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Emulsion Copolymerization (Also Leading to Core-Shell Structures)

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Composite Particle; Hybrid Polymeric Nanoparticle; Multi-Phase Emulsion Polymerization; Seeded Emulsion Polymerization; Structured Latex

Definition

The emulsion polymerization of multiple comonomers or phases confined within polymeric nanoparticle dimensions for the purpose of distributing the relevant composition within individual macromolecular chains or by spatially distributing multiple (co)polymer phases within the nanoparticles.

Introduction

Polymeric nanoparticles are prepared by a variety of methods. This variety can come in the form of process type (e.g., emulsion, miniemulsion, microemulsion, suspension, dispersion polymerization) [1], process parameters (e.g., batch, semi-batch, or continuous feed of reactants to the reactor) [2], polymerization mechanism (e.g., free-radical polymerization) [3], and polymerization chemistry (e.g., in terms of composition: homopolymerization, copolymerization, or either in multiple phases confined within the same particles) [4].

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  1. Nanostructured Polymers Research Center, Materials Science Program & Chemistry Department, University of New Hampshire, 23 Academic Way, 03824, Durham, NH, USA

    John G. Tsavalas

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  1. Kyoto Institute of Technology R & D Center for Bio-Based Materials, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus Müllen

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Tsavalas, J.G. (2014). Emulsion Copolymerization (Also Leading to Core-Shell Structures). In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_346-1

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