Issue 6, 2008

One-pot surfactant-free functional latexes by controlled radical polymerization in ab initio emulsion

Abstract

Acrylic acid is commonly added to industrial formulations in order to enhance the stability and the properties of the final latexes. Herein, we report the first one-pot surfactant-free batch ab initioemulsion polymerization process to obtain acrylic acid functionalized polymer latexes by controlled radical polymerization. Reverse Iodine Transfer Polymerization (RITP) is successfully used to synthesize stable and uncolored latexes with good control over the molecular weights. The in situ synthesis of amphiphilic poly(acrylic acid-co-butyl acrylate) gradient copolymers, which provide an electrosteric stabilization to the latex, enables the polymerization in a surfactant-free process. The living character of this novel functional latex is demonstrated by successful block copolymer synthesis.

Graphical abstract: One-pot surfactant-free functional latexes by controlled radical polymerization in ab initio emulsion

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Jan 2008
Accepted
12 Mar 2008
First published
15 Apr 2008

Soft Matter, 2008,4, 1255-1260

One-pot surfactant-free functional latexes by controlled radical polymerization in ab initio emulsion

J. Tonnar and P. Lacroix-Desmazes, Soft Matter, 2008, 4, 1255 DOI: 10.1039/B801752B

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