Ab initio emulsion polymerization by RAFT-controlled self-assembly §

CJ Ferguson, RJ Hughes, D Nguyen, BTT Pham…

Index: Ferguson, Christopher J.; Hughes, Robert J.; Nguyen, Duc; Pham, Binh T.T.; Gilbert, Robert G.; Serelis, Algirdas K.; Such, Christopher H.; Hawkett, Brian S. Macromolecules, 2005 , vol. 38, # 6 p. 2191 - 2204

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Abstract

A method is developed to enable emulsion polymerization to be performed under RAFT control to give living character without the problems that often affect such systems: formation of an oily layer, loss of colloidal stability, or loss of molecular weight control. Trithiocarbonate RAFT agents are used to form short stabilizing blocks from a water-soluble monomer, from which diblocks can be created by the subsequent polymerization of a hydrophobic ...