Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have improved a popular technology used to generate a range of industrial plastics for applications ranging from paints and coatings ...

Although extensive work has been reported on emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization using various types of initiators, there are no literature reports describing the use of an enzymatic reaction as ...

Pickering emulsion polymerization harnesses the stabilising action of colloidal particles at oil–water interfaces to produce polymeric nanoparticles with inorganic or hybrid shells. Unlike ...

A range of polymeric materials such as synthetic rubbers, adhesives, and paints have been produced using emulsion polymerization, which is carried out in an aqueous environment. The reaction involves ...

Polymer nanocomposites revolutionized research in the composites area by achieving the nanoscale dispersion of the inorganic filler (clay platelets) in the polymer matrices after suitable surface ...