1st Edition

Advanced Polymer Nanoparticles Synthesis and Surface Modifications

Edited By Vikas Mittal Copyright 2011
384 Pages 167 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

384 Pages
by CRC Press

Polymer latex particles continue to become increasingly important in numerous commercial applications. Advanced synthesis techniques are the key to developing new functionality for nanoparticles. These methods make it possible to tailor the size, chemical composition, or properties of these particles, as well as the molecular weight of the polymer chain as a whole, based on given requirements.... Read more

Polymer Latex Technology: An Overview, V. Mittal

Synthesis of Polymer Particles with Core-Shell Morphologies, C. Sayer and P.H. Hermes de Araújo

Advanced Polymer Nanoparticles with Nonspherical Morphologies, Y. Hu, J. Ge, J. Goebl, and Y. Yin

Block, Graft, Star, and Gradient Copolymer Particles, H. Matahwa, E.T.A. van den Dungen, J.B. McLeary, and B. Klumperman

Polymer Nanoparticles by Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Microemulsion Polymerization, J. O’Donnell and E. Kaler

pH-Responsive Polymer Nanoparticles, J.V.M. Weaver

Smart Thermo-Responsive Nanoparticles, P. Tian and Q. Wu

Surface Tailoring of Polymer Nanoparticles with Living Polymerization Methods, K. Ishizu and D. Hoon Lee

Effects of Nano-Sized Polymerization Locus on the Kinetics of Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization, H. Tobita

Functional Polymer Particles by Emulsifier-Free Polymerization, V. Mittal

Polymer Nanoparticles with Surface Active Initiators and Polymeric Stabilizers, K. Tauer

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Biography

Dr. Vikas Mittal is a Polymer Engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany.