Effect of Residue Acrylic Monomers in Synthesized Solvent-Free Photoreactive Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives on the Main Properties of Transfer Tapes Applied to Joining Wooden Elements.

This publication describes the influence of residue monomers in synthesized pressure-sensitive adhesives based on acrylics on their main properties-tack, peel adhesion, shear strength and shrinkage-in the form of transfer tapes used for joining wooden elements in the furniture industry. The discussed carrier-free adhesive tapes are synthesized via photo-crosslinking and photopolymerization with UV radiation of the photoreactive prepolymers sandwiched between two adhesive siliconized polyester films. The simultaneous crosslinking and polymerization processes carried out under UV lamps placed simultaneously above and below the crosslinked photoreactive polymer layer lead to the production of a carrier-free adhesive film.

Latest Advances in Highly Efficient Dye-Based Photoinitiating Systems for Radical Polymerization.

Light-activated polymerization is one of the most important and powerful strategies for fabrication of various types of advanced polymer materials. Because of many advantages, such as economy, efficiency, energy saving and being environmentally friendly, etc., photopolymerization is commonly used in different fields of science and technology.

New amino acid propyl ester ibuprofenates from synthesis to use in drug delivery systems.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of introducing structural modification of ibuprofen in the form of an ion pair on the permeability of ibuprofen through the skin and the properties of the adhesive layer of the medical patch produced. The active substances tested were the salts of ibuprofen obtained by pairing the anion of ibuprofen with organic cations such as propyl esters of amino acids such as tyrosine, tryptophan, histidine, or phenylalanine. For comparison, the penetration of unmodified ibuprofen and commercially available patches was also tested.

Influence of Selected Crosslinking Agents and Selected Unsaturated Copolymerizable Photoinitiators Referring to the Shrinkage Resistance of Solvent-Based Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives.

The properties of solvent-based pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) acrylics, especially shrinkage, are mostly determined by the type and amount of the crosslinking agent added to the prepolymer or by the crosslinking method. The shrinkage profiles of the selected solvent-based acrylic PSA coated on PVC film were investigated using metal chelates (between 0 and 0.55 wt.

Evaluation of the Structural Modification of Ibuprofen on the Penetration Release of Ibuprofen from a Drug-in-Adhesive Matrix Type Transdermal Patch.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of chemical modifications of the structure of active compounds on the skin permeation and accumulation of ibuprofen [IBU] from the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive used as a drug-in-adhesives matrix type transdermal patch. The active substances tested were ibuprofen salts obtained by pairing the ibuprofen anion with organic cations, such as amino acid isopropyl esters. The structural modification of ibuprofen tested were Ibuprofen sodium salt, [GlyOiPr][IBU], [AlaOiPr][IBU], [ValOiPr][IBU], [SerOiPr][IBU], [ThrOiPr][IBU], [(AspOiPr)][IBU], [LysOiPr][IBU], [LysOiPr][IBU], [PheOiPr][IBU], and [ProOiPr][IBU].

Preparation and Characterization of Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives Crosslinked with UV Radiation-Influence of Monomer Composition on Adhesive Properties.

In this study, syntheses of acrylate copolymers were performed based on the monomers butyl acrylate (BA), 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-EHA), and acrylic acid (AA) and the second-type unsaturated photoinitiator 4-acryloyloxybenzophenone (ABP). The structure of the obtained copolymers was confirmed via FT-IR spectroscopic analysis, and the viscosity and the content of non-volatile substances were determined. The adhesive films were then coated and cross-linked using ultraviolet radiation in the UV-C range at various doses (5-50 mJ/cm).

Photoreactive UV-Crosslinkable Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) Containing Multifunctional Photoinitiators.

The use of ultraviolet radiation (UV) technology for the crosslinking of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSA) is the one of various crosslinking methods, being the alternative to the conventional crosslinking process of solvent-based acrylic systems. It also requires a photoinitiator to absorb the impinging UV and induce photocrosslinking. As previously mentioned, a photoinitiator is one of the important and necessary components in UV-inducted crosslinking of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives.

High-Performance UV-Vis Light Induces Radical Photopolymerization Using Novel 2-Aminobenzothiazole-Based Photosensitizers.

The popularity of using the photopolymerization reactions in various areas of science and technique is constantly gaining importance. Light-induced photopolymerization is the basic process for the production of various polymeric materials. The key role in the polymerization reaction is the photoinitiator.

Photocurable Coatings Based on Bio-Renewable Oligomers and Monomers.

Due to long-term problems related to environmental protection, economic aspects, and waste management in the chemical industry, it is justified to develop renewable polymers as an alternative to synthetic polymers. Two kinds of acrylic bio-renewable components were used for the modification of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO). The bio-based compositions used as photocurable binders to obtain the photocurable coatings with satisfactory properties and high bio content were then prepared.

Sustainable UV-Crosslinkable Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Medical Application.

This study aimed to investigate the potential of photoreactive acrylate patches as systems for transdermal drug delivery, in particular, using more renewable alternatives and more environmentally friendly synthesis routes of transdermal patches. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a transdermal patch containing ibuprofen and investigate its performance in vitro through the pigskin. Transparent patches were prepared using four acrylate copolymers with an incorporated photoinitiator.

Photocurable Epoxy Acrylate Coatings Preparation by Dual Cationic and Radical Photocrosslinking.

In this work, epoxy acrylate resin (EA) based on the industrial-grade bisphenol A-based epoxy resin (Ep6) and acrylic acid (AA) has been synthesized in order to develop hybrid resin comprising both epoxide group and reactive, terminal unsaturation. Obtained epoxy acrylate prepolymer was employed to formulate photocurable coating compositions containing, besides the EA binder, also cationic or radical photoinitiators. Hence, when cationic photoinitiators were applied, polyether-type polymer chains with pending acrylate groups were formed.

Novel Photoreactive Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (PSA) Based on Acrylics Containing Additionable Photoinitiators.

A new class of additionable ultraviolet photoinitiators that can be used, through addition, for modification of the acrylic polymer chain and their influence of main properties of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) is described here. The photoinitiators studied are based on benzophenone, dibenzofuran and anthraquinone chromophores. The propyleneimine carbonyl is the reactive additionable group incorporated in the photoinitiator structure.

Influence of an Alkoxylation Grade of Acrylates on Shrinkage of UV-Curable Compositions.

Commercially available UV curable restorative materials are composed of inorganic filler hydroxyapatite, multifunctional methacrylate, photoinitiator and alkoxylated acrylate. Especially, the application of alkoxylated monomers with different alkoxylation grade allows the reduction of polymerization shrinkage which plays the major role by application of low shrinkage composites as high quality restorative dental materials or other adhesive materials in the form of UV-polymerized self-adhesive acrylics layers (films). There are several ways to reduce polymerization shrinkage of restorative compositions, for example, by adjusting different alkoxylated acrylic monomers, which are integral part of investigated UV curable restorative composites.

Onium salts improve the kinetics of photopolymerization of acrylate activated with visible light.

The aim was study the influence of onium salts on the kinetics of photopolymerization in the visible light region. Trimethylolpropane triacrylate TMPTA was selected as a monomer, and activated by 1,3-bis(phenylamino)squaraine (SQ) used as a photosensitizer in addition to tetramethylammonium -butyltriphenylborate (B2). The iodonium salt [A-I-B]X functioned as a second radical initiator, bearing a different substitution pattern for the cation.