We report on the synthesis of nearly monodisperse phase-separated polymer latexes with
a well-defined core−shell morphology. Styrene/diisopropenylbenzene and tert-butyl acrylate/ethylene
glylcol-diacrylate were used for either the core or shell of the composite microgel particles. A major concern
of the paper is the detailed characterization of the core−shell and inverse core−shell particles by static
and dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, solid-state NMR, and the analytical
ultracentrifuge. The effect of the cross-linking agent on the final phase-separated morphology is discussed
and compared with theoretical predictions.
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