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ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 150, Issue 2, Pages 90-105Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2009.07.002
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Miniemulsion polymerization; Nanoparticles; Macromolecular surfactants
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The use of polymeric surfactants as stabilizers in miniemulsion polymerization was reviewed. The structural characteristics of reported polymeric surfactants were detailed and compared. The concept of multifunctional polymeric surfactants was evidenced. The specificities brought by polymeric surfactants in the process of miniemulsion polymerization in comparison to molecular surfactants were analysed for the stability of the initial monomer emulsion, polymerization kinetics and characteristics of the obtained latexes. The contribution of polymeric surfactants to the control of the characteristics of the obtained nanoparticles was detailed with regard to the nature of the core material and to the surface coverage. Polymeric surfactants can be seen as powerful tools for the design of original nanoparticles. On the basis of the available data. possible research topics are suggested. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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