Methods for making water based cationic polymers for ink, coating, and film applications

A process for preparing a hybridized copolymer comprising the steps of

• (a) reacting a functionalized hydrophobic polymer of an average molecular weight (Mn) of from about 15,000 to about 200,000, with a hybridizing compound to create a reaction mixture;
• (b) adding a monomer component to the reaction mixture;
• and
• (c) neutralizing the reaction mixture with an acid,
• wherein the hydrophobic polymer is selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane polymer, a polyolefin polymer, and a polyvinyl polymer or a combination thereof, and
• wherein the monomer component comprises a polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a polymerizable amine-containing unsaturated monomer.

A process for preparing a hybridized copolymer comprising the steps of

• (a) mixing a functionalized hydrophobic polymer of an average molecular weight (Mn) of from about 15,000 to about 200,000, a hybridizing compound, a polymerizable unsaturated monomer, and a polymerizable amine-containing unsaturated monomer to create a reaction mixture;
• (b) increasing the temperature of the reaction mixture to cause a polymerization reaction to occur within the reaction mixture;
• and
• (c) neutralizing the reaction mixture with an acid,
• wherein the hydrophobic polymer is selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane polymer, a polyolefin polymer, and a polyvinyl polymer, or a combination thereof.