Preface.
1 Miniemulsion Polymerization: An Overview (V.
Mittal).
1.1 Introduction to Polymerization Techniques.
1.2 Emulsion and Miniemulsion Polymerization.
1.3 Properties of Miniemulsion Polymerization.
1.4 Controlled Miniemulsion Polymerization.
2 Multi-Functional Stabilizers in Miniemulsion
Polymerization (Alain Durand).
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Stability of Initial Monomer Droplets.
2.3 Stabilizers and Polymerization Processes.
2.4 Conclusion.
3 Structured Copolymer Particles by Miniemulsion
Polymerization (V. Mittal).
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Styrene-Dodecyl Methacrylate/Stearyl Methacrylate.
3.3 n-Butyl Methacrylate-Crosslinking Monomers.
3.4 Vinyl Acetate-Butyl Acrylate.
3.5 Butyl Acrylate-(2-Methacryloxy)ethyl)trimethyl Ammonium
Chloride.
3.6 Butyl Acrylate-Methyl Methacrylate-Vinyl Acetate.
3.7 Styrene-Acrylic Acid or 2-Aminoethyl Methacrylate
Hydrochloride (AEMH).
3.8 Styrene-Butyl Acrylate.
3.9 Styrene-Butadiene Rubber.
3.10 Fluoroacrylate?LaurylMethylacrylate?Methyl
Methacrylate.
3.11 Polyurethane-Block-Polystyrene.
3.12 Alkyd-Acrylic.
3.13 Oil-Acrylate.
3.14 Urethane-Acrylic.
4 Encapsulation of Inorganic Nanoparticles by Miniemulsion
Polymerization (Jacqueline Forcada and Jose Ramos).
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Miniemulsion Polymerization in the Presence of Inorganic
Nanoparticles.
4.3 Encapsulation of Silica Nanoparticles.
4.4 Encapsulation of Magnetite Nanoparticles.
4.5 Conclusions and Future Perspectives.
4.6 Acknowledgements.
5 Polymeric Nanocapsules by Interfacial Miniemulsion
Polymerization (Guo-Rong Shan and Zhi-Hai Cao).
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Organic Nanocapsules by Inter facial Miniemulsion
Polymerization.
5.3 Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanocapsules by Interfacial
Miniemulsion Polymerization.
5.4 Conclusions.
6 Miniemulsion Polymerization of Vegetable Oil
Macromonomers (Shelby F. Thames, James W. Razvlins, and
Sharathkumar K. Mendon).
6.1 Introduction and Background.
6.2 Emulsion Polymerization of Alkyds and Vegetable Oils.
6.3 (Meth)acrylated Vegetable Oil Derivatives.
6.4 Vegetable Oil Macromonomers.
6.5 The Potential for Emulsion Polymerization of Model Saturated
Monomers.
6.6 Nucleation Mechanisms.
6.7 Design of Thermosetting Latex Polymers.
6.8 Classifying Monomer Solubility for Macro and Miniemulsion
Polymerization.
6.9 Soybean Acrylated Monomer Synthesis.
6.10 Miniemulsion Polymerization.
6.11 Conclusions.
7 Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization in Aqueous
Miniemulsion (Catherine Lefay, and Julien Nicolas).
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization in Bulk/Solution:
General Considerations.
7.3 Nitroxide-Mediated Miniemulsion Polymerization.
7.4 Atom Transfer Radical Miniemulsion Polymerization 188
7.5 Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer
Miniemulsion Polymerization.
7.6 Iodine Transfer Polymerization in Miniemulsion.
7.7 Conclusion.
8 Inverse Miniemulsion Polymerization of Unsaturated
Monomers (Ignac Capek).
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 General.
8.3 Kinetic Studies.
8.4 Traditional and Nonconventional Inverse Latexes.
8.5 Controlled Radical Miniemulsion Polymerization.
8.6 Amphiphilic and Associating Copolymers.
8.7 Conclusion.
8.8 Acknowledgements.
9 Double Miniemulsion Preparation for Hybrid Latexes
(R.Y. Hong, G. Liu, B. Feng, and H.Z. Li).
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Hybrids via Mini-Emulsion Polymerization.
9.3 Double-Miniemulsion Formation.
9.4 Stability.
9.5 Characterization.
9.6 Applications.
9.7 Summary.
9.8 Acknowledgments.
10 Surfactant Effect in Miniemulsion Polymerization for
Biodegradable Latexes (V. Soldi, B.G. Zanetti-Ramos, and E.
Minatti).
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Miniemulsion Polymerization of Biodegradable Latexes.
10.3 Mechanisms of Surfactant Protection of Colloidal
Dispersions.
10.4 Effect of Surfactants on Miniemulsion Polymerization.
10.5 Final Remarks.
Index.