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Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids

Characterization, Stabilization and Application Properties

Editors:

  1. Gary W. Poehlein

    1. School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

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  2. Ronald H. Ottewill

    1. School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

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  3. James W. Goodwin

    1. School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series E: (NSSE, volume 2)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VII
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  2. Characterization of Latexes by Optical Methods

    • Robert L. Rowell, Kevin M. Kidnie
    Pages 264-278

  3. Aqueous Latex Stability

    • R. Buscall
    Pages 279-313

  6. Dispersions in Non-Aqueous Media

    • Douglas H. Everett
    Pages 353-368

  9. Cationic Polymer Colloids

    • Ritchie A. Wessling
    Pages 393-421

  10. Methods of Latex Cleaning

    • Mohamed S. El-Aasser
    Pages 422-448

  12. XPS Study of Sulfate Groups on Polystyrene Latexes

    • W. E. E. Stone, J. H. Stone-Masui
    Pages 480-502

  14. Ordered Polymer Colloids

    • Irvin M. Krieger
    Pages 523-530

  16. Rheology of Polymer Colloids

    • J. W. Goodwin
    Pages 552-569

  20. Deposition of Colloidal Particles from Flowing Dispersions

    • Z. Adamczyk, T. Dabroś, T. G. M. van de Ven
    Pages 619-635
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Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids G. W. Poehlein, R. H. Ottewill, J. W. Goodwin (editors) Polymer colloids, more commonly known as latexes, are important in the manufacture of synthetic elastomers, commodity polymers, surface coatings, adhesive and numerous specialty products. The significant growth of the commercial production of polymer latexes during the past decade has been due to a number of factors. First, water-based systems, especially paints and coatings, avoid many of the environ­ mental problems associated with the solvent-based systems. Second, polymer colloid products can be custom designed to meet a wide range of application requirements. Third, large scale emulsion polymeri­ zation proceeds smoothly and controllably with a wide range of monomers to produce stable polymer colloids of high molecular weight Polymer colloids are also important in functional scientific studies This importance arises from the spherical shape of the particles, range of attainable particle diameters and the uniformity of their size distribution, and the possibility of controlling and character­ izing the particle surface. Polymer colloids are useful as size standards in microscopy and in instrument calibration, and as carriers in antibody-enzyme diagnosti, tests. As suspensions of uniform spherical particles, they are idea. experimental systems to test the series of colloidal phenomena as stability and coagulation, electric kinetic or rheological proper­ ties, and light scattering. In recent years, polymer colloids have received attention as models for many-body molecular phenomena, including the order-disorder transitions and the mechanics of crystalline phases.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

    Gary W. Poehlein

  • School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Ronald H. Ottewill, James W. Goodwin

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science and Technology of Polymer Colloids

  • Book Subtitle: Characterization, Stabilization and Application Properties

  • Editors: Gary W. Poehlein, Ronald H. Ottewill, James W. Goodwin

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series E:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-4795-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-247-2833-6Published: 01 January 1983

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-4795-0Published: 01 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0168-132X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 372

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Polymer Sciences, Engineering, general

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