Waterborne polymer–inorganic hybrids have the potential of both surpassing the performance and targeting applications that are out of reach of conventional polymer dispersions. The properties of these hybrids are determined by the particle morphology achieved during the synthesis. In this work, the evolution of the particle morphology during the polymerization of (meth)acrylate monomers in the presence of CeO₂ was determined by cryo-TEM. Moreover, a mathematical model for the dynamics of the particle morphology during the synthesis of polymer–inorganic hybrids was developed, and its capabilities were checked against the experimental data. It is our hope that this study will help to further elucidate the mechanism involved in the process and to lay the foundations for a fine control of particle morphology of these materials.

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水性聚合物-无机杂化体合成过程中颗粒形态的动力学

水性聚合物-无机杂化材料具有超越常规聚合物分散体无法达到的性能和针对性应用的潜力。这些杂化物的性质取决于合成过程中获得的颗粒形态。在这项工作中，在（CeO ₂）存在下（甲基）丙烯酸酯单体聚合过程中颗粒形貌的演变由cryo-TEM测定。此外，建立了聚合物-无机杂化体合成过程中颗粒形态动力学的数学模型，并根据实验数据检查了其功能。我们希望这项研究将有助于进一步阐明该过程涉及的机制，并为精细控制这些材料的颗粒形态奠定基础。