These studies focus on the behavior of fluorosurfactants containing hydrophobic and ionic entities in the presence of methyl methacrylate/n-butyl acrylate (MMA/nBA) colloidal dispersions stabilized by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as well as on the synthesis of stable colloidal particles containing MMA/nBA and heptadecafluorodecyl methacrylate (FMA). The presence of flurosurfactants significantly changes the mobility of SDS in MMA/nBA films and alters morphological features of the film-air (F-A) interfaces of films. Depending upon the chemical structure of the flourosurfactant, spherical islands and rod-like morphologies can be formed which also alter the surface kinetic coefficient of friction of films by at least three orders of magnitude. Dual hydrophobic tails and an anionic head appears to have the largest effect on the decreased surface friction. A combination of F-containing surfactants and monomers also allows successful synthesis of stable methyl methacrylate/n-butyl acrylate/heptadecafluorodecyl methacrylate (MMA/ nBA/FMA) colloidal dispersions which is accomplished by using a dual-tail anionic fluorosurfactant which facilitates the synthesis of MMA/nBA/FMA through a low-sheer monomer-starved emulsion polymerization process. As a result, significant enhancements of mechanical and chemical film properties are achieved.
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