Set against the scenic backdrop of Estes Park, Colorado, Photopolymerization: Past, Present and Future was a one-and-a-half day demonstration of the productivity of academic-industrial partnerships to produce new technology that is relevant in the commercial sphere. The symposium, with over 90 attendees, was a unique open venue for discussion of research on the fundamentals and … [Read more...] about Industry and Academic Collaboration on Display at Photopolymerization Event
Photopolymerization
Combining Oxiranes and Oxetanes to Enhance Kinetics and Improve Physical Properties
By Sara M. Kaalberg and Julie L. P. Jessop, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa Editors Note: The following received RadTech 2016's Best Student Paper Award at the event held May 16-18 in Chicago, Illinois. Abstract Cycloaliphatic epoxides (oxiranes) typically polymerize more slowly than acrylates and tend to be brittle. However, cationic … [Read more...] about Combining Oxiranes and Oxetanes to Enhance Kinetics and Improve Physical Properties
Modifying and Making Photopolymer Networks with Functional Nanogels
By Dr. Jeffrey Stansbury, senior associate dean for research, professor and vice chair of the Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Nanogel particles with very diverse structures have been produced by a wide range of synthetic strategies. There are collapsed, internally "cross-linked" single-chain polymers and self-assemblies of … [Read more...] about Modifying and Making Photopolymer Networks with Functional Nanogels