Thermodynamics for preparation of micron-sized, monodispersed, monomer-“adsorbed”polymer particles having“snowman”shape by utilizing the dynamic swelling method and the seeded polymerization

Abstract

In a previous article, micron-sized, monodispersed, anomalous highly styrene-“adsorbed”particles having“snowman”shape were prepared by the dynamic swelling method (DSM) with tightly cross- linked polystyrene (PS)/poly(divinylbenzene) (PDVB) (PS/PDVB=1/10, w/w) composite particles. In this article, the thermodynamic background of DSM for the preparation of such monomer-adsorbed particles was discussed.