DE69115546D1 - Herstellung von Polymerteilchen - Google Patents

Herstellung von Polymerteilchen

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DE69115546D1
DE69115546D1 DE69115546T DE69115546T DE69115546D1 DE 69115546 D1 DE69115546 D1 DE 69115546D1 DE 69115546 T DE69115546 T DE 69115546T DE 69115546 T DE69115546 T DE 69115546T DE 69115546 D1 DE69115546 D1 DE 69115546D1
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polymer particles
particles
polymer
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Hrire Gharapetian
Gerald Kwong Chip
Alfred Rudin
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Tioxide Group Ltd
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08F—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
    • C08F285/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to preformed graft polymers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82B—NANOSTRUCTURES FORMED BY MANIPULATION OF INDIVIDUAL ATOMS, MOLECULES, OR LIMITED COLLECTIONS OF ATOMS OR MOLECULES AS DISCRETE UNITS; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT THEREOF
    • B82B1/00—Nanostructures formed by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S525/00—Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
    • Y10S525/902—Core-shell
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
    • Y10T428/2982—Particulate matter [e.g., sphere, flake, etc.]
    • Y10T428/2991—Coated
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
    • Y10T428/2982—Particulate matter [e.g., sphere, flake, etc.]
    • Y10T428/2991—Coated
    • Y10T428/2998—Coated including synthetic resin or polymer
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31855—Of addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
    • Y10T428/31909—Next to second addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31855—Of addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
    • Y10T428/31938—Polymer of monoethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Nanotechnology (AREA)
  • Graft Or Block Polymers (AREA)
  • Processes Of Treating Macromolecular Substances (AREA)
  • Polymerisation Methods In General (AREA)
  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
DE69115546T 1990-03-30 1991-02-26 Herstellung von Polymerteilchen Expired - Fee Related DE69115546T2 (de)

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GB909007199A GB9007199D0 (en) 1990-03-30 1990-03-30 Preparation of polymeric particles

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DE69115546T2 DE69115546T2 (de) 1996-05-02

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EP (1) EP0451940B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3084080B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100194121B1 (de)
AU (1) AU636456B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2038258A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69115546T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0451940T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2080888T3 (de)
FI (1) FI99231C (de)
GB (2) GB9007199D0 (de)
ZA (1) ZA911604B (de)

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GB9007199D0 (en) 1990-05-30
AU7261391A (en) 1991-10-03
FI99231C (fi) 1997-11-10
EP0451940A3 (en) 1992-05-27
GB2242437B (en) 1994-01-12
DE69115546T2 (de) 1996-05-02
JPH04224803A (ja) 1992-08-14
AU636456B2 (en) 1993-04-29
DK0451940T3 (da) 1996-01-29
EP0451940A2 (de) 1991-10-16
CA2038258A1 (en) 1991-10-01
FI99231B (fi) 1997-07-31
KR910016824A (ko) 1991-11-05
ES2080888T3 (es) 1996-02-16
US5229209A (en) 1993-07-20
KR100194121B1 (ko) 1999-06-15
ZA911604B (en) 1991-12-24
FI911544A0 (fi) 1991-03-28
EP0451940B1 (de) 1995-12-20
GB9104013D0 (en) 1991-04-10
JP3084080B2 (ja) 2000-09-04
FI911544A (fi) 1991-10-01

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