Free radical photopolymerization dominates most of the industrial applications of photocuring. The most popular are protective coatings, dental fillings, adhesives, inks, lithography (printing plates), stereolithography but also advanced hightechnology purposes (micro and optoelectronics, holographic data storage, etc.) [1]. Currently, radical photopolymerization is also applied to prepare new ...

Two types of photoinitiator are considered: (1) transition metal complexes (mainly carbonyls), (2) chelates of transition metals. In systems of type (1) the metal is in a low oxidation state and an organic halide is generally, but not always, present; on thc other hand, in (2) the metal is initially in a high oxidation state. Comparison between photoand thermal-initiation is made for each type....

This work describes the development of magnetic levitation (MagLev) to characterize the kinetics of free-radical polymerization of water-insoluble, low-molecular-weight monomers that show a large change in density upon polymerization. Maglev measures density, and certain classes of monomers show a large change in density when monomers covalently join in polymer chains. MagLev characterized both...

This paper reports the free radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase (HRP). A novel method was developed whereby MMA polymerization can be carried out at ambient temperatures in the presence of low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and 2,4-pentanedione in a mixture of water and a water-miscible solvent. Polymers of MMA formed were highly stereore...

Polystyrene (PSt) has been known as one of the important polymers with a wide range of applications. Ability to synthesize PSt with different but predictable molecular weights for various applications is very important in the laboratories and industries. In this study, using various simple and inexpensive techniques with only free radical mechanism, it was tried to synthesize PSt with different...

As an attractive alternative to organic and silica monoliths, hybrid organic-inorganic monolith somewhat combines the advantages of them, such as high surface area, excellent mechanical strength, and thermal stability. We have reviewed the preparation and application of hybrid monoliths in 2011 and 2013. The preparation approaches have been mainly summarized into three categories: (1) common so...

Mechanochemical approaches are widely used for the efficient, solvent-free synthesis of organic molecules, however their applicability to functional polymers has remained underexplored. In Research Article (e202305783), Carsten Bolm, Andrij Pich, and co-workers developed a free-radical polymerization approach mechanochemically synthesize structurally morphologically well-defined complex macromo...

The term, synthetic polymer, denotes a macromolecule composed of simple structural units and usually derived from monomers by a process of polymerization. This process is possible only if certain chemical, thermodynamical, and mechanistic conditions are satisfied. The monomer must have a functionality of two or higher. The polymerization process must be characterized by a negative free energy c...

Various types of controlled/living radical polymerizations, or using the IUPAC recommended term, reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP), conducted inside nano-sized reaction loci are considered in a unified manner, based on the polymerization rate expression, Rp = kp[M]K[Interm]/[Trap]. Unique miniemulsion polymerization kinetics of RDRP are elucidated on the basis of the followi...