Aqueous Polymer Dispersions [Paperback]

The incessantly interest in aqueous polymer dispersions (APD) since more than 90 years can be related to the almost unlimited possibilities to tailor APD to specific needs.
These proceedings from an international symposium on Polymer Colloids: Preparation & Properties of Aqueous Polymer Dispersions held at the Swabian Conference Center (Kloster Irsee, Germany) witness this statement.
The 33 contributions cover important aspects of APD such as control of particle size and stabilization, different polymerization technologies, applications as binders, paints, or as supports for proteins and hence, span the whole range from academic to practical.

Elizalde O, Aramendia E, Ilundain P, Salazar R, Alvarez D, Da Cunha L, Grade J, Blease T, Barandiaran MJ, Leiza JR, de la Cal JC, Asua JM:Knowledge-based development of emulsion polymerization processes for tailoring of polymer latex properties Nomura M, Suzuki K:Effect of initiator type on the kinetics and mechanisms of heterophase polymerization Yildiz U, Capek I:Electrostatically-and sterically-stabilized microemulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of macroinimer Fukuhara D, Sundberg D:The role of carboxylic acid comonomers in morphology control of synthetic latex particles  batch reactions Okubo M, Yonehara H, Kurino T:Production of micron-sized, monodisperse polystyrene/poly(n-butyl methacrylate) composite particles having 'hamburger-like' morphology by seeded polymerization Suzuki A, Yano M, Saiga T, Kikuchi K, Okaya T:Study on the initial stage of emulsion polymerization of vinyl monomers using poly (vinyl alcohol) as a protective colloid.-Comparison between vinyl acetate (VAc) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) Marcu I, Daniels ES, Dimonie VL, Roberts JE, El-Aasser MS:A miniemulsion approach to the incorporation of vinyltriethoxysilane into acrylate latexes Mestach D:Reactive surfactants for commercial polymer dispersions Okubo M, Minami H, Morikawa K:Micron-sizedlƒ6