Synthesis and characterizations of hydrophilic pHEMA nanoparticles via inverse miniemulsion polymerization

• Main Authors: Zalikha Ismail,, Noor Aniza Harun,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13899/1/22%20Zalikha%20Ismail.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13899/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid48bil8_2019/KandunganJilid48Bil8_2019.html

This study highlights on the development of hydrophilic polymer nanoparticles prepared via inverse miniemulsion polymerization, a robust technique to prepare hydrophilic and aqueous-soluble polymeric nanoparticles. 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) is excellent candidate for homo-polymerization due...