Daniel Maurice Timmerman

Synthesis of 1–10 Micron Polymer Particles by the New Grafting-Precipitation Method (GPM)

In the technology of polymer synthesis in heterogeneous (preferentially aqueous) media, the techniques of emulsion-and suspension polymerisation are well known (10). Emulsion polymerisation results in very small polymer particles (size 0.06–0.2 µm) and suspension polymerisation yields much larger polymer particles (size ≥20 µm).