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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2005
Stewart Todd Elder, Butler, NJ (US);
Christina Ligia Andrianov, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Kishor Kumar Mistry, Bradford, GB;
Janine Andrea Preston, Leeds, GB;
Mark Christopher Baxter, Bradford, GB;
Stewart Todd Elder, Butler, NJ (US);
Christina Ligia Andrianov, Hawthorne, NJ (US);
Kishor Kumar Mistry, Bradford, GB;
Janine Andrea Preston, Leeds, GB;
Mark Christopher Baxter, Bradford, GB;
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Abstract
Polymeric particles comprising a polymeric matrix that has been formed from a blend of monomers comprising a first monomer which is an ethylenically unsaturated ionic monomer and a second monomer which is an ethylenically unsaturated hydrophobic monomer which is capable of forming a homopolymer of glass transition temperature in excess of 50° C., wherein secondary particles are distributed throughout the matrix, in which the secondary particles comprise a hydrophobic polymer that has been formed from an ethylenically unsaturated hydrophobic monomer which is capable of forming a homopolymer of glass transition temperature in excess of 50° C. and optionally other monomers, which hydrophobic polymer is different from the polymeric matrix. Also claimed is a process for preparing particles. The particles have improved shatter resistance. Preferably the polymeric particles comprise an active ingredient, especially a colorant. Such particles combine improved shatter resistance with the ability to retain the active ingredient. The particles of the invention can be used in a variety of industrial applications, for instance in the manufacture of inks, paper and cosmetics.