Table 3.

ARGET ATRP Miniemulsion Polymerization of BA with Different Amounts of SDS^a

entry	[SDS] (wt % rel to BA)	t (h)	conv (%)	$k_{\mathrm{p}}^{\text{app}}$b (h−1)	Mn,app (×10−3)	Mn,th (×10−3)	Đ	dZc (nm)
1	9.2	4	81	0.50	30.2	29.4	1.12	106 ± 2
2	4.6	6	66	0.25	30.9	24.4	1.17	117 ± 2
3	2.3	13	74	0.12	30.2	26.7	1.30	161 ± 1
4	1.15	20	74	0.16	35.2	27.2	1.32	207 ± 2

^aGeneral conditions as in Table 1. [AsAc]/[Cu^II] = 0.5, AsAc injected dropwise at t = 0 h.

^bThe linear slope of the ln([M]₀/[M]) vs time in the first 10 h of polymerization.

^cZ-average particle diameter measured by DLS.