发明名称 |
METHOD OF MAKING PRECISION-MOLDED ARTICLES BY POLYMERIZING ETHYLENICALLY-UNSATURATED MATERIALS IN A MOLD USING IONIZING RADIATION |
摘要 |
Methods of (co)polymerizing ethylenically-unsaturated materials, including the steps of providing a mixture of free radically (co)polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated material in a mold, exposing the mixture in the mold to a source of ionizing radiation for a time sufficient to initiate (co)polymerization of at least a portion of the free radically (co)polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated material, and allowing the free radically (co)polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated material to (co)polymerize in the mold while continuing to expose the mixture to the source of ionizing radiation for a time sufficient to yield an at least partially (co)polymerized (co)polymer. The ethylenically-unsaturated materials are selected from vinyl-functional monomers, vinyl-functional oligomers, vinyl-functional macromers, and combinations thereof. The mixture is preferably free of thermally-induced or UV-induced free radical polymerization initiators. The source of ionizing radiation may be a gamma ray source, an x-ray source, an electron beam source with an emission energy greater than 300 keV, and combinations thereof. |
申请公布号 |
US2015298366(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.10.22 |
申请号 |
US201314648055 |
申请日期 |
2013.12.06 |
申请人 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
发明人 |
Richter Karl B.;Myers Sasha B.;O'Neal Daniel J.;Tran Thu-Van T.;Hamer Craig E. |
分类号 |
B29C35/08;G02B1/04 |
主分类号 |
B29C35/08 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
(a) providing a mixture comprising free radically (co)polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated material in a mold, wherein the mixture is non-heterogeneous; (b) exposing the mixture in the mold to a source of ionizing radiation for a time sufficient to initiate (co)polymerization of at least a portion of the free radically (co)polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated material; and (c) allowing the free radically (co)polymerizable ethylenically-unsaturated material to (co)polymerize in the mold while continuing to expose the mixture to the source of ionizing radiation for a time sufficient to yield an at least partially (co)polymerized (co)polymer. |
地址 |
Saint Paul MN US |