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Controlled In Situ Nanocavitation in Polymeric Materials
Author(s) -
Cheng YaJun,
Antonucci Joseph M.,
Hudson Steven D.,
Lin Nancy J.,
Zhang Xinran,
LinGibson Sheng
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201001755
Subject(s) - photopolymer , materials science , shrinkage , volume (thermodynamics) , in situ , coating , electronic materials , process (computing) , nanotechnology , polymer science , polymerization , composite material , computer science , polymer , organic chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , chemistry , operating system
A new strategy to reduce the volume shrinkage of photo‐cross‐linking polymeric materials using an in situ nanocavitation process has been developed. A small amount of the cavitation agent introduced to a model system effectively reduces volume shrinkage upon photopolymerization to essentially zero. The method shows promise for electronic, coating, and dental applications.