Synthesis of Magnetic Polystyrene Nanoparticles Using Amphiphilic Ionic Liquid Stabilized RAFT Mediated Miniemulsion Polymerization

Imidazole based amphiphilic ionic liquids (ILs) were used as surfactants in miniemulsion polymerization (MEP) of styrene using a free radical process as well as reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT). Monodisperse polystyrene (PS) nanoparticles were obtained, demonstrating the efficiency of the amphiphilic IL as surfactant in MEP. IL stabilized miniemulsion was furthermore used to prepare polystyrene based magnetic nanoparticles...