Interparticle Monomer Transport in Miniemulsion Copolymerization

该研究项目对微乳液共聚的机理进行了实验和理论研究。本研究旨在探讨微乳液滴间单体输运的机理、速率及其对颗粒形态的影响。这些结果最终可以用来预测条件（添加剂浓度和液滴大小），在这些条件下，一种单体或另一种单体的转移到聚合位点成为限制，从而开发一种新的方法来调节颗粒形态，从而调节最终共聚物的微观结构。

This research project performs experimental as well as theoretical studies of the mechanisms involved in miniemulsion copolymerization. This study aims at exploring the mechanism and the rate of interparticle monomer transport between miniemulsion droplets and its effect on particle morphology. The results could ultimately be used to predict the conditions (additive concentration and droplet size) under which the transport of one monomer or the other to the site of the polymerization becomes limiting, and thus develop a novel method for regulating the particle morphology and therefore the microstructure of the final copolymer.