Vikas Mittal 
Miniemulsion Polymerization Technology 

Explains miniemulsion technology and techniques and why they
have many distinct advantages over the conventional emulsion
polymerization technology

Miniemulsion Polymerization Technology comprises 10
papers by many of the world’s experts on the subject. It summarizes
the recent advances in miniemulsion polymerization technology
including the advances on the selection of surfactants and
co-surfactants, the expansion of miniemulsion technology in various
polymers and co-polymer systems, and the use of miniemulsion
polymerization for the synthesis of advanced polymer particle
morphologies.

There have been a large number of texts on emulsion and other
forms of polymerization methods, but miniemulsion polymerization,
though it provides unique routes for polymer particle synthesis,
has been neglected.

This edited volume:

* Details the use of miniemulsion polymerization in
encapsulation, core shell functional particles, nitroxide mediated
polymerization, atom transfer radical polymerization or radical
addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization, to generate
advanced polymer nanoparticles or organic-inorganic composite
particles

* Examines the wide spectrum of commercial possibilities of
miniemulsion polymerization

* Provides both introductory material as well as deep insights
into the synthesis of polymer particles

About the author

Vikas Mittal is a Polymer Engineer at BASF Polymer Research in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2006 in Polymer and Materials Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He then worked as a materials scientist in the Active and Intelligent Coatings section of Sun Chemical in London, UK. His research interests include polymer nanocomposites, novel filler surface modifications, thermal stability enhancements, and polymer latexes with functionalized surfaces. He has authored more than 30 scientific publications, book chapters and patents.