SynopsisPolymer encapsulation of silica gel particles (SiO,) by aqueous, radical polymerization of a cationic, surface-active monomer, quaternary salt of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate with lauryl bromide, in the presence of the solid was investigated. The polymerization gave the polymer encapsulating the solid particles ("C-polymer"), though accompanied by the formation of that suspended in form of latex ("L-polymer"). The proportion of C-polymer in the products increased with increasing the amount of SiO, at a constant monomer concentration and only C-polymer was formed under the conditions where the feed ratio of monomer to SiO, is about 0.13 or lower by weight. Increasing the monomer concentration in feed increased slightly the ratio of C-polymer to SO,. The results obtained here suggest that C-polymer is mainly formed through the polymerization of monomer adsorbed on the solid surface. An electron micrograph of the polymer-encapsulated SiO, revealed that the solid particles are uniformly encapsulated with the resulting polymer.