Direct visualization of "coagulative nucleation" in surfactant-free emulsion polymerization

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 37, 2013, Pages 11724-11729

  Dobrowolska, Marta E ^a   Van Esch, Jan H ^a   Koper, Ger J M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT VISUALIZATION; POLYMER PARTICLES; POLYMERIZATION PRODUCTS; PRIMARY NANOPARTICLES; PRIMARY PARTICLES; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SURFACTANT-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 84884255918     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la4027927     Document Type: Article

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