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The formation mechanism of a multihollow structure within submicron-sized styrene/methacrylic acid copolymer particles by the stepwise alkali/acid method, which we proposed in 1990, was discussed thermodynamically from the viewpoint of interfacial free energy.
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Received: 6 March 2001 Accepted: 17 May 2001
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Okubo, M., Sakauchi, A. & Okada, M. Formation mechanism of a multihollow structure within submicron-sized styrene/methacrylic acid copolymer particles by the stepwise acid/alkali method. Colloid Polym Sci 280, 303–309 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960100551
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003960100551