Surfactants play a crucial role in the emulsion polymerization. However

they also have some adverse effects. A promising way to reduce the negative effects of the surfactants is to use polymerizable surfactants. Application of polymerizable surfactants ensures that the surfactant moiety is bound covalently to the polymer material so that desorption from the polymer particles or migration in the polymer film are impeded. This text concludes the characterization and properties of anionic

noionic

cationic polymerizable surfactants and their applications in emulsion polymerization.