Copolymerization of styrene and reactive surfactants in a microemulsion: control of copolymer composition by addition of nonreactive surfactant

Ultrafine Selective Metal-Complexing Nanoparticles: Synthesis by Microemulsion Copolymerization, Binding Capacity, and Ligand Accessibility

“…In this context, the use of microemulsions as reaction media for the synthesis of polymers offers new opportunities. Indeed, the polymerization of oil component in oil-in-water microemulsions leads to polymer nanoparticles with diameters smaller than 30 nm and specific areas larger than 300 m 2 /g. − Moreover, because of the well-defined structure of microemulsions, polymerization inside these systems allows one to control the structural properties of the resulting polymer and to synthesize special polymer materials, such as copolymers with high degrees of chemical functionalization, which are not accessible by other techniques. − …”

Compatibilization of Immiscible Polymer Networks Through Photopolymerization in a Lyotropic Liquid Crystal

“…[10] Using tailored block copolymers to reduce the phase-separated domains to the micrometer scale has recently been proposed as one of the most efficient methods for polymer-blend compatibilization. [11][12][13][14] Although the use of block copolymers as compatibilizing additives at low concentrations has been well studied, little to no work has focused on the compatibilizing effects of self-assembling morphologies including lyotropic liquid-crystal (LLC) formations that occur with higher concentrations of these surfactants. LLC mesophases, formed from the self-as-sembly of surfactants that include diblock and triblock copolymers, have emerged as a promising approach towards the synthesis of functional organic nanomaterials in the last decade.…”

Laterally nanostructured adsorbed layers of surfactant/surfmer mixtures before and after polymerisation

“…When combined with conventional monomers, microporous materials, organised hydrogels and nanolatex particles have been created [2][3][4][5][6]. Other areas have developed with the aim of preserving the original phase geometry of the self-assembled surfactants.…”