When thin films of colloidal fluids are dried, a range of transitions are observed and the final
film profile is found to depend on the processes that occur during the drying step. This article …

Waterborne polyurethane− acrylic hybrid nanoparticles for application as pressure-sensitive
adhesives (PSAs) were prepared by one-step miniemulsion polymerization. The addition of …

Water whitening of polymer films derived from solution, bulk and emulsion polymerization
processes was studied by the use of UV–vis-NIR spectroscopy, differential scanning …

Numerous synthesis routes toward nanostructured polymer particles have emerged, but few
examples demonstrate the essential need for such complex particle structures to achieve …

The concept of using structured particles and the mechanism of film formation from latexes to
produce pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) films with controlled sub-micron and nanometre …

The distribution of surfactants in waterborne colloidal polymer films is of significant interest
for scientific understanding and defining surface properties in applications including …

This work reports, for the first time, the excellent performance of an aqueous alkaline
solution of cellulose as an adhesive for wet and dry cellulosic substrates. Uniaxial tensile …

Emulsion polymerized latex-based pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are more
environmentally benign because they are synthesized in water but often underperform …

We report the synthesis of spherical core-shell structures of silicon and silicon oxide by a
novel route of forced external oxidation of ball milled silicon. Structural investigations reveal …

Templated surfaces can be used to create patterns of proteins for applications in cell
biology, biosensors, and tissue engineering. A diblock copolymer template, which contains a …