Photodegradation of Solid Polymers

  • Jan F. Rabek

Abstract

There are several reasons why the photodegradation processes in solid polymers differ from those proceeding in the liquid phase [561, 589, 769]. Differences between solution- and solid-photodegradation arise from:
  1. (i)

    mobility of macromolecules;

     
  2. (ii)

    diffusion-controlled reactions;

     
  3. (iii)

    solvent-macromolecule interactions;

     
  4. (iv)

    reactions caused by free radicals formed from the solvent, photolysis;

     
  5. (v)

    cage effect.

     

Keywords

Solid Polymer Chain Scission Deformation Force Ultimate Elongation Vinyl Butyral 
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Copyright information

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jan F. Rabek
    • 1
  1. 1.Polymer Research Group, Department of Dental Biomaterials ScienceKarolinska Institute, Royal Institute of MedicineStockholmSweden

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