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The synthesis of polyacrylamide nanoparticles in supercritical carbon dioxide

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Polyacrylamide nanoparticles, 50 to 200 nm, were created by inverse emulsion polymerization of acrylamide in supercritical carbon dioxide. The cross-linked polyacrylamide was produced by intermolecular imidization.

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Ohde, H., Wai, C.M. & Rodriguez, J.M. The synthesis of polyacrylamide nanoparticles in supercritical carbon dioxide. Colloid Polym Sci 285, 475–478 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-006-1582-8

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