“…This simple method, which uses predominantly commercially available reagents, is appealing when compared with block copolymer self-assembly methods. Various literature reports describe the use of miniemulsion polymerization to prepare composite particles based on titania,29-31 calcium carbonate,32 magnetite,33-37 carbon black,38 alumina,39 silica,40, 41 zinc oxide42 and yttrium oxysulfide 43. However, in these cases the composite particles formed were subject to a variety of challenges: low inorganic content, inhomogeneous distribution of inorganic material, incomplete encapsulation of inorganic material, and large populations of pure (non-composite) polymer particles.…”