@article {39},
	title = {Synthesis of hydroxy-functional PMMA macromonomers by anionic polymerization},
	journal = {Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry},
	volume = {46},
	number = {10},
	year = {2009},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {PII 914494634},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC},
	type = {Article},
	address = {325 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Living anionic polymerization has been utilized to synthesize hydroxy end-functionalized PMMA macromonomers with styryl or allyl functionalities as the polymerizable end-groups. Protected hydroxy-functionalized alkyl lithium initiators have been used to initiate anionic polymerization of MMA. Subsequently the living chains with protected hydroxyl function have been terminated using 4-vinylbenzyl chloride (4-VBC) or allyl methacrylate (ALMA) to form -hydroxy{\textendash}styryl and -hydroxy{\textendash}allyl PMMA, respectively. These protected hydroxy-functionalized PMMA macromonomers have been characterized by GPC and 1H-NMR. Termination using 4-VBC led to 50\% functionalization, whereas that using allyl methacrylate led to 100\% functionalization of the hydroxy-PMMA.</p>},
	keywords = {Anionic polymerization, functionalized initiator, Macromonomer},
	issn = {1060-1325},
	doi = {10.1080/10601320903158610},
	author = {Dhara, Mahua Ganguly and Sivaram, Swaminathan and Bhonde, Ramesh R. and Bhagavatula L. V. Prasad}
}
@article { ISI:000328434500029,
	title = {Photopolymerization kinetics of bis-aromatic based urethane acrylate macromonomers in the presence of reactive diluent},
	journal = {Progress in Organic Coatings},
	volume = {77},
	number = {1},
	year = {2014},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {225-231},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA},
	address = {PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND},
	abstract = {<p>The present work deals with the photopolymerization of bis-aromatic based urethane acrylate macromonomers in the presence of excess end capping agent as reactive diluent and estimation of their kinetic parameters. Formulations were made by independently homogenizing the macromonomers with photoinitiators of three different classes. Three different compositions of photoinitiators were used to study the effect of concentration of photoinitiator on cure kinetics. These compositions obtained were tested for photo curing performance using photo DSC under polychromatic radiation. The heat flows against time were recorded for all formulations under isothermal condition and the rates of polymerization, peak maximum times as well as the percentage conversions were estimated. It was observed that due to a longer timescale for reaction diffusion, formulations with macromonomer containing propoxylated backbone showed higher conversions than the corresponding ethoxylated analogue. The photopolymerization and kinetic estimations of the formulations including evaluation of kinetic model are discussed. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Bimolecular termination model, kinetics, Macromonomer, Photopolymerization},
	issn = {0300-9440},
	doi = {10.1016/j.porgcoat.2013.09.006},
	author = {Harikrishna, Reghunathan and Ponrathnam, S. and Rajan, C. R.}
}
