Micron‐sized polystyrene particles by surfactant‐free emulsion polymerization in air: Synthesis and mechanism. Issue 19 (10th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Telford, Andrew M.; Pham, Binh T. T.; Neto, Chiara; Hawkett, Brian S.
• Is Part Of: Journal of polymer science. Volume 51:Issue 19(2013:Oct.)
• Page Start: 3997
• Page End: 4002
• Publication Date: 2013-07-10
• Subjects: 547
• DOI: 10.1002/pola.26841
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0887-624X

Abstract

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