Miniemulsions for the Convenient Synthesis of Organic and Inorganic Nanoparticles and “Single Molecule” Applications in Materials Chemistry

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Miniemulsions Emulsion Stability Against Ostwald Ripening, Collisions, and Coalescence Techniques of Miniemulsion Preparation and Homogenization Influence of the Surfactant Influence of the (Ultra)Hydrophobe Inverse Miniemulsions Preservation of Particle Identity Throughout Miniemulsion Polymerization Checklist for the Presence of a Miniemulsion Main Differences from Microemulsion and Suspension Routes and Related Processes Materials Synthesis in Miniemulsions Radical Homo- and Copolymerization of Organic Monomers Non-radical Organic Polymerization Reactions in Miniemulsions Hybrid Nanoparticles by Miniemulsion Technologies Miniemulsions of Inorganic Droplets/Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles On the Horizon: Miniemulsion Droplets as Compartments for “Single Molecule Chemistry” Conclusions Acknowledgements