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Rational design of polymer colloids
Author(s) -
Lamb David,
Anstey James F.,
Lee DougYoun,
Fellows Christopher M.,
Monteiro Michael J.,
Gilbert Robert G.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3900(200109)174:1<13::aid-masy13>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - polybutadiene , emulsion polymerization , rational design , polymer science , polymer , natural rubber , polymerization , materials science , nanotechnology , emulsion , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , copolymer
Recent advances in understanding of the fundamental mechanistic events in emulsion polymerization give the potential for rational design of new materials based on polymer colloids. It is now possible to design a new industrial process from first principles, based on well‐understood mechanistic principles. An overview of recent developments in the fundamental science of emulsion polymerization is given, with examples of the application of this knowledge to topologically‐controlled synthesis of novel materials based on natural rubber and polybutadiene seed latexes.