Directing network degradability using wavelength-selective thiol-acrylate photopolymerization
Saleh Alfarhan, J. W. Nettles, Parimal Prabhudesai, Jen-Chieh Yu, Clarissa C. Westover, Tengteng Tang, Wenbo Wang, Xiangfan Chen, Soyoung E. Seo, Xiangjia Li, Timothy E. Long, Kailong Jin
Abstract
Thiol-acrylate photoresin containing dynamic disulfide bonds undergoes wavelength-selective photopolymerization under green vs. UV light to produce a degradable step-growth network vs. permanent chain-growth network.
Topics & Concepts
PhotopolymerAcrylateThiolDisulfide bondWavelengthPolymer chemistryChemistryPhotochemistryMaterials sciencePolymerOrganic chemistryPolymerizationOptoelectronicsMonomerBiochemistryPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPolymer composites and self-healing