Process to prepare foam from high internal phase emulsions.

摘要

A process is provided for curing a high internal phase emulsion to form a porous crosslinkcd polymeric material, comprising the steps of: forming a high internal phase emulsion having at least one curable phase; providing a continuous strip of polymeric film wherein the polymeric film is incompatible with each of the phase of emulsion; placing at least a portion of the emulsion continuously on the polymer film; closing the polymeric film around the emulsion; spiraling the emulsion in the polymeric film onto a spool, wherein the spool rotates about an essentially vertical axis for storage of the emulsion during curing; and curing the emulsion within the polymeric film on the spool. Apparatuses to perform this process arc also disclosed.