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Miniemulsion copolymerization of n ‐butyl methacrylate with crosslinking monomers
Author(s) -
Ghazaly H. Mohd.,
Daniels E. S.,
Dimonie V. L.,
Klein A.,
ElAasser M. S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1604
Subject(s) - miniemulsion , macromonomer , polymer chemistry , copolymer , monomer , methacrylate , butyl acrylate , acrylate , polymerization , materials science , ethylene glycol dimethacrylate , ethylene glycol , chemistry , organic chemistry , methacrylic acid , polymer , composite material
Miniemulsion copolymerization of n ‐butyl methacrylate and crosslinking monomers such as a macromonomer crosslinker (Mac), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), or an aliphatic urethane acrylate macromonomer (AUA) was utilized to obtain crosslinked latex particles. The crosslinking monomers were added at 0.2 mol %, on the basis of the amount of n ‐butyl methacrylate utilized in a polymerization. The development of the gel content during the copolymerization reaction differs depending on the type of the crosslinking monomer. In addition to the crosslinking reactions between the n ‐butyl methacrylate and the crosslinking monomers, other kinetic events, such as microphase separation, may have occurred, giving rise to different particle morphologies, dependent on the type of initiator used (i.e., oil‐soluble or water‐soluble). © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 1721–1730, 2001