Knowledge‐Based Production of Waterborne Hybrid Polymer Materials

Hybrid waterborne dispersions provide improved performance in established applications and allow targeting new applications that are out of reach of the conventional homogeneous latexes. They are product‐by‐process materials that are produced by either emulsion or miniemulsion polymerization and whose characteristics are determined in the reactor. Therefore, it is crucial to produce them by means of an optimal process strategy. This work reviews the fundamental knowledge available as well as the missing parts needed to develop such strategy focusing on particle morphology, which is the most distinctive feature of these materials.