Fundamentals of Latex Film Formation Processes and Properties /

• Main Authors: Keddie, Joseph L. (Author), Routh, Alexander F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Springer Laboratory,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Polymers.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Nanotechnology.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Polymer Sciences.

This book introduces the reader to latex, which is a colloidal dispersion of polymer particles in water, and explains how useful products are made from it. The primary focus is the process by which wet latex can be transformed into coatings, adhesives, and composites in the process known as film for...