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Photopolymers : Environmentally Benign Technology For A Variety Of Industries, Tatyana Tarasevich
Photopolymers : Environmentally Benign Technology For A Variety Of Industries, Tatyana Tarasevich
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Photopolymerization is a well-known process with applications in a variety of industries. Photopolymers are formed by a reaction of monomers or oligomers, photoinitiators and in some cases crosslinkers. Upon irradiation with UV or visible light, monomers undergo conformational change to form polymers via a photochemical process. Several photopolymerization types will be discussed in this thesis. End products of photopolymerizations included epoxies, inks, coatings, photoresists, etc.