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Precipitation Polymerization

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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

Synonyms

Cross-linked polymer synthesis; Dispersion polymerization; Emulsion polymerization

Definition

Precipitation polymerization takes place via radical initiation of the monomers/cross-linkers in a homogeneous system followed by propagation through a chain addition mechanism resulting in precipitation of the polymer network in a poor solvent (poorer than a θ solvent) leading to polymer particles with a narrow size distribution produced in the absence of any stabilizer or surfactant.

Introduction

Polymer microspheres refer to particles containing polymer components with diameters in the order of submicron to tens of microns and with spherical shape. These nano- or microspheres have many unique characteristics: (i) small size and volume for each particle; (ii) large specific surface area useful for adsorption phenomena, chemical reactions, and light-scattering studies; (iii) high diffusibility and mobility through the medium by gravity, electrical field, and Brownian motions; (iv)...

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  1. Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Rd, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Dongwei Zhang & Xinlin Yang

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  1. Center for Fiber and Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus Müllen

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Zhang, D., Yang, X. (2015). Precipitation Polymerization. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29648-2_282

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