Surfmer [3-(acryloylamino)propyl]dodecyldimethyl ammonium bromide (APDDAB) was synthesized and characterized. On the basis of the reverse emulsion polymerization technique, poly [acrylamide-co-3-(acryloylamino)propyldodecyldimethylammonium bromide] [P(AMco-APDDAB)] copolymer microgels were obtained with the copolymerization of acrylamide and APDDAB. The P(AM-co-APDDAB)/polyoxotungstates composite microspheres were prepared with the ion-exchange reaction of the P(AM-co-APDDAB) microgels with phosphotungstic acid (H 3 PW 12 O 40 ). The morphologies and components of the composite microspheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results indicate that the P(AM-co-APDDAB)/PW 12 O 40 composite microspheres all had a core-shell structure. For the composite microspheres, the hydrogel P(AM-co-APDDAB) was dominantly located in the core, and the complexes of PW 12 O 40 3À with APDDAB were mainly located in the surface; these features made the composite microspheres amphiphilic and provided for potential catalysis in a two-phase reaction.
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