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Radiation‐induced solid state polymerization
Author(s) -
Marans N. S.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760060104
Subject(s) - polymerization , materials science , chain transfer , chain growth polymerization , solid state , cationic polymerization , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , copolymer , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , photochemistry , radical polymerization , polymer , chemistry , composite material , engineering
The literature on radiation‐induced solid state polymerization has been increasing exponentially in the last five years. Major advances have been made in retention of crystalline morphology during polymerization, in stereospecific polymerization, in modification of reactivity ratios in copolymerization and in molecular weight control of the product. However, at the present time, no commercial products have resulted from the study of radiation‐induced solid state polymerization. Chemically induced polymerization techniques have been keeping abreast of this explosive development in the solid state polymerization field and have up to this time precluded the use in industry of solid state polymerization. The major potential at the present time appears to be in the area of producing fibers without additional processing.