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Effect of alkali-soluble resin emulsifiers on coalescence and interdiffusion between latex polymer particles

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Coalescence and interdiffusion during film formation of waterborne polymers stabilized by commercial high T g alkali-soluble resins (ASRs) were evaluated through environmental scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence resonance energy transfer. The observed effects were used to justify the mechanical properties. The presence of a hard barrier between particles that increased the coalescence temperature and hindered interdiffusion was responsible for the poor properties of the films casted at room temperatures and the enhanced behaviour when films were annealed at much higher temperatures.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge the financial support provided by the Industrial Liaison Program of POLYMAT, ‘Grupos Consolidados del Sistema Universitario Vasco’ (IT-373-10), MINECO (CTQ2011-25572) and UPV/EHU (UFI11/56). Technical support provided by AFM-SGI, SGIker (UPV/EHU) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Joxe Mari Korta Zentroa, Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

    Edurne Gonzalez, María Paulis & María J. Barandiaran

  2. CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, Av. de Tolosa 76, 20018, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

    Christopher Tollan & Andrey Chuvilin

  3. IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Maria Diaz de Haro 3, 48013, Bilbao, Spain

    Andrey Chuvilin

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Gonzalez, E., Tollan, C., Chuvilin, A. et al. Effect of alkali-soluble resin emulsifiers on coalescence and interdiffusion between latex polymer particles. Colloid Polym Sci 293, 2419–2427 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-015-3635-3

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