Preparation of polymer dispersions and photographic elements containing polymer particles
US5104914A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03C1/825
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
It is the object of this invention to provide a method for the preparation of an antiblocking agent which is effective in its antiblocking activity but is considerable less visible in photographic enlargements made from the film containing the antiblock of this invention. There is described a process for the preparation of monodispersed polymer particles between 5 and 10 microns in diameter which comprises preparing a dispersion of monosized seed polymer particles and then adding to this dispersion an ethylenically unsaturated monomer which is different from the monomer used to prepare the seed polymer particles, together with a polymerization initiator and completing the polymerization, the refractive index of one of the polymers produced being greater than 1.54 and the refractive index of the other polymer being less than 1.54. The refractive index of gelatin is 1.54. There is produced by the process of the present invention a particle which comprises two polymers. Most preferably one polymer has a refractive index which is as much below 1.54 as the other polymer has a refractive index above 1.54. Preferably the final particles comprises substantially equal amounts of the two pol…
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