The invention discloses gel microspheres and a preparation method thereof based on bubble generation and
polymer in-situ deposition, and belongs to the technical field of
high polymer materials. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing
polyacrylamide (PAM) or partially hydrolyzed
polyacrylamide (HPAM) gel with the concentration of 1-20.0% (w / v) with a Fenton-like
system with the concentration of 1-10%, which is prepared from
hydrogen peroxide and complex iron in a
molar ratio of (10.2-10.5): 1, according to a
mass ratio of 1: (5-12), putting the mixture into a container for reaction, and adding a free radical quencher after the reaction is finished, so as to obtain the gel microspheres. According to the method,
polymer degradation and bubble in-situ generation are synchronously achieved through a Fenton-like reaction,
polymer fragments generated through degradation and
system salt are self-assembled on a gas-
liquid interface to form a compact shell layer, and the structured microspheres with the hollow interior are constructed in one step. The prepared gel microspheres have the
diameter of 10-50 microns, the shell thickness of 1-5 microns and the
compressive strength of 2-5 MPa, and have the advantages of simple process, high
controllability, compact shell and high strength.