Comparative study of classical surfactants and polymerizable surfactants (surfmers) in the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer mediated miniemulsion polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate

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dc.contributor.authorMatahwa H.
dc.contributor.authorMcleary J.B.
dc.contributor.authorSanderson R.D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:03:42Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:03:42Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractCationic and anionic amphiphilic monomers (surfmers) were synthesized and used to stabilize particles in miniemulsion polymerization. A comparative study of classical cationic and anionic surfactants and the two surfmers was conducted with respect to the reaction rates and molecular weight distributions of the formed polymers. The reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer process was used in the miniemulsion polymerization reactions to control the molecular weight distribution. The reaction rates of the surfmer-stabilized miniemulsion polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate were similar (in most cases) to those of the classical-surfactant-stabilized miniemulsion polymerizations. The final particle sizes were also similar for polystyrene latexes stabilized by the surfmers and classical surfactants. However, poly(methyl methacrylate) latexes stabilized by the surfmers had larger particle sizes than latexes stabilized by classical surfactants. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
dc.identifier.citation44
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn0887624X
dc.identifier.other10.1002/pola.21071
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12740
dc.subjectEmulsion polymerization
dc.subjectLiving polymerization
dc.subjectMolecular weight
dc.subjectMonomers
dc.subjectPolymethyl methacrylates
dc.subjectPolystyrenes
dc.subjectAnionic surfactants
dc.subjectMiniemulsion
dc.subjectReversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)
dc.subjectSurface active agents
dc.titleComparative study of classical surfactants and polymerizable surfactants (surfmers) in the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer mediated miniemulsion polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate
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