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 …

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 …

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 …

Frontal polymerization-assisted 3D printing of short carbon fibers/dicyclopentadiene composites

Z Zhang, R Liu, W Li, Y Liu, Z Pei, J Qiu… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Discontinuous carbon fibers (d-CFs) with different surface modifications (sizing, carboxyl-
grafting, and norbornene-grafting) were separately dispersed in dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) …

Rapid synchronized fabrication of vascularized thermosets and composites

M Garg, JE Aw, X Zhang, PJ Centellas, LM Dean… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Bioinspired vascular networks transport heat and mass in hydrogels, microfluidic devices,
self-healing and self-cooling structures, filters, and flow batteries. Lengthy, multistep …

Rapid multiple-front polymerization of fiber-reinforced polymer composites

PJ Centellas, M Yourdkhani, S Vyas, B Koohbor… - Composites Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Frontal polymerization (FP) is an out-of-autoclave, self-sustaining cure process that enables
rapid and energy-efficient manufacturing of composites compared to conventional …

A Mechanism-Based Reaction–Diffusion Model for Accelerated Discovery of Thermoset Resins Frontally Polymerized by Olefin Metathesis

D Bistri, I Arretche, JJ Lessard… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) involves a self-perpetuating
exothermic reaction, which enables the rapid and energy-efficient manufacturing of …

Multiphysics modeling of frontal polymerization-assisted layer-by-layer additive manufacturing of thermoset polymer components

Z Chen, M Ziaee, M Yourdkhani, X Zhang - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Frontal polymerization (FP) is a novel curing strategy that relies on a self-propagating
exothermic reaction front to polymerize thermoset resins rapidly. Due to its energy-efficiency …

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 …

Analytical estimates of front velocity in the frontal polymerization of thermoset polymers and composites

A Kumar, Y Gao, PH Geubelle - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This note presents approximate analytical expressions for the velocity of the self‐
propagating reaction front in the frontal polymerization of thermoset polymers and …