Table of Contents
1. Introduction ...1
Aim of the work...2
Scientific Contributions...4
References ...6
2. Role of anionic and non-ionic surfactants on the control of particle size and latex colloidal stability in the seeded emulsion polymerization of butyl methacrylate...7
2.1. Introduction ...7
2.2. Experimental Part ...10
2.3. Results and discussion...12
2.4. Conclusions ...27
2.5. References ...29
3. Reactive acrylic latex particles based on copolymers of trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (TSPMA) ...31
3.1. Introduction ...31
3.2. Experimental Part ...33
3.3. Results and discussion...36
3.4. Conclusions ...54
3.5. References ...56
4. Low surface energy films from fluorinated acrylic latex blends: role of particle composition and size ...57
4.1. Introduction ...57
4.2. Experimental Part ...65
4.3. Results and discussion...69
4.4. Conclusions ...116
5. Hybrid nanostructured latex particles by combined emulsion
polymerization and sol-gel processes ...121
5.1. Introduction ...121
5.2. Experimental Part ...124
5.3. Results and discussion...126
5.4. Conclusions ...138
