Table 1 GPC, DLS data, and average number of polymer chains per particle (N_c) of the (meth)acrylate monomers polymerized using ultrasound-initiated emulsion polymerization

Sample ID	Monomer	M_n^a (g/mol)	Ɖ	Reaction time	Particle size (Z-avg./ d.nm)^b	PdI^b (DLS)	Conversion (gravimetric, wt.%)	N_c ^c (Chains/particle)
H1	BMA	7.60×10⁶	1.01	15 min	54.77	0.044	>99	7
H2	HA	5.00×10⁶	1.04	15 min	67.72	0.054	>99	20
H3	MMA	3.20×10⁶	1.10	15 min	34.04	0.347	70	4
H4	IBMA	5.20×10⁶	1.37	15 min	51.35	0.112	>99	6
H5	LA	4.60×10⁶	1.43	15 min	70.92	0.272	>99	16

^aM_n and Ɖ were obtained from the Gel Permeation Chromatography instrument. M_n data presented here are polystyrene standard sample equivalents.
^bZ-avg (d.nm) and PdI were obtained using a Dynamic Light Scattering instrument.
^cN_c was calculated depending on the weight avg. molecular weight (Mw) of the polymer and the Z-avg size of the latex particle^33,34.

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