Abstract
This review article describes recent development of preparation of nanoparticles by miniemulsion polymerization, living radical polymerization systems. Nano-scale polymeric particles are successfully prepared by miniemulsion polymerization of hydrophobic vinyl monomers. Reactive polymeric particles with glycidyl groups on the surface are obtained by copolymerization of styrene and glycidyl methacrylate to apply for affinity beads. Living radical polymerization such as atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and iniferter method are useful synthetic method to obtain nanoparticles with narrow polydispersity. Hybrid nanoparticles containing Au particle are readily prepared by surface-initiated ATRP. These nanoparticles are interesting functional nanomaterials for a variety of application.
