio of the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and the Arabic gum aqueous solution is 1.8~2.2 ratio) behind 10min~20min; Continue stirring carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution and gumwater are fully mixed, form stable O/w emulsion this moment.At last, under constantly stirring, Dropwise 5 %~20% acetum, regulator solution pH value makes it that multiple aggregation take place 3.0~4.5.Carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum are because of the charged formation compound that neutralizes on the contrary mutually, and its solubility reduces, and the cohesion encystation is separated out in system, simultaneously the capsule-core that disperses in the solution are carried out embedding and form electrophoretic display microcapsule;
4. under constantly stirring, when solution naturally cools to 20 ℃~30 ℃, be placed in the ice bath, continuing to be stirred to temperature is below 10 ℃; When reaction mixture cools to 0 ℃~10 ℃, be 0.8~1.2 by gelatin and glutaraldehyde mass ratio, add glutaraldehyde to reaction mixture; Continue to stir 10min~20min, make it curing cross-linked, using 5%~15%NaOH solution to regulate again and making its pH is 8~9; Continue to stir 10min~30min, observe till separate out, leave standstill and treat the microcapsules sedimentation.Microcapsules after solidifying are washed with distilled water, sieve, obtain containing the double-colored electrophoresis microcapsule of black and white.
Specify as follows:
Instance 1
1, the preparation of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material
It is 2.5% the aqueous solution that gelatin is mixed with concentration, at 60 ℃, according to carboxylic acrylonitrile butadiene rubber latex: gelatin carried out blending reaction at 100: 80, and the sodium tetraborate that adds 1% content is a promoter, reaction 30min.40 ℃ of insulations of reaction back blend solution are subsequent use.
2, the preparation of electrophoresis suspensioning liquid
The carbon black electrophoresis particle is joined in the tetrachloro-ethylene; Be made into mass fraction and be 1% dispersion liquid, in dispersion liquid, add the surfactant of liquid quality fraction 1%, described surfactant is sorbitan trioleate, in dispersion liquid, add the charge control agent polyisobutene mono butonediimide series of liquid quality fraction 1%; Add the zirconium pearl again; Under 300rpm, grind 12h, remove the zirconium pearl then and obtain stable white electrophoresis suspensioning liquid or black electrophoresis suspensioning liquid, sealing is preserved subsequent use.
3, the preparation of black and white electronic ink microcapsule
1. carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material and Arabic gum are dissolved in respectively in 40 ℃ of water, are mixed with mass concentration respectively and are 3% the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin aqueous solution and the Arabic gum aqueous solution;
2. be 5: 1 ratio in the mass ratio of white electrophoretic particles and black electrophoretic particles, the electrophoresis suspensioning liquid of getting two kinds of blend of colors of certain mass is prepared into the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of even black and white under Ball milling;
3. under 40 ℃~50 ℃ water bath condition, the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of the black and white that under the 600r/min stirring condition, will 2. prepare joins step 1. in the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution, stirs gently.In mixed solution, add gumwater (mass ratio of the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and the Arabic gum aqueous solution is 1.8 ratio) behind the 15min; Continue stirring carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution and gumwater are fully mixed, form stable O/w emulsion this moment.At last, under constantly stirring, drip 10% acetum, regulator solution pH value makes it that multiple aggregation take place 3.0~4.5.Carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum are because of the charged formation compound that neutralizes on the contrary mutually, and its solubility reduces, and the cohesion encystation is separated out in system, simultaneously the capsule-core that disperses in the solution are carried out embedding and form electrophoretic display microcapsule;
4. under constantly stirring, when solution naturally cools to 30 ℃ of left and right sides, be placed in the ice bath, continuing to be stirred to temperature is below 10 ℃; When reaction mixture cools to 0~10 ℃, be 1: 1 by gelatin and glutaraldehyde mass ratio, add glutaraldehyde to reaction mixture; Continue to stir 15min, make it curing cross-linked, using 10%NaOH solution to regulate again and making its pH is 8~9; Continue to stir 20min, observe till separate out, leave standstill and treat the microcapsules sedimentation.Microcapsules after solidifying are washed with distilled water, sieve, obtain containing the double-colored electrophoresis microcapsule of black and white.
4, microcapsules device preparation: the 150mm polyester film that at first will cut into square shape sticks on the conducting surface of electro-conductive glass with adhesive.Take out a certain amount of electrophoresis microcapsule then,, remove part water with the filter paper suction because the capsule appearance possibly have more water; Make it contain a spot of water as far as possible, it is evenly mixed with the adhesive that has added 50wt% polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 (PVP), glycerine, in air, place a period of time; With spreader it is coated in the middle of the groove of polyester film and ito glass; Coating speed should be slow, and when body to be mixed will be dry, the electro-conductive glass that another piece is scribbled adhesive was above it bonding; In 80 ℃ baking oven, dry by the fire 1h, make the microcapsules display device.
Instance 2
1, the preparation of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material
It is 10% the aqueous solution that gelatin is mixed with concentration, at 70 ℃, according to carboxylic acrylonitrile butadiene rubber latex: gelatin carried out blending reaction at 100: 100, and the sodium tetraborate or the citric acid that add 2% content are promoter, reaction 20min.30 ℃ of insulations of reaction back blend solution are subsequent use.
2, the preparation of electrophoresis suspensioning liquid
With TiO
2Electrophoresis particle joins in the tetrachloro-ethylene; Be made into mass fraction and be 10% dispersion liquid, in dispersion liquid, add the surfactant of liquid quality fraction 2%, described surfactant is polyethenoxy sorbitan list oleic acid, in dispersion liquid, add the charge control agent polyisobutene mono butonediimide of liquid quality fraction 2%; Add the zirconium pearl again; Under 300rpm, grind 18h, remove the zirconium pearl then and obtain stable white electrophoresis suspensioning liquid or black electrophoresis suspensioning liquid, sealing is preserved subsequent use.
3, the preparation of black and white electronic ink microcapsule
1. carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material and Arabic gum are dissolved in respectively in 30 ℃ of water, are mixed with mass concentration respectively and are 6% the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin aqueous solution and the Arabic gum aqueous solution;
2. be 15: 1 ratio in the mass ratio of white electrophoretic particles and black electrophoretic particles, the electrophoresis suspensioning liquid of getting two kinds of blend of colors of certain mass is prepared into the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of uniform black and white under Ball milling;
3. under 40 ℃~50 ℃ water bath condition, the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of the black and white that under the 900rpm stirring condition, will 2. prepare joins step 1. in the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution, stirs gently.In mixed solution, add gumwater (mass ratio of the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and the Arabic gum aqueous solution is 2.0 ratio) behind the 10min; Continue stirring carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution and gumwater are fully mixed, form stable O/w emulsion this moment.At last, under constantly stirring, Dropwise 5 % acetum, regulator solution pH value makes it that multiple aggregation take place 3.0~4.5.Carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum are because of the charged formation compound that neutralizes on the contrary mutually, and its solubility reduces, and the cohesion encystation is separated out in system, simultaneously the capsule-core that disperses in the solution are carried out embedding and form electrophoretic display microcapsule;
4. under constantly stirring, when solution naturally cools to 30 ℃ of left and right sides, be placed in the ice bath, continuing to be stirred to temperature is below 10 ℃; When reaction mixture cools to 0~10 ℃, be 0.8: 1 by gelatin and glutaraldehyde mass ratio, add glutaraldehyde to reaction mixture; Continue to stir 10min, make it curing cross-linked, using 10%NaOH solution to regulate again and making its pH is 8~9; Continue to stir 10min, observe till separate out, leave standstill and treat the microcapsules sedimentation.Microcapsules after solidifying are washed with distilled water, sieve, obtain containing the double-colored electrophoresis microcapsule of black and white.
4, microcapsules device preparation: the 140mm polyester film that at first will cut into square shape sticks on the conducting surface of electro-conductive glass with adhesive.Take out a certain amount of electrophoresis microcapsule then,, remove part water with the filter paper suction because the capsule appearance possibly have more water; Make it contain a spot of water as far as possible, it is evenly mixed with the adhesive that has added 40wt% polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 (PVP), glycerine, in air, place a period of time; With spreader it is coated in the middle of the groove of polyester film and ito glass; Coating speed should be slow, and when body to be mixed will be dry, the electro-conductive glass that another piece is scribbled adhesive was above it bonding; In 80 ℃ baking oven, dry by the fire 1h, make the microcapsules display device.
Instance 3
1, the preparation of carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material
It is 10% the aqueous solution that gelatin is mixed with concentration, at 80 ℃, according to carboxylic acrylonitrile butadiene rubber latex: gelatin carried out blending reaction at 100: 120, added the sodium tetraborate of 1% content, reaction 30min.45 ℃ of insulations of reaction back blend solution are subsequent use.
2, the preparation of electrophoresis suspensioning liquid
The TiO electrophoresis particle is joined in the tetrachloro-ethylene; Be made into mass fraction and be 20% dispersion liquid; The surfactant that in dispersion liquid, adds liquid quality fraction 2%; Described surfactant is polyethenoxy sorbitan list oleic acid, in dispersion liquid, adds the charge control agent polyisobutene mono butonediimide of liquid quality fraction 2%, adds the zirconium pearl again, under 300rpm, grinds 24h; Remove the zirconium pearl then and obtain stable white electrophoresis suspensioning liquid or black electrophoresis suspensioning liquid, sealing is preserved subsequent use.
3, the preparation of black and white electronic ink microcapsule
1. carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin intermingling material and Arabic gum are dissolved in respectively in 40 ℃ of water, are mixed with mass concentration respectively and are 6% the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin aqueous solution and the Arabic gum aqueous solution;
2. be 30: 1 ratio in the mass ratio of white electrophoretic particles and black electrophoretic particles, the electrophoresis suspensioning liquid of getting two kinds of blend of colors of certain mass is prepared into the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of uniform black and white under Ball milling;
3. under 40 ℃~50 ℃ water bath condition, the double-colored electrophoresis dispersion of the black and white that under the 1100rpm stirring condition, will 2. prepare joins step 1. in the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution, stirs gently.In mixed solution, add gumwater (mass ratio of the carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and the Arabic gum aqueous solution is 2.2 ratio) behind the 20min; Continue stirring carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin solution and gumwater are fully mixed, form stable O/w emulsion this moment.At last, under constantly stirring, drip 20% acetum, regulator solution pH value makes it that multiple aggregation take place 3.0~4.5.Carboxyl butyronitrile/gelatin and Arabic gum are because of the charged formation compound that neutralizes on the contrary mutually, and its solubility reduces, and the cohesion encystation is separated out in system, simultaneously the capsule-core that disperses in the solution are carried out embedding and form electrophoretic display microcapsule;
4. under constantly stirring, when solution naturally cools to 30 ℃ of left and right sides, be placed in the ice bath, continuing to be stirred to temperature is below 10 ℃; When reaction mixture cools to 0~10 ℃, be 1.2: 1 by gelatin and glutaraldehyde mass ratio, add glutaraldehyde to reaction mixture; Continue to stir 20min, make it curing cross-linked, using 10%NaOH solution to regulate again and making its pH is 8~9; Continue to stir 30min, observe till separate out, leave standstill and treat the microcapsules sedimentation.Microcapsules after solidifying are washed with distilled water, sieve, obtain containing the double-colored electrophoresis microcapsule of black and white.
4, microcapsules device preparation: the 160mm polyester film that at first will cut into square shape sticks on the conducting surface of electro-conductive glass with adhesive.Take out a certain amount of electrophoresis microcapsule then,, remove part water with the filter paper suction because the capsule appearance possibly have more water; Make it contain a spot of water as far as possible, it is evenly mixed with the adhesive that has added 60wt% polyvinylpyrrolidone K30 (PVP), glycerine, in air, place a period of time; With spreader it is coated in the middle of the groove of polyester film and ito glass; Coating speed should be slow, and when body to be mixed will be dry, the electro-conductive glass that another piece is scribbled adhesive was above it bonding; In 80 ℃ baking oven, dry by the fire 1h, make the microcapsules display device.