AMPHIPHILIC MULTIBLOCK POLYMERS
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1. A process for preparing a polymer, the process comprising a polymerization step (E) in which the following are placed in contact in an aqueous medium (M) containing dispersed surfactant micelles:
- ethylenically unsaturated monomers M1 predominantly present in the aqueous medium, referred to as “
hydrophilic monomers”
;
ethylenically unsaturated monomers M2 different from the hydrophilic monomers, at least partly present in the surfactant micelles, and having a solubility in the aqueous medium (M) at the implementation temperature of step (E) at least equal to that of hexyl acrylate, referred to as “
partially water-soluble hydrophobic monomers”
;
at least one radical polymerization initiator; and
at least one radical polymerization control agent.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer with a mass Mw of less than 300 000 g/mol (especially between 1000 and 300 000 g/mol), comprising a step (E) of controlled radical polymerization in which the following are placed in contact in an aqueous medium in which are dispersed surfactant micelles:
- ethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic monomers predominantly present in the aqueous medium;
- partially water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated hydrophobic monomers different from the preceding monomers, at least partly present in the surfactant micelles, and having a solubility in the aqueous medium at least equal to that of hexyl acrylate;
- at least one radical polymerization initiator; and
- at least one radical polymerization control agent.
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1. A process for preparing a polymer, the process comprising a polymerization step (E) in which the following are placed in contact in an aqueous medium (M) containing dispersed surfactant micelles:
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ethylenically unsaturated monomers M1 predominantly present in the aqueous medium, referred to as “
hydrophilic monomers”
;ethylenically unsaturated monomers M2 different from the hydrophilic monomers, at least partly present in the surfactant micelles, and having a solubility in the aqueous medium (M) at the implementation temperature of step (E) at least equal to that of hexyl acrylate, referred to as “
partially water-soluble hydrophobic monomers”
;at least one radical polymerization initiator; and at least one radical polymerization control agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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