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Because of the wide array of industrial and scientific applications for crosslinked polymers formed
by photopolymenzation, understanding of the kinetics of multifunctional monomers and resulting material properties is essential. Primary cyclization, i.e., when a pendant double bond reacts with a radical on the same chain, causes microgels and heterogeneity. The kinetics of these free radical photopolymenzations are difficult to characterize because of the varying pendant reactivity and inhomogeneities. A novel modeling approach, which solves the differential kinetic equations, is used to investigate the factors influencing cyclization versus crosslinking reactions. The model can evaluate the effects of crosslinker size and initial monomer concentration on pendant reactivity over time in copolymer systems. Additionally, the model is able to predict quantitatively experimental data.
