A Facile One‐Step Method to Prepare Three‐Dimensional Ordered Latex Particles

Abstract

Three-dimensional ordered latex particles were prepared in presence of polymerizable anionic emulsifier-sodium undec-10-enoate (UDNa) in emulsion polymerization. Only under a certain monomer/emulsifier ratio can we get such a result. Three-dimensional ordered latex particles cannot be acquired with the use of conventional emulsifiers such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), etc. The double bond of polymerizable emulsifier can copolymerize with the main monomer and become covalently bound to integrate with the main polymer chains which result in stable latexes. TEM and SEM images show that whether it is diluted or not the latexes can always keep in the three-dimensional regularly order.