| Abstract: | Polymer nanoparticles were prepared by a methyl methacrylate/butyl methacrylate/2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate/acrylate or methyl acrylate microemulsion copolymerization process. A microemulsion copolymerization method was used. With this process high polymer : surfactant weight ratios (≥15 : 1), relatively concentrated (～ 30 wt %) lattices, and small (～ 60 nm) particle diameters were obtained. Properties of the latices were characterized in detail by TEM, DSC, dynamic light scattering, spectrophotometry, and tensile strength testing. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 90: 3625–3630, 2003 |
