Abstract:
THIS APPLICATION IS DIRECTED TO A METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROCAPSULES COMPRISING A NUCLEUS OF SILVER HALIDE SURROUNDED BY A CONTINUOUS WALL OF A SYNTHETIC POLYMER, WHICH METHOD COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE REACTANTS INCLUDING MONOMER AND SILVER HALIDE GRAINS IN AN ELECTROLYTE TO AN ELECTRIC FIELD BETWEEN A PAIR OF ELECTRODES, WHEREBY, THE MONOMERS PREFERRENTIALLY POLYMERIZE AROUND THE SILVER HALIDE.