@article { ISI:000362948200004,
	title = {Ambient temperature photocopolymerization of tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate and isobornyl methacrylate: reactivity ratios and thermal studies},
	journal = {Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry},
	volume = {52},
	number = {12},
	year = {2015},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {982-991},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC},
	address = {530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Photocopolymerization of heterocyclic monomer namely, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate with bulky bicyclic monomer, isobornyl methacrylate with different feed ratios was carried out in bulk with low concentration of an -hydroxyl ketone based photoinitiator. The ambient temperature photocopolymerization was carried out by using a UV-Visible lamp with fixed low intensity of 0.4mW cm(-2) for a period of 6min. The residual monomer remained in the polymerization process were determined by using gas chromatography. The reactivity ratio values for the two monomers were calculated from the copolymer composition data by using Fineman-Ross, Kelen-Tudos, Extended Kelen-Tudos and Mao-Huglin methods. Individually, as well as the average of all the methods revealed that the monomer reactivity ratios of tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate were higher than isobornyl methacrylate. The dyad sequence distribution and dyad sequence lengths were calculated using the Igarashi and Pyun method and the sequence length distribution for tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate was observed to be higher with an increase in its feed content. This supports the reactivity ratio studies that a higher monomer reactivity ratio value for tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate was observed as compared to its comonomer. The thermal studies showed that the glass transition temperatures of the copolymers increased with an increase in isobornyl methacrylate content.</p>},
	keywords = {Copolymer, methacrylates, micro structure, photocopolymerization, reactivity ratios, thermal studies},
	issn = {1060-1325},
	doi = {10.1080/10601325.2015.1095600},
	author = {Rajdeo, K. S. and Ponrathnam, S. and Pardeshi, S. and Chavan, Nayaku and Bhongale, Sunil Sitaram and Harikrishna, Reghunathan}
}
@article { ISI:000379253100009,
	title = {Synthesis of 2-phenoxy-2-phenylethyl acrylate and copolymerization with 2-phenylethyl acrylate: estimation of monomer reactivity ratios, thermal and optical properties},
	journal = {Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry},
	volume = {53},
	number = {7},
	year = {2016},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {457-464},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC},
	address = {530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA},
	abstract = {<p>A new aromatic based monomer 2-phenoxy-2-phenylethyl acrylate (PPEA) was synthesized. Copolymers of PPEA with 2-phenylethyl acrylate (PEA) were prepared by free radical polymerization. The reactivity ratios were estimated using various graphical methods. Structural parameters of the copolymers were obtained by calculating the dyad monomer sequence fractions and the mean sequence length. Optical properties of polymers such as refractive indices and UV-Visible absorption were investigated. The glass transition temperature and thermal degradation behavior of the copolymers were studied. Combined with the RI, transparency and thermal properties, prepared copolymers hold great promise as materials for intraocular lens applications.</p>},
	keywords = {2-Phenoxy-2-phenylethyl acrylate, 2-phenylethyl acrylate, copolymerization, Optical properties, reactivity ratios, Thermal properties},
	issn = {1060-1325},
	doi = {10.1080/10601325.2016.1176447},
	author = {Ghorpade, Ravindra V. and Ponrathnam, Surendra and Chavan, Nayaku}
}
