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    Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is the synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate. It is used as an engineering plastic, and it is a transparent...
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    is a monomer produced on a large scale for the production of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). MMA was discovered by Bernhard Tollens and his student...
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    Methacrylates are derivatives of methacrylic acid. These derivatives are mainly used to make poly(methyl methacrylate) and related polymers. Monomers...
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    scale as a precursor to its esters, especially methyl methacrylate (MMA), and to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). In the most common route, methacrylic...
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    as polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) or poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVdF). In the 1970s, the original...
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  • before it polymerizes and "sets". After setting, the resulting poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is often renamed "acrylic glass" or "acrylic". (This is...
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    Poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) is a family of organic polymers with the formula (CH2CHCO2CH3)n. It is a synthetic acrylate polymer derived from methyl acrylate...
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    polycarbonates (PC), used in motorcycle helmets and optical discs; and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA, major brand names acrylic glass and plexiglass), used e...
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    the corresponding crystal. Hard plastics like polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) are used well below their glass transition temperatures, i.e....
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  • paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion Poly(methyl methacrylate), also known as acrylic glass or Plexiglass, a transparent thermoplastic...
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  • 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester, homopolymer". www.commonchemistry.org. Retrieved 2019-05-01. "poly(ethyl methacrylate) macromolecule (CHEBI:53221)"...
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    polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Products made from...
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  • acrylates Methyl methacrylate, precursor to "perspex" (plexiglass) Ethyl cyanoacrylate, precursor to "super glue" Some acrylate polymers (poly(methyl methacrylate)...
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    Cast Acrylic is a form of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). It is formed by casting the monomer, methyl methacrylate, mixed with initiators and possibly...
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    Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (category Methacrylate esters)
    bonds involved. It is used as a monomer to prepare hydroxyapatite/poly methyl methacrylate composites. EGDMA can be used in free radical copolymer crosslinking...
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    thermally grown SiO2 as gate dielectric. Organic polymers, such as poly(methyl-methacrylate) (PMMA), can also be used as dielectric. One of the benefits of...
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    fiberglass-reinforced polyester plastic, polyester-polyurethane, and poly(methyl methacrylate), measuring 4 metres (13 feet) high and 8 metres (26 feet) in diameter...
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    Polycaprolactone Zein, shellac – biologically derived coating materials Poly(methyl methacrylate) "Material Properties of Polylactic Acid (PLA), Agro Based Polymers"...
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    Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA) is a polymer that forms a hydrogel in water. Poly (hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) hydrogel for intraocular...
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    which the gain medium is a laser dye-doped organic matrix such as poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), rather than a liquid solution of the dye. These lasers...
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  • Computer numerical control (CNC) machining test in poly(methyl methacrylate) (Perspex)....
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    are known to induce in the polymers they produce. For example, poly(methyl methacrylate) has been synthesized by the ternary system benzoyl peroxide and...
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  • para-Methoxymethamphetamine, a stimulant drug Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Poly(methyl methacrylate), a transparent thermoplastic often used as a glass substitute...
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    chain-growth polymerization reactions, such as for polyester and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) resins and dental cements and restoratives. It is the most...
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  • materials and crystalline materials: Glass Plastics Polycarbonate Poly(methyl methacrylate) Sodium chloride Strontium fluoride Synthetic diamond Zinc sulfide...
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    Coutinho, Joa˜o A. P.; Marrucho, Isabel M. (2010). "Optical Properties". Poly(Lactic Acid): Synthesis, Structures, Properties, Processing, and Applications;...
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  • Solomon D. H. (2004). "Synthetic hydrogels 3. Solvent effects on poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) networks". Polymer. 45 (12): 4017–4027. doi:10.1016/j.polymer...
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    from butyl acrylate and one or more of the following comonomers methyl methacrylate, styrene, acrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, vinylidene...
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    ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate, many custom formulations (e.g., 91% ECA, 9% poly(methyl methacrylate), <0.5% hydroquinone, and a small amount of organic sulfonic acid...
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    illustrates how induced dipole interactions for alternating or random poly(methyl methacrylate-alt-ran-n-butyl acrylate) (p(MMA-alt-ran-nBA)) copolymers owing...
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