Ž . Ž . Poly methylstyrene PMS latex particles in an emulsifier-free emulsion were first synthesized by using 2,29-azobisŽ . Ž . 2-amidinopropane dihydrochloride V-50 as an initiator. Purification of the latexes by dialysis was followed in Ž . order to remove residual monomer, initiator and electrolytes. The cationic poly methylstyrene latexes were then oxidized in the presence of t-butyl hydro...

Poly(acrylic acid) polyelectrolyte brushes were synthesized by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) of tert-butyl acrylate on planar gold surfaces and subsequent hydrolysis. Three types of monolayers with different numbers of thiol binding sites per initiating unit were used. The binding strength to the gold surface turned out to be of crucial importance for the form...

Poly (vinylpyridine-N-N-methylenebisacrylamide-acrylicacid) (2-VP-MBAm-AA) was prepared from the reaction of TiO2-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (TiO2-MAPTMS) with 2-vinylpyridine, methylenbisacrylamide (MBAm) and tert-butyl acrylate (t-BuA). Subsequently (2-VP-MBAm-AA) was reacted with CuI to give the Cu(I) NPs supported onto the above polym...

This investigation reports the first application of admicellar polymerization to cellulose nanofibers in the form of bacterial cellulose, microfibrillated cellulose, and cellulose nanowhiskers using styrene and ethyl acrylate. The success of this physical sleeving was assessed by SEM, FTIR, and contact angle measurements, providing an original and simple approach to the modification of cellulos...

The surface of magnetite nanoparticle (MNP) was modified with poly(acrylic acid)(PAA)-poly(ethylene glycol) methyl methacrylate (PEGMA) (co)polymer to obtain water dispersible MNP pH sensitive surfaces via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) tert-butyl acrylate (t-BA), followed by the t-BA group deprotection. Molar compositions were systematically varied, namely 100:0, 75:25, 50:50 and ...

−Alginate microspheres incorporating poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate-co-coumaryl acrylate-co-2-ethylhexyl acrylate) (P(HEA-CA-EHA)) were prepared using the water droplets of W/O emulsion as a template. P(HEA-CAEHA) was prepared by a free radical reaction and the HEA/CA/EHA molar ratio was calculated to be 96.1 : 2.0 : 1.9 on the 1H NMR spectrum. The copolymer exhibited a lower critical solution temp...