Thermodynamics of monomer partitioning in polymer latices: effect of molar volume of the monomers

A model of the thermodn. of partitioning of moderately water-sol. monomers in polymer latex systems is developed to show deviations that occur when the molar vols. of the monomers are not similar. The model, as well as expts. with Me acrylate and cyclohexyl methacrylate in polystyrene latex systems, indicated that differences in molar vol. are scarcely significant, up to monomer molar vol. ratio values of