Emulsion-templated polymers from phase emulsions

Polymer materials can easily be prepared from HIPEs if one or the other (or both) phases of the emulsion contain monomeric species. This process yields a range of products with widely differing properties. Additionally, as the concentrated emulsion acts as a scaffold or template, the microstructure of the resultant material is determined by the emulsion structure immediately prior to polymerisation. 

Figure 5 Templating of porous polymers in carbon dioxide-in-water emulsions. The polymerization takes place in the continuous phase about CO2 droplets. (From Ref. 52.)...

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