Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.42, No.11, 2705-2716, 2004
Comparative behavior of polybutadiene and polynorbornene-based latices prepared by dispersion ring-opening metathesis polymerization with a poly(ethylene oxide) macromonomer
This study critically examines the similarities and differences between poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) stabilized latices of polynorbornene and polybutadiene. Features such as the kinetics of copolymerization of norbornene and cyclooctadiene with a macromonomer of PEO, the particles' size and morphology, the type of copolymer formed, and the stability of these latices were investigated and the results obtained are considered. (C) 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords:dispersions;ROMP;ring-opening metathesis polymerization;colloidal stability;polybutadiene;1,5-cyclooctadiene;polynorbornene;norbornene;macromonomers;particles