scholarly journals Precisely Controlled Microsphere Design via Visible‐Light Cross‐Linking of Functional Prepolymers

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (26) ◽  
pp. 1905399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan P. Hooker ◽  
Florian Feist ◽  
Laura Delafresnaye ◽  
Leonie Barner ◽  
Christopher Barner‐Kowollik
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2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (26) ◽  
pp. 2070173
Author(s):  
Jordan P. Hooker ◽  
Florian Feist ◽  
Laura Delafresnaye ◽  
Leonie Barner ◽  
Christopher Barner‐Kowollik

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1900098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khoon S. Lim ◽  
Barbara J. Klotz ◽  
Gabriella C. J. Lindberg ◽  
Ferry P. W. Melchels ◽  
Gary J. Hooper ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 4802-4808
Author(s):  
Taylor Wright ◽  
Tanja Tomkovic ◽  
Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos ◽  
Michael O. Wolf

Polyvinyl bromide in solution, in dry tetrahydrofuran (THF) yields a black polymer upon exposure to u.v. light of 260 nm or less. This is shown to be the result of ( a ) the elimination of bromine atoms in the primary reaction, and ( b ) the catalysed formation of a conjugated chain by the eliminated bromine atoms. The black polymer is bleached by visible light with the formation of a cross-linked product. This blackening takes place in the full light of the mercury lamp, but by the introduction of a suitable filter passing only visible light, the colour changes can be arrested and ultimately reversed though the viscosity continues to increase due to cross-linking. In dry solutions the liberated bromine is absorbed by the THF solvent and no free Br 2 or HBr is produced. In the presence of water, the products are completely changed. No blackening occurs, free HBr is eliminated, and the colourless PVB becomes cross-linked and ultimately yields a gel. On irradiating the black polymer in aqueous THF by visible light, it becomes bleached, yielding a cross-linked colourless polymer which ultimately gels.


1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Millard M. Judy ◽  
L. Fuh ◽  
James Lester Matthews ◽  
David E. Lewis ◽  
Ronald E. Utecht

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