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