Synthesis of latex particles by ring-opening metathesis polymerization

Damien Quemener (1) , Abraham Chemtob (1) , Valérie Héroguez (1, 2) , Yves Gnanou (1)

1 LCPO - Laboratoire de Chimie des polymères organiques
2 Team 1 LCPO : Polymerization Catalyses & Engineering

This paper reviews the recent discoveries that were achieved by our group in the field of particle synthesis via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). Both polynorbornene and polybutadiene-based particles were prepared by the respective ROMP of norbornene and cyclooctadiene initiated by (PCY3)(2)Cl2Ru=CHPh using several methods of polymerization in dispersed media, such as dispersion, suspension and miniemulsion. Depending upon the process implemented, particles size was found to range from 300 nm to 20 mum.

Mots clés: suspension polymerization; ring-opening metathesis polymerization; dispersion polymerization

Domaines: Polymères

Damien Quemener, Abraham Chemtob, Valérie Héroguez, Yves Gnanou. Synthesis of latex particles by ring-opening metathesis polymerization. Polymer, 2005, 46 (4), pp.1067-1075. ⟨10.1016/j.polymer.2004.11.096⟩. ⟨hal-00394352⟩