| Abstract: | This paper is a brief survey on the preparation of latexes bearing covalently bonded functional groups using various routes. Recent methods are presented using water soluble functional (or surface active) initiators, monomers or macromonomers. For tailor synthesis, the copolymerisation approach of a basic monomer with a functional monomer under emulsifier-free conditions is generally the more suitable and versatile one. More progress should be pursued in this field in order to design better adapted chemical structures which will improve their use in radical-initiated heterogeneous conditions and favour surface incorporation. |
