Solid polymers, frontal polymerization

Solvent-free processing of solid monomers utilizing frontal polymerization. Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc. Dio. Polym. Chem.), 38 (2), 472-473. 

We can also classify the systems based on the states of the reactants and products. Monofunctional monomers such as benzyl acrylate are liquids and produce liquid polymers, and we call these Tiquid/liquid systems. Figure 1 shows a schematic of the changes in properties across a liquid/liquid front. Multifunctional monomers such as 1, 6 hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA) are liquid but produce a thermoset, solid product, and these we call liquid/solid systems. Finally, solid monomers such as acrylamide (8,25) and transition metal nitrate complexes of acrylamide (26-28) can be polymerized frontally in solid/solid systems. 

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