“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization (EFEP) is used widely to prepare polymers with a variety of functional groups, such as carboxylate, [10][11][12][13][14][15] sulfonate, 16,17 hydroxyl, 18,19 aldehyde, 20,21 amino, 22,23 epoxy, 19,24 vinyl, 25 sulfhydryl, 26 chloromethyl, 27,28 active ester, 29,30 ethylene urea, 31 and cyano 32 groups. Functionalized latices accessed through EFEP are prepared in the presence of either water-soluble surface active initiators 33,34 or hydrophilic comonomers (with or without ions).…”