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A Unified Approach for Patterning via Frontal Photopolymerization
Author(s) -
Vitale Alessandra,
Hennessy Matthew G.,
Matar Omar K.,
Cabral João T.
Publication year - 2015
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.201502607
Subject(s) - photopolymer , materials science , monomer , set (abstract data type) , computer science , process (computing) , position (finance) , range (aeronautics) , polymer , nanotechnology , composite material , operating system , finance , economics , programming language
A unified patterning strategy via frontal photopolymerization (FPP) that is robust to a wide range of radical photopolymerizing systems, including thiol–ene and acrylic monomers is reported. The factors governing the spatiotemporal solidification process, including front position, profile shape, and thermal effects, are investigated and modeled theoretically, resulting in the predictive FPP patterning of polymer networks with prescribed dimensions.