Cross-linked polystyrene incorporating water pools

Journal Article · Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00159a066· OSTI ID:6946479

Menger, F M; Tsuno, T ^[1]

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1. Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA (USA)

Past experience with polymer chemistry and with microemulsion systems led the authors recently to combine the fields. As will be described, new polymeric materials were prepared by rigidifying reverse micellar systems formed by adding water and a suitable surfactant to a polymerizable monomer. The authors now report on (a) the preparation of systems where styrene/divinylbenzene (rather than octane) comprised the apolar continuous phase and (b) the subsequent conversion of these microemulsions into solids by photopolymerization.

• OSTI ID: 6946479
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society; (USA), Vol. 112:3; ISSN 0002-7863
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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