Cure-on-Demand Composites by Frontal Polymerization

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

Frontal polymerization is a process in which a localized reaction zone propagates through monomer or monomers, leaving polymer in its wake, by the coupling of thermal transport and the Arrhenius dependence of the reaction rate of an exothermic polymerization. One-pot formulations with long shelf lives can be created that will cure rapidly when a front is started and require less energy than traditional batch curing. Frontal polymerization can be used to create composites from acrylates and inorganic fillers for use in rapid repair and for sculpture without using an oven or kiln. Radical-induced cationic polymerization and frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization are effective methods to create fiber-reinforced composites with comparable mechanical properties to batch cured epoxy systems.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Encyclopedia of Materials Plastics and Polymers

First Page

85

Last Page

100

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