Number average molecular weight gelation effects

The extension of blsmaleimlde photoaddltlon to polystyrene crossllnklng represents a practical application of photopoly-merlzatlon with potential in the area of light curable coatings. Initial crossllnklng experiments have been concerned with the effect of both aliphatic and aromatic blsmaleimldes on gelation times of polystyrene solutions. A commercial atactic polystyrene with number average molecular weight of 270,000 was used for this work. 

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