Microgels and Their Synthesis: An Introduction

Microgel Suspensions: Fundamentals and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-32

  Pelton, Robert ^a   Hoare, Todd ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Block copolymer micelles; Colloidal dispersion; Colloidal stability; Latex particles; Microgels; Polystyrene latex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881437212     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527632992.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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