Uniform Coating of Microparticles using CVD Polymerization†

Abstract

A modified fluidized bed reactor is developed to homogenously coat micrometer-sized particles with reactive polymer films using CVD. This technique is found to be rapid (∼30 min per batch) and scalable (up to 1 g particles), and can create homogenous coatings on microparticles down to 10 μm in diameter. By tuning critical variables, such as working pressure and the carrier gas flow rate, full coverage of a reactive polymer film can be realized. Janus particles are synthesized and can be visualized via fluorescence microscopy.