Carboxylated latex alkali-swelling

This microscopic difference in the copolymer composition could influence the particle morphology, especially the distribution of the carboxyl groups within the latex particle, which in turn could be expected to influence the alkali-swelling behavior. 

From the above Results and Discussion, one could speculate the following scheme given in Figure 14, of alkali-swelling and/ or dissolving behaviors of the MMA-MAA carboxylated latexes. 

Figure 14. Schematic explanation of alkali-swelling and/or dissolving behaviors of carboxylated MMA-MAA copolymer latexes...

Nishida, S., "Preparation, Characterization and Alkali-Swelling Behavior of Carboxylated Latexes", Ph.D. Dissertation, Lehigh University, 1980. 

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