PH effects on the synthesis of nanocapsules via interfacial miniemulsion polymerization mediated by amphiphilic RAFT agent with the R group of poly(methyl acrylic acid-ran-styrene)

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2206-2212

  Lu, Fujun ^a   Luo, Yingwu ^a   Li, Bogeng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; AMPHIPHILICS; CORE MATERIAL; CURRENT MODELS; DOMINANT MECHANISM; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MINI-EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MONOMER DROPLETS; N-NONADECANE; NANO-ENCAPSULATION; PARTICLE FORMATIONS; PH VALUE; RAFT AGENTS; REACTIVE SURFACTANTS; REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION TRANSFERS; SOLID PARTICLES; WATER PHASE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COREMAKING; DROP FORMATION; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOCAPSULES; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERIZATION; STYRENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 77749302036     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901515t     Document Type: Article

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