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Cationic Aerosol Photopolymerization
Author(s) -
Akgün Ertan,
Muntean Alex,
Hubbuch Jürgen,
Wörner Michael,
Sangermano Marco
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201400211
Subject(s) - photopolymer , cationic polymerization , materials science , monomer , polymer , polymerization , vinyl ether , curing (chemistry) , polymer chemistry , epoxy , solvent , chemical engineering , aerosol , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
Photoinitiated polymerization in aerosols is employed for the preparation of spherical polymer particles via cationic polymerization. The UV irradiation of aerosol monomer droplets starts the cationic curing process without the employment of any solvent or additives such as stabilizers, resulting in highly pure polymers. Crosslinked polymer spheres with a high gel content are obtained by processing vinyl ether and epoxy monomers via this aerosol‐photopolymerization technique, which exhibits great potential for the development of multifunctional materials.