State-of-the-Art Photopolymerization Technology
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 8912
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Interests: photopolymerization; nanocomposites; hybrid polymeric materials; solid-state electrolytes; polymer gels; photocurable coatings; biomaterials; polymers in pharmacy
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Dear Colleagues,
Photopolymerization is a convenient method for obtaining polymers. It has a number of features that make it distinguishable from other polymerization methods, e.g. thermal polymerization. These features include, first of all, low energy consumption, due to the high speed of the process (in the range of seconds to minutes) as well as perform it at room temperature; no need to use a solvent, which reduces the emission of harmful and even toxic vapors as well as no need of the initiating system. In addition, the polymerization process can be easily controlled thanks to the time and the exposure area control. Moreover, the process can be carried out at physiological pH and temperature which enables to provide a polymerization process in situ in the body. These unique advantages of photochemically initiated polymerization have contributed to its wide application in many sectors in popular application areas like adhesives and sealants, coatings and surface modifications, electronic, printing, and optical materials, as well as in advanced technologies such as holographic data storage, micro- or nanolithography, rapid high-resolution prototyping 3D and 4D printing and especially in biomedical applications like dentistry, tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, with promising uses in protein and gene delivery. Increasingly newer and demanding areas of photopolymerization applications encourage to search for compatible, effective photoinitiators systems, tailor-made monomers, and modifiers. The general aim of this review is to provide insights into the current research and developments in the field of photopolymerization in modern applications areas, both in the preparation of polymers, modified polymeric materials, and initiating systems.
Dr. Agnieszka Marcinkowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photopolymerization
- photocrosslinking
- photocurable
- photopolymers
- photoinduced polymerization
- photoinitiators
- photochemical
- polymer nanocomposites
- hybrid polymers
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