Polymeric particles prepared with fluorinated surfmer

Fluoro-containing particles have been obtained by miniemulsion polymerization of styrene and n-butyl methacrylate in presence of fluorinated monomer mono-fluoroalkyl maleate (MFM) which acts as a surfmer providing efficient stability to obtained dispersion and functionalization of particle surface with fluoro-groups. Increase of the MFM concentration in reaction mixture reduces the particle size and dispersions with narrower particle size distribution can be obtained. Blends of fluorinated latexes with styrene–butadiene copolymer latex were examined with regard to formation of low free energy surfaces. It has been shown that blends containing MFM-functionalized polymeric particles possess more hydrophobic surfaces then similar latex films, where particles prepared by polymerization of expensive fluorinated monomer have been applied.