High-Speed Monitoring of Curing Reaction in UV-Irradiated Resin by Rapid Scan

Introduction

Some polymeric materials have a molecular structure that is altered due to treatments such as mixing, heating, light irradiation, etc. Some of these changes take place within seconds, while others progress slowly over several hours. A Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) is an instrument that is extremely effective for tracking chemical reactions and changes because measurements can be conducted very easily and quickly. Here, using the Shimadzu IRTracer-100 FTIR spectrophotometer Rapid Scan feature, we introduce the results of measurement of the curing reaction process that occurs in UV-curable resin.

July 31, 2013 GMT