Title

Free-radical frontal polymerization with a microencapsulated initiator

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-7-2004

Abstract

The microencapsulation of the thermal free-radical initiator cumene hydroperoxide was investigated. It was found that these microcapsules can be used successfully to sustain propagating fronts of 1,6-Hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA) polymerization. It was observed that the resulting fronts were of uniform shape and achieved a constant velocity. It was suggested that encapsulation of polymerization initators can extend the pot life of frontal polymerization systems.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Macromolecules

First Page

6670

Last Page

6672

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