Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of polysaccharide grafted latex particles wherein the polysaccharide has &bgr;-1,4 linkages, wherein the process comprises core/shell emulsion polymerisation. Preferably, the process comprises a single step of preparing the latex particles by emulsion polymerisation of latex monomers with the simultaneous grafting of the polysaccharide.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 17, 2003
Publication date:
July 22, 2004
Applicant:
Unliever Home & Personal care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
Inventors:
Paul Ferguson, Christopher Clarkson Jones, David Richard Arthur Mealing