Recent advances in the synthesis of nanoparticles of polymer latexes with high polymer-to-surfactant ratios by microemulsion polymerization

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 239-244

  Xu, Xiao Jun ^a   Gan, Leong Ming ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drop wise addition of monomer; High ratios of polymer to surfactant; Hollow fiber feeding of monomer; Nanoparticles of polymer latexes; Semi continuous microemulsion polymerization

Indexed keywords

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MICROEMULSIONS; MONOMERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DROP-WISE ADDITION OF MONOMER; HIGH RATIOS OF POLYMER TO SURFACTANTS; HOLLOW-FIBER FEEDING OF MONOMER; NANOPARTICLES OF POLYMER LATEXES; SEMI-CONTINUOUS MICROEMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

LATEXES;

MONOMER; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; SURFACTANT;

HOLLOW FIBER; MICROEMULSION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SOLUBILIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 27944447986     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2005.09.002     Document Type: Review

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