Title: seeded emulsion polymerisation
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - seeded emulsion polymerisation
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14339
Status: current

Definition
Emulsion polymerization with seed particles are formed in situ or added initially to the polymerizing mixture.

Note
Under certain conditions the seed particles capture enough radical species from the aqueous phase so that no new particles are formed. In such polymerization, the number of growing particles is equal to the number of seed particles.

Related Terms
- Emulsion polymerization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14329
- seed particles: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14376

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2243 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'seeded emulsion polymerisation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14339
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