Inverse latex

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006050",
  "term": "Inverse latex",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A nonaqueous latex whose continuous phase is an organic liquid and whose dispersed particles are hydrophilic polymer swollen with water. It is the reverse of a conventional latex, which is dispersed in water, and it is made by inverse emulsion, microemulsion or miniemulsion polymerization of water-soluble monomers. Inverse latices of polyacrylamide are inverted into water for use as flocculants and thickeners.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "dispersed phase",
    "inverse emulsion polymerisation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2232 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/inverse-latex/"
}