Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) adhere instantaneously to a variety of surfaces upon
application of slight pressure and can be obtained using different technologies. Increasing …

Conventional emulsion polymerization (EP) is a process via free radicals whose driving
force for its development has been its versatility to generate polymer colloids with ad hoc …

The demand for alternatives to single-use, synthetic, and non-degradable plastic packaging
is continuously increasing. Paper products offer an environmentally friendly solution …

High solid content (HSC) latexes are of growing interest for many reason, but making this
type of product entails many difficulties. Increasing the solid content (fraction of polymer …

Despite of substantial progresses in reinforcement mechanism of nanoparticle-filled
polymers (NPFPs), there are great debates about the fundamental hydrodynamics theories …

Specific volume and crumb hardness, cohesiveness and porosity of gluten-free breads
(GFBs) are still far from consumers' expectations. Since additives are increasingly avoided …

High solid content waterborne polyurethane-acrylate (WPUA) emulsions have been
successfully synthesized in two steps. Firstly, we prepared a waterborne polyurethane …

Emulsion polymerization is the method of choice to produce a wide range of specialty
waterborne polymer dispersions. These are multicharacteristic products that should meet …

Pre-flocculation is a technique that aggregates filler particles by means of polyelectrolytes.
The size of the filler flocs is a critical factor affecting the properties of the paper. Process …

An anionic polyol (MPP) dispersion was prepared by introducing maleopimaric acid (MPA)
into polyester polyol chain through esterification reaction. The influences of catalyst content …