화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.85, No.2, 328-332, 2002
Fine polystyrene latexes with reactive poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock macrosurfactants in modified miniemulsion polymerization
Polystyrene latexes were produced via a newly accessible miniemulsion polymerization where reactive poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock macrosurfactants were used to impart the interfacial activity during the emulsification and the reactivity in the polymerization. Through atomic force microscopy studies, it was found that the polystyrene latexes produced were extremely small to about 50 nm in a proper experimental condition, and covered richly with poly(ethylene oxide) groups. The polystyrene latexes were expected to have great applicability in the production of structured latex films.