Colloidal Polymers Synthesis and Characterization

Amidst developments in nanotechnology and successes in catalytic emulsion polymerization of olefins, polymerization in dispersed media is arousing an increasing interest from both practical and fundamental points of view. This text describes ultramodern approaches to synthesis, preparation, characterization, and functionalization of latexes, nanoparticles, and numerous additional colloidal polymer systems. In chapters contributed by leading international researchers, it communicates critical parameters for method selection, presents guidelines for controlling structural and colloid properties, presents recent results and information on polymer colloids, and describes other tools to assist in the production of desirable outcomes.

Free-Radical Emulsion Polymerization and Aqueous Polymer Dispersions: A Long History with More Challenges To Meet in the FutureJean-Claude Daniel Controlled Free-Radical Polymerization: A Way To Design Polymer Architecture and Surface Properties of Latex ParticlesCéline Farcet, Carine Burguière, and Bernadette Charleux Preparation of Microlatexes Using Polymeric Surfactants or Mixed SurfactantsPeihong Ni and Shoukuan Fu Catalytic Polymerization of Olefins in Emulsion: A Breakthrough in Polymer ColloidsRemi Soula, Jerôme Claverie, Roger Spitz, and Alain Guyot Functionalization of Colloidal Particles Changchun Wang, Wuli Yang, and Shoukuan Fu Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Based Particles: Preparation and Colloidal CharacterizationFrançoise Meunier and Abdelhamid Elaissari Microemulsion Polymerization: A Way To Synthesize Well-Defined Highly Functionalized Nanoparticles Chantal Larpent Hollow Particles: Synthetic Pathways and Potential Applications Elodie Bourgeat-Lami Preparation of Polymer and Hybrid Colloids by Miniemulsion for Biomedical Applications Katharuna Landfester Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Application of Conducting Polymer ParticlesMohamed Chehimi, Ammar Azioune, Smain Bousalem, Amel Ben Slimane, and Abderrahim Yassar Preparation of Magnetic LatexesAbdelhamid Elaissari, Florence Sauzedde, Franck Montagne, and Christian Pichot Polymer Beads in Biomedical Chromatography: Preparation and Characterization Ali Tuncel, E. Ünsal, and S. Senel Assembling of Polymer Particles onto Solid Supports for Medical ApplicationsJean-Paul Chapel and Tatsuo Taniguchi The Necessary in Colloidal Characterization of Colloid PolymerOlivier Mondain Monval and Abdelhamid Elaissari Electrokinetic and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of Thermally Sensitive Polymer ColloidsBrian R. Saunders Index

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