Amphiphilic glycosylated block copolypeptides as macromolecular surfactants in the emulsion polymerization of styrene

Jaco Jacobs, Nicholas Gathergood, Johan P. A. Heuts, Andreas Heise

Polymer Chemistry · 2015 · 14 citations · 40 references

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Bio-inspired amphiphilic block copolymer surfactants fully derived from amino acids and sugars are synthesised. The materials are successfully employed in the synthesis of polystyrene latexes by emulsion polymerization.

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