Latex growth patterns

In this publication monitoring of different particle growth patterns during latex polymerizations using the high speed computerized HDC will be described for S/B latexes. Kinetic information will not be dealt with in this paper. 

Computerized HDC for Monitoring the Latex Emulsion Polymerization Particle Growth Patterns. 

The second particle growth pattern was derived from a latex polymerization that was carried out using a simple electrolyte addition to the reactor. 

It is important to note that in addition to microporous solids, other chemical systems have been used to template the growth of nanomaterials. For example, emulsions have been used to pattern both the pores in titania [14] and the packing of latex particles [46]. Reversed micelles have also been used as patterning agents. Examples include the syntheses of super-paramagnetic ferrite nanoparticles [15] and BaC03 nanowires [47]. Finally, carbon nanotubules have also been used as templates [16,48,49]. A variety of nanomaterials including metal oxides [16,48,49] and GaN have been synthesized inside such tubules [50]. 

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