Synthesis and characterization of poly(styrene-co -butyl acrylate)/clay nanocomposite latexes in miniemulsion by AGET ATRP

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Polymer/clay nanocomposite latexes in the form of positively charged nanoparticles were synthesized by a newly developed initiating system, activators generated by electron transfer (AGET), which has been employed in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). These clay-dispersed latexes were synthesized using AGET ATRP of styrene and butyl acrylate in a miniemulsion system in which, ascorbic acid as a reducing agent was added drop wise to reduce termination reactions.

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