Polymers in Dispersed Media II is the second part of a two volume set which addresses three primary topics: polymerization in dispersed media, unconventional dispersion of polymers, and properties and applications of dispersed media — the latter two subjects are addressed in this volume. The papers were originally presented at the International Conference on Polymers in Dispersed Media, held in Lyons, France in 1999.

Target Audience: Polymer Chemists; professionals and researchers in the polymers and plastics industries.

Partial Table of Contents:

Unconventional Dispersions of Polymers:

Membrane Emulsification — A Versatile Tool for the Synthesis of Polymeric Microspheres

Neat and Silica-enriched Polysilsesquioxanes in Dispersed Media

Porous Epoxy Thermosetting Polymers Obtained by a Phase Separation Process in the Presence of Emulsifiers

Synthesis, Dispersion and Properties of Hydroxy Polybutadiene-based Anionic Polyurethane-urea

Preparation of Polyurethane Microspheres Dispersed in an Epoxy Prepolymer

PMMA Encapsulation of Alumina Particles Through Aqueous Suspension Polymerisation Processes

Synthesis by Interfacial Polycondensation of Polyamide Capsules with Various Sizes: Characteristics and Properties

Silica—Polystyrene Composite Particles

Properties and Applications of Dispersed Polymers:

Influence of Glass Transition Temperature on Latex Particle Morphology

Characterization of Composite Latex Particles by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

The Primary Electroviscous Effect in Polystyrene Latexes with Variable Charge

Latex Film Formation Study by Using Photon Reflection Method

Film-Forming Colloidal Dispersions Studied by Tracer Methods

The Molar Mass Dependence of Latex Particle Deformation

Distribution of Small Molecules in Latex Films: Correlation with Properties

Water-borne Pressure-sensitive Adhesives: Effects of Acrylic Acid and Particle Structure

Tack Properties of Methyl Methacrylate and 2-ethylhexyl Acrylate Emulsion Copolymers: Influence of the Polymerisation Process

Preparation of Ethylene-modified Latex Using Ethylene—Acrylic Acid Resin

Synthesis and Characterization of Core—Shell Colloids with Fluorocarbon Cores

Interfacial Tension and a Volume Phase Transition of Microgel Particles

Molecular Characterization of Styrene/Butyl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid/Methacyrlamide Copolymers Prepared by Emulsion Polymerization

Miniemulsion Polymerization: Applications and New Materials

High Solids Polymer Dispersions

Composites Based on Carboxylated Poly(styrene-co-butadiene) Reinforced with Kaolin Fillers as Studied by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

Versatility of Thermosensitive Particles

Emulsion Polymerization Grafting of Methyl Methacrylate onto Short Leather Fibers

Copper-mediated Graft Copolymerization of Methyl Methacrylate onto Casein

Note: Polymers in Dispersed Media I (Macromolecular Symposia 150) is a companion volume to this title.