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RadTech
UV/EB Technology Conference & Expo 2008
May 4-7, 2008
Lakeside Center at McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois - United States of America
Fundamentals
of Photopolymerization Short Course -
Graduate Course
FACULTY
Alec Scranton PH. D., University of Iowa
and Christopher Bowman, University of Colorado
WHO
SHOULD ATTEND?
The course will build upon fundamental concepts to help students
achieve an advanced level of understanding of a broad range of topics
important for photopolymerization reactions. Students
in this course should have a degree in chemistry or chemical engineering,
or should have worked in related fields. The course is
well-suited for chemists or chemical engineers who find themselves
working with UV curing systems but have little formal training in
the area. An advanced degree is not required.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
Photopolymerization is one of the most rapidly expanding processes
for materials production with more then 15% annual growth projected
for the next several years. Ultimately, the growth in applications
of photopolymerization is driven by the advantages afforded by the
use of light, rather then heat, to drive the conversion of monomer
to polymer. These advantages include: solvent-free formulations;
very high reaction rates at room temperature; spatial control of
the polymerization; low energy input; and chemical versatility since
polymerization of a wide variety of monomers can be polymerized
photochemically. Due to this unique set of advantages, photopolymerizations
have gained prominence in recent years for the solvent-free curing
of polymer films as well as emerging applications in dental materials,
conformal coatings, electronic and optical materials, and rapid
prototyping of three-dimensional objects.
The
tremendous growth in applications of photopolymerizations has out-paced
the supply of scientists and engineers trained in the fundamentals
of photopolymerization systems. The goal of this course is to address
this problem by providing the participants with an understanding
of the fundamentals of photopolymerization systems. Topics that
will be covered include:
- Fundamentals
of chain polymerizations
- Chemistry
of free radical photoinitiators and photosensitizers
- Monomers
for free radical photopolymerizations
- Kinetics
& mechanisms of free radical photopolymerizations
- Chemistry
of cationic photoinitiators and photosensitizers
- Monomers
for cationic photopolymerizations
- Kinetics
and mechanisms of cationic photopolymerizations
- Light
sources for photopolymerizations
- Specialty
photopolymeriztion systems
- Future
trends in photopolymerizations
CEU
CREDIT
Attendees taking this course will receive 0.5 CEU credits from the
University of Iowa. CEU credit forms will be handed out to students
the day of the course.
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