Kinetic model of photoinitiated copolymerization of monofunctional monomers till high conversions

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Yuriy Medvedevskikh, Galyna Khovanets’ and Iryna Yevchuk

Regularities of kinetics of photoinitiated copolymerization till high conversions in the systems of monofunctional methacrylate comonomers (hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), glycidyl methacrylate (GMA)) have been investigated by laser interferometry in a wide range of experimental factors (molar ratio of comonomers, photoinitiator concentration, intensity of UV-irradiation). Kinetic model of photoinitiated copolymerization of methacrylates till high conversions has been proposed on the basis of microheterogeneity conception of the polymerization process.

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