Miniemulsion polymerization as a means to encapsulate organic and inorganic materials

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 233, Issue , 2010, Pages 185-236

  Weiss, Clemens K ^a   Landfester, Katharina ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrid materials; Miniemulsion; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875884058     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12-2010-61     Document Type: Review

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