@article { ISI:000300929600025,
	title = {Photopolymerization kinetics of 2-phenylethyl (meth) acrylates studied by photo DSC},
	journal = {Journal of Polymer Research},
	volume = {19},
	number = {2},
	year = {2012},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {9811},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>The present work deals with the photopolymerization of 2-phenylethyl (meth)acrylates and estimation of their kinetic parameters. Formulations were made by independently homogenizing the monomers with photoinitiators of two different classes. Two 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 differential photocalorimetry (DPC) or photo DSC under polychromatic radiation. The heat flow against time was recorded for all formulations under isothermal conditions and the rates of polymerization as well as the percentage conversions were estimated. It was observed that due to a longer timescale for reaction diffusion, the methacrylate formulations showed a higher conversion than acrylate formulations. Other parameters such as induction time, maximum rate and conversion attained as well as the time to attain peak maximum were noted. The photopolymerization and kinetic estimations of the formulations including evaluation of kinetic models are discussed.</p>},
	keywords = {Bimolecular termination model, Photo DSC, Photopolymerization, Variable autocatalytic model},
	issn = {1022-9760},
	doi = {10.1007/s10965-011-9811-3},
	author = {Ghorpade, Ravindra V. and Bhosle, Sonali Madhavrao and Ponrathnam, S. and Rajan, C. R. and Chavan, Nayaku and Harikrishna, Reghunathan}
}
@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.}
}
