Concentrated latices form the end-product of emulsion polymerisation processes. The structural arrangement of the particles in such latices and the interactions between them determine the bulk behaviour of the system. The use of small angle neutron scattering to determine the structure factor for concentrated latices is discussed and the form of the radial distribution function and its dependence on electrolyte concentration and volume fraction for electrostatically stabilised system described. In addition, the correlation between the structure factor, a microscopic property, and the shear modulus, a bulk property, is illustrated.
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