Comparative evaluation of surgical scrub preparations.

Abstract

Reversible addn. fragmentation polymn. is acknowledged as the most versatile of the controlled radical polymn. techniques currently available. The use of this technique in heterogenous media has, however, required and continues to require extra attention. This is due to the changes in mechanism and development of mol. wt. distribution with time when compared to traditional free radical heterogeneous systems. A no. of problems occur that interfere with the formation of stable latexes, including droplet polymn. and phase sepn. The typical approach to improved particle stabilization in the literature was the use of a cosurfactant in predispersed systems and the use of seeded emulsions. Ab initio systems have continued to require starved feed conditions to provide interval III emulsion polymn. This study considers both approaches and examines the possibility of using interval II through the use of a proto-seed in the form of P-NIPAM. [on SciFinder (R)]