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Dispersion Polymerization

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A process that begins as a homogeneous mixture of monomer, initiator, stabilizer, and solvent but during the reaction rapidly becomes a heterogeneous solution of a stabilized polymer colloid because the polymer is insoluble in the continuous phase.

Introduction

Dispersion polymerization provides an efficient route for synthesis of spherical polymer particles in the micron-size range with narrow size polydispersities and high conversions. The particles that result from a dispersion polymerization are typically larger than those produced by emulsion polymerization and range in size from 100 nm to 15 μm. These particles are smaller than those accessed by suspension polymerization processes, giving dispersion polymerization a niche for preparation of polymer particles in a particular size range. It constitutes a simple, single-batch process for producing monodisperse particles in a size range that is both desirable for many applications and more difficult to access via other...

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Duke University, 128 Science Drive, Campus Box 90346, Durham, NC, 27708-0346, USA

    Dorian Canelas

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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

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Canelas, D. (2014). Dispersion Polymerization. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_258-1

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