Polydimethylsiloxane latexes and copolymers by polymerization and polyaddition in miniemulsion

Different synthetic pathways have been explored to synthesize polysiloxane-acrylate and polysiloxane-urethane latexes with small and narrowly distributed particle sizes, using the specific advantages of the miniemulsion approach. Besides cross-linked latexes with high siloxane content, also hybrid particles were generated.