Visible Light Pulsed-Laser Polymerization at 532 nm Employing a Julolidine Dye Photosensitizer Initiation System

Autor: Thomas P. Davis, Gary D. Willett, Michael D. Zammit
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: ResearcherID
ISSN: 1520-5835
0024-9297
DOI: 10.1021/ma970440j
Popis: The free-radical propagation rate coefficient of methyl methacrylate has been measured using a new version of pulsed-laser polymerization employing a visible light wavelength (532 nm) generated by a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser. The initiation system adopted was made up from 2,2'- bis(2-chlorophenyl)-4,4',5,5'-tetraphenyl-1,2'-biimidazole), mercaptobenzoxazole, and 2,5-bis((1H,5H-benzo- (i,j)quinolizin-1-yl)methylene)cyclopentanone. The propagation rate coefficients obtained were consistent with values recommended as benchmark values by an IUPAC working party. A series of consistency checks was performed to ensure the validity of the experimental approach. The experimental technique described in this paper extends the pulsed-laser polymerization method to a whole new range of UV- absorbing monomers that were previously inaccessible to study.
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