Surfactant-free emulsion polymerization of various methacrylates: Towards monodisperse colloids for polymer opals

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 205, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1479-1488

  Egen, Marc ^a,b   Zentel, Rudolf ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b B Ingelheim Pharma GmbH/Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colloids; Emulsion polymerization; Photonic crystals; Polymer opals

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPOSITION; EMULSIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOMERS; SALTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

OPTICAL QUALITY; SURFACTANT-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOMER; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COLLOID; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMULSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LINEAR SYSTEM; POLARIMETRY; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 4544315025     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200400087     Document Type: Article

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