Advances in Polymer Latex Technology.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Polymers and Polymerization -- A. Introduction -- B. Classification of Polymers -- C. Homopolymers and Copolymers -- D. Polymerization Methods -- D.1. Chain Polymerization -- D.2. Step Polymerization -- D.3. Ring Opening Polymerization -- References -- Kinetics of Polymerization -- A. Introduction -- B. Chain Polymerization -- B.1. Free Radical Chain Polymerization -- B.2. Cationic Chain Polymerization -- B.3. Anionic Chain Polymerization -- C. Step Polymerization -- D. Copolymerization -- E. Polymerization Techniques -- E.1. Bulk Polymerization -- E.2. Solution Polymerization -- E.3. Precipitation Polymerization -- E.4. Dispersion Polymerization -- E.5. Suspension Polymerization -- E.6. Inverse Suspension Polymerization -- E.7. Emulsion Polymerization -- E.8. Inverse Emulsion Polymerization -- E.9. Miniemulsion Polymerization -- E.10. Microemulsion Polymerization -- E.11. Melt Polycondensation -- E.12. Solution Polycondensation -- References -- Emulsion Polymerization -- A. Introduction -- B. Components and Polymerization Mechanism -- C. Kinetics of Emulsion Polymerization -- D. Emulsion Copolymerization -- E. Surfactant Free Polymerization -- F. Reaction Calorimetry -- References -- Advances in Emulsion Homopolymerization by Living Polymerization Methods -- A. Introduction -- B. Different Living Polymerization Methods -- B.1. Nitroxide-Mediated Living Polymerization (NMP) -- B.2. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) -- B.3. Radical Addition Fragmentation Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization -- C. Kinetics of Living Polymerization -- D. Living Polymerization in Heterogeneous Emulsion Homopolymerization -- D.1. Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization -- D.2. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization -- D.3. Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer -- References.

Living and Non-Living Miniemulsion Polymerization -- A. Introduction -- B. Miniemulsion, Microemulsion and Inverse Miniemulsion -- C. Non-Living Miniemulsion Polymerization -- D. Miniemulsion in Controlled Living Polymerization -- D.1. Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization -- D.2. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization -- D.3. Radical Addition Fragmentation Transfer Polymerization -- References -- Generation of Copolymer or Core Shell Particles by Conventional Polymerization -- A. Introduction -- B. Compositional Drift in Emulsion Polymerization -- C. Semibatch or Semicontinuous Emulsion Polymerization -- D. Considerations in the Generation of Structured Latexes with Emulsion Polymerization -- E. Considerations in the Generation of Structured Latexes with Miniemulsion Polymerization -- References -- Generation of Copolymer or Core Shell Particles by Controlled Living Polymerization -- A. Introduction -- B. Considerations in the Generation of Structured Latexes with Living Emulsion Polymerization -- B.1. Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization -- B.2. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization -- B.3. Radical Addition Fragmentation Transfer -- C. Considerations in the Generation of Structured Latexes with Living Miniemulsion Polymerization -- C.1. Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization -- C.2. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization -- C.3. Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization -- References -- Characterization of Latexes by Microscopy -- A. Introduction -- B. Scanning Electron Microscopy -- C. Transmission Electron Microscopy -- D. Atomic Force Microscopy -- E. Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy -- F. Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy -- References -- Latex Stabilization, High Solids and Scale Up -- A. Introduction -- B. Latex Stabilization -- C. Achievement of High Solids Latexes -- D. Scale Up -- References.

Thermally Switchable Polymer Particles: A Special Study -- A. Introduction -- B. Generation of Thermally Reversible Behavior on the Surfaces -- C. Use of PNIPAAM Functionalized Latex Particles -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.

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