| abstract |
A stable polymer dispersion having an average particle size of no more than 1 micron comprising water, a surfactant and a polymer comprising at least one conjugated diolefin block and/or vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon block and at least one acrylic monomer block with the structure (* CHEMICAL STRUCTURE *) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl and alkyl radicals which are linear or branched and contain from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R2 is a cyclic or non-cyclic alkyl radical which is branched at the first carbon atom, contains from 1 to 14 carbon atoms and may contain a tertiary amine or an ether linkage. |