State of the art in dual-curing acrylate systems

Identifier:  imarina:5131941

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina5131941

Authors:  Konuray, Osman; Fernandez-Francos, Xavier; Ramis, Xavier; Serra, Angels

Abstract:
Acrylate chemistry has found widespread use in dual-curing systems over the years. Acrylates are cheap, easily handled and versatile monomers that can undergo facile chain-wise or step-wise polymerization reactions that are mostly of the 'click' nature. Their dual-curing processes yield two distinct and temporally stable sets of material properties at each curing stage, thereby allowing process flexibility. The review begins with an introduction to acrylate-based click chemistries behind dual-curing systems and relevant reaction mechanisms. It then provides an overview of reaction combinations that can be encountered in these systems. It finishes with a survey of recent and breakthrough research in acrylate dual-curing materials for shape memory polymers, optical materials, photolithography, protective coatings, structured surface topologies, and holographic materials.