Frontal polymerizations: from chemical perspectives to macroscopic properties and applications

BA Suslick, J Hemmer, BR Groce, KJ Stawiasz… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and processing of most thermoplastics and thermoset polymeric materials rely
on energy-inefficient and environmentally burdensome manufacturing methods. Frontal …

Polymers as aerospace structural components: how to reach sustainability?

WE Dyer, B Kumru - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aerospace industry has been benefiting from the utilization of polymer materials since
fiber‐reinforced polymer composites (FRPC) offer high performances at low densities …

Photoinitiating systems and kinetics of frontal photopolymerization processes–the prospects for efficient preparation of composites and thick 3D structures

F Petko, A Świeży, J Ortyl - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, frontal polymerisation has found a growing interest in many applications.
Thus, its ability to cure thick samples with different fillers up to 50% by local application of a …

Kinetic and Chemical Effects of Clays and Other Fillers in the Preparation of Epoxy–Vinyl Ether Composites Using Radical-Induced Cationic Frontal Polymerization

BR Groce, EE Lane, DP Gary, DT Ngo… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Addition of fillers to formulations can generate composites with improved mechanical
properties and lower the overall cost through a reduction of chemicals needed. In this study …

Three-dimensional modeling of frontal polymerization for rapid, efficient, and uniform thermoset composites manufacturing

A Tarafdar, C Jia, W Hu, ID Hosein, KK Fu… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the incapability of one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) models in
simulating the frontal polymerization (FP) process in laminated composites with multiple …

Review on frontal polymerization behavior for thermosetting resins: Materials, modeling and application

T Luo, Y Ma, X Cui - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The traditional curing methods for thermosetting resins are energy-inefficient and
environmentally unfriendly. Frontal polymerization (FP) is a self-sustaining process relying …

Double benzylidene ketones as photoinitiators for visible light photopolymerization

B Bao, J You, D Li, H Zhan, L Zhang, M Li… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, four novel double benzylidene ketone dyes (TPA-H, CZ-H, TPA-C, and CZ-C)
with D–A structure were synthesized and showed good charge transfer characteristics and …

Frontal‐Photopolymerization of Fully Biobased Epoxy Composites

C Noè, M Hakkarainen, S Malburet… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The radical‐induced cationic frontal photopolymerization (RICFP) of fully biobased epoxy
composites is successfully demonstrated. This curing strategy considerably reduces the …

Modeling the through‐thickness frontal polymerization of unidirectional carbon fiber thermoset composites: Effect of microstructures

Y Wang - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The frontal polymerization is a technique that creates a self‐sustaining “cure front” that
propagates through the thermoset resin material. Such a technique is potentially capable of …

Redox cationic frontal polymerization: a rapid curing approach for carbon fiber-reinforced composites with high fiber content

MS Malik, M Wolfahrt, G Pinter, S Schlögl - Monatshefte für Chemie …, 2024 - Springer
Conventional frontal polymerization processes for epoxy-based composites rely on cations
and radicals generated by a short (and local) light or heat stimulus in the presence of an …