Uniform polymer microspheres with neat surface are of high interests. Precipitation polymerization of vinylic monomers remains a very limited process owing to very low monomer concentration allowed. Here, a fully novel protocol for the production of uniform polymeric microspheres is presented. Using one single monomer, isophorone diisocyanate, highly monodisperse polyurea microspheres were achieved with very high yield in a very short time period via precipitation polymerization in water-acetone mixed solvent. Results demonstrated that the ratio of water-acetone and polymerization temperature played important roles in the process. The size of the microspheres was readily adjustable by varying monomer concentration, water/acetone ratio or polymerization temperature. V C 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 49: [4492][4493][4494][4495][4496][4497] 2011