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Recent developments in microemulsion copolymerization
Author(s) -
Candau FrançOise
Publication year - 1995
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/masy.19950920115
Subject(s) - copolymer , microemulsion , materials science , yield (engineering) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , porosity , polymer science , polymer , composite material , pulmonary surfactant , engineering
Recent results obtained in microemulsion copolymerization are presented. The characteristic features of microemulsions ‐ large interfacial area and great variety of structures ‐ have been used with profit to yield novel materials with interesting morphologies and properties. The examples considered here include the synthesis of i) novel solid porous materials ii) functionalized microlatex particles iii) water‐soluble copolymers with specific properties iv) hydrophilic‐hydrophobic copolymers. The characteristics inherent to each of these syntheses are discussed.