| Abstract: | Latexes of 100 nm diameter were synthesized by emulsifier-free copolymerization of styrene, sodium styrenesulfonate, and 1–5 wt% divinylbenzene using persulfate initiator at 91°C. A shot growth method was used to incorporate a high density of sulfonate groups. Coefficients of variation of particle size were 0.04–0.08 without resort to seed growth polymerization. Redox initiation at 40–50°C produced larger, more polydisperse, and less colloidally stable crosslinked latexes. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
