When the UV+EB Technology editorial team did a review of the most popular articles from 2023, Professor Byron Christmas’s article from Q1 2023 on free radical polymerization kinetics was a leader of the pack. As often is the case, this led the editorial team down a rabbit hole to investigate which other Professor’s Corner columns were hits, and it quickly became apparent that … [Read more...] about The Greatest Hits: Professor’s Corner
Professor's Corner
Terminology Clarification
In the first issue of Professor’s Corner, three objectives for the column were outlined. 1 The second objective for the column, “… is to provide a framework for the clarification of terminology used in the industry.” The third edition of the column began this process with the following: “People entering the polymer technical workforce for the first time are immediately … [Read more...] about Terminology Clarification
Free Radical Polymerization Kinetics
Happy New Year! Welcome to “Professor’s Corner” for 2023! And a special welcome to those readers who are new to the exciting field of UV/EB polymerization. If you are just beginning to read UV+EB Technology, let me encourage you to find back copies of the magazine to review all 16 of the previous editions of this column. Each new article is given meaningful context by all the … [Read more...] about Free Radical Polymerization Kinetics
Molecular Mass and Molecular Mass Distribution
A key objective for this column is to provide technical personnel in the UV/EB industry with some of the fundamentals of polymer science so they can develop a deeper understanding of the chemistry and technology of materials they are working with every day. The 4th Quarter, 2019 column addressed various factors that chemists, chemical engineers and materials scientists can, in … [Read more...] about Molecular Mass and Molecular Mass Distribution
Intermolecular Attractive Forces: The Key to Understanding Polymer Properties, Part 3
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series on intermolecular attractive forces in polymers, discussions of London Dispersion Forces (LDFs)1 and dipole-dipole attractions2, respectively, were presented. In Part 3, we will discuss an unusually strong type of dipole-dipole attraction – one so strong that it generally is classified as a separate type of intermolecular attractive force: … [Read more...] about Intermolecular Attractive Forces: The Key to Understanding Polymer Properties, Part 3