Emulsion copolymerizing a particular crosslinker, i.e., either a siloxane or silazane, with an organic monomer, results in new and novel emulsions. An emulsion can be formed having particles consisting of polymer chains formed from organic monomer. Depending on the crosslinker and reaction conditions, these emulsion polymer chains can be either crosslinked or uncrosslinked. The uncrosslinked polymer chains can be crosslinked at a later point by the addition of a suitable catalyst.