Aqueous Polymer Dispersions

The incessantly interest in aqueous polymer dispersions (APD) since more than 90 years can be related to the almost unlimited possibilities to tailor APD to specific needs.
These proceedings from an international symposium on "Polymer Colloids: Preparation & Properties of Aqueous Polymer Dispersions" held at the Swabian Conference Center (Kloster Irsee, Germany) witness this statement.
The 33 contributions cover important aspects of APD such as control of particle size and stabilization, different polymerization technologies, applications as binders, paints, or as supports for proteins and hence, span the whole range from academic to practical.

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Elizalde O, Aramendia E, Ilundain P, Salazar R, Alvarez D, Da Cunha L, Grade J, Blease T, Barandiaran MJ, Leiza JR, de la Cal JC, Asua JM: Knowledge-based development of emulsion polymerization processes for tailoring of polymer latex properties Nomura M, Suzuki K: Effect of initiator type on the kinetics and mechanisms of heterophase polymerization Yildiz U, Capek I: Electrostatically-and sterically-stabilized microemulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of macroinimer Fukuhara D, Sundberg D: The role of carboxylic acid comonomers in morphology control of synthetic latex particles batch reactions Okubo M, Yonehara H, Kurino T: Production of micron-sized, monodisperse polystyrene/poly(n-butyl methacrylate) composite particles having 'hamburger-like' morphology by seeded polymerization Suzuki A, Yano M, Saiga T, Kikuchi K, Okaya T: Study on the initial stage of emulsion polymerization of vinyl monomers using poly (vinyl alcohol) as a protective colloid.-Comparison between vinyl acetate (VAc) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) Marcu I, Daniels ES, Dimonie VL, Roberts JE, El-Aasser MS:A miniemulsion approach to the incorporation of vinyltriethoxysilane into acrylate latexes Mestach D: Reactive surfactants for commercial polymer dispersions Okubo M, Minami H, Morikawa K: Micron-sized, monodisperse polymer particles having reversibly transformable shapes Trombetta T, Turri S: Novel branched fluorinated oligourethane cationomers for low surface tension treatments Okubo M, Konishi Y, Minami H: Production of hollow particles by suspension polymerization of divinylbenzene with nonsolvent Santos AM, Elaissari A, Martinho JMG, Pichot Ch: Preparation of low size monodisperse carboxylic charged poly(methyl methacrylate) latexes Reynhout XEE, Meuldijk J, DrinkenburgBAH: Improved colloidal stability by seededemulsion co polymerization of styrene with acrylic acid Menshikova A Yu, Evseeva TG, Chekina NA, Skurkis Yu O, Ivanchev S S: Synthesis and surface properties of monosized polymer particles for biotechnology applications Okubo M, Takekoh R, Saito N: Some factors affecting 'onion-like' multilayered morphology of micron-sized, monodisperse, poly(methyl methacrylate)/polystyrene composite particles reconstructed by the solvent-absorbing/releasing method Horák D, Rittich B, Spanová A: Effect of reaction parameters on properties of Dispersion-polymerized hydrophilic microspheres as supports for immobilization of proteins Elaissari A, Delair T, Pichot Ch : Thermally Sensitive, Hydrophilic, and Reactive Latex Particles as Versatile Supports for Biomolecules Immobilization Cunningham M, Lin M, Smith J-A, Ma J, McAuley K: Nitroxide-mediated living radical polymerization in dipersed systems Okubo M, Suzuki T, Fukuhara Y: Estimation of heterogeneous surface structure of blend polymer film consisting of hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers in water by atomic force microscope Buchhammer H-M, Mende M, Oelmann M: Preparation of monodispersed polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles in dilute aqueous solution Do Amaral M, Arevalillo A, Santos JL, Asua JM: Novel Insight into the miniemulsification process: CFD Applied to Ultrasonication Ahmad H, Tauer K: A Study of the Preparation of Monodisperse Micron-sized PEG-coated Polymer Particles Utilizing Different Methods Okubo T: Electro-optic properties of giant colloidal crystals Salazar R, Alvarez D, Ilundain P, Da Cunha L, Barandiaran MJ, Asua JM: Post-polymerization vs devolatilization for monomer removal in latexes Okubo M, Fujii S, Minami H: Production of poly(methyl methacrylate) particles bydispersion polymerization with aminopropyl terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) stabilizer in supercritical