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Core-shell polymer colloids were produced by a two-stage emulsion polymerization technique. The polymers thus formed were investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The DSC thermograms show two separate glass transition regions of the core and the shell component with positions unchanged regardless of chemical composition. Increases in specific heat capacity at the glass transition temperature of both components are lower than theoretical values calculated from the net chemical composition. From these results, it is possible to estimate i) the chemical composition of the interfacial layer and ii) the interfacial layer thickness. This interfacial layer thickness is in the order of 2–7 nm.
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Part 7 of “Polymerizations in the Presence of Seeds”
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Hergeth, W.D., Steinau, U.J., Bittrich, H.J. et al. A DSC study of PVAC-PMMA two-stage emulsion polymers. Colloid & Polymer Sci 268, 991–994 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410587
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