Advances in polymer latex technology Polymers and polymerization Kinetics of polymerization Emulsion polymerization Advances in emulsion homopolymerization by living polymerization methods Living and non living miniemulsion polymerization Generation of copolymer or core shell particles by conventional polymerization Generation of copolymer or core shell particles by controlled living polymerization Characterization of latexes by microscopy Latex stabilization high solids and scale up Thermally switchable polymer particles : a special study