Complex latexes

Abbreviations-. EPDM, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (a copolymer elastomer) CTBN, carboxy-terminated butadiene nitrile (an elastomer prepolymer) ABS, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (a complex latex structure used both independently and to toughen other polymers) SBR, styrene-butadiene rubber (an elastomer). 

Protein adsorption has been studied with a variety of techniques such as ellipsome-try [107,108], ESCA [109], surface forces measurements [102], total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRE) [103,110], electron microscopy [111], and electrokinetic measurement of latex particles [112,113] and capillaries [114], The TIRE technique has recently been adapted to observe surface diffusion [106] and orientation [IIS] in adsorbed layers. These experiments point toward the significant influence of the protein-surface interaction on the adsorption characteristics [105,108,110]. A very important interaction is due to the hydrophobic interaction between parts of the protein and polymeric surfaces [18], although often electrostatic interactions are also influential [ 116]. Protein desorption can be affected by altering the pH [117] or by the introduction of a complexing agent [118]. 

Neutral or alkaline salts, eg, KCl, K SO, K CO, or Na PO, are often present in synthetic latices in quantities of - <1%, based on the weight of the mbber. During emulsion polymerization the salts help control viscosity of the latex and, in the case of alkaline salts, the pH of the system. Many polymerizations are carried out at high pH, requiring the use of fixed alkaH, eg, KOH or NaOH. Very small amounts of ferrous salts can be employed as a component of the initiator system, in which case a sequesteriag agent, eg, ethyldiaminotetraacetic acid (EDTA) may be iacluded to complex the iron. Water-soluble shortstops, eg, potassium dithiocarbamate, may also be iacluded ia very small amounts (ca 0.1 parts). 

The kinetics of vinyl acetate emulsion polymeriza tion in the presence of alkyl phenyl ethoxylate surfactants of various chain lengths indicate that part of the emulsion polymerization occurs in the aqueous phase and part in the particles (115). A study of the emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate in the presence of sodium lauryl sulfate reveals that a water-soluble poly(vinyl acetate)—sodium dodecyl sulfate polyelectrolyte complex forms, and that latex stabihty, polymer hydrolysis, and molecular weight are controlled by this phenomenon (116). 

The carboxylated latexes are formulated to use a reduced amount of a less reactive 2inc complex. Special resin blends provide an optimum balance of film tack and strength, and are coUoidaHy compatible with the carboxylated latexes (158). Epon resins may also be used as an acid acceptor in place of 2inc oxide (160). 

Cosolvents ana Surfactants Many nonvolatile polar substances cannot be dissolved at moderate temperatures in nonpolar fluids such as CO9. Cosolvents (also called entrainers, modifiers, moderators) such as alcohols and acetone have been added to fluids to raise the solvent strength. The addition of only 2 mol % of the complexing agent tri-/i-butyl phosphate (TBP) to CO9 increases the solubility ofnydro-quinone by a factor of 250 due to Lewis acid-base interactions. Veiy recently, surfac tants have been used to form reverse micelles, microemulsions, and polymeric latexes in SCFs including CO9. These organized molecular assemblies can dissolve hydrophilic solutes and ionic species such as amino acids and even proteins. Examples of surfactant tails which interact favorably with CO9 include fluoroethers, fluoroacrylates, fluoroalkanes, propylene oxides, and siloxanes. 

Sequestrants. These protect SBR latex from ions through complex formation. EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) is the most common. 

New methods of emulsion polymerization, particularly the use of swelhng agents, are needed to produce monodisperse latexes with a desired size and surface chemistiy. Samples of latex spheres with uniform diameters up to 100 pm are now commercially available. These spheres and other mono-sized particles of various shapes can be used as model colloids to study two- and three-dimensional many-body systems of very high complexity. 

The red-luminescence (612 nm) europium complex is an excellent luminescer in commercial use however, the green-luminescence Tb +-cored dendrimer complex enables a simultaneous assay at another wavelength (545 nm). The latex formation was carried out by mini-emulsion radical polymerization of the monomers dissolving the Tb +-cored dendrimer complexes. The polymeriza-... 

Polymer-supported catalysts often have lower activities than the soluble catalysts because of the intraparticle diffusion resistance. In this case the immobilization of the complexes on colloidal polymers can increase the catalytic activity. Catalysts bound to polymer latexes were used in oxidation reactions, such as the Cu-catalyzed oxidation of ascorbic acid,12 the Co-catalyzed oxidation of tetralin,13 and the CoPc-catalyzed oxidation of butylphenol14 and thiols.1516 Mn(III)-porphyrin bound to colloidal anion exchange resin was... 

Models for emulsion polymerization reactors vary greatly in their complexity. The level of sophistication needed depends upon the intended use of the model. One could distinguish between two levels of complexity. The first type of model simply involves reactor material and energy balances, and is used to predict the temperature, pressure and monomer concentrations in the reactor. Second level models cannot only predict the above quantities but also polymer properties such as particle size, molecular weight distribution (MWD) and branching frequency. In latex reactor systems, the level one balances are strongly coupled with the particle population balances, thereby making approximate level one models of limited value (1). 

Cationic latexes, 19 855 Cationic metallocene complexes, 16 90 Cationic monomers, of water-soluble polymers, 20 475-482 Cationic nickel ligand complexes,... 

The Ziegler-type catalysts contain also a metal-alkyl, like triethylaluminum. They work usually at moderate temperature and pressure. The most active catalysts for polymer hydrogenation are the noble metal complex catalysts, and they can also be used for reduction of elastomers in the latex phase. The most difficult task is the removal of the catalyst from the reaction mixture. The methods used are based on extraction, adsorption, absorption or on their combination. 

Diaz-Perales, A, et al. (1999). Cross-reactions in the latex-fruit S5mdrome. A relevant role of chitinases but not of complex asparagines-linked glycans, J. Allergy. Clin. Immunol., 104, 3, Part 1, 681-687. 

The conditions required to form an emulsion of oil and water and a microemulsion. The complex range of structures formed by a microemulsion fluid. Emulsion polymerization and the production of latex paints. Photographic emulsions. Emulsions in food science. Laboratory project on determining the phase behaviour of a microemulsion fluid. 

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