The use of renewable feedstock in UV-curable materials - a new age for polymers and green chemistry

Laurent Fertier (1) , Houria Koleilat (1) , Mylene Stemmelen (1) , Olivia Giani (1) , Christine Joly-Duhamel (1) , Vincent Lapinte (1) , Jean Jacques Robin (1)

1 ICGM ICMMM - Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier

This review aims to cover the state of the art of renewable feedstock use in materials production using photopolymerization processes. This area of investigation is an emerging field of research, and it combines biosourced molecules with a cheap and rapid radiative processing method that avoids any emission of volatile organic compounds. The main classes of naturally occurring molecules and macromolecules such as lipids, amino acids, carbohydrates, polyenes, etc. are detailed. The way they are used or integrated in photopolymerizable systems are described in relation to their applications: coatings, biomaterials, biodegradable drug delivery systems, microelectronics or optoelectronics. This critical review takes into account the reactivity of the various compounds as well as their cytotoxicity, biodegradability and finally their end uses.

Mots clés: Photopolymerization; Renewable resources; Vegetable oil Carbohydrates; Amino acids; Natural rubbers

Domaines: Polymères

Laurent Fertier, Houria Koleilat, Mylene Stemmelen, Olivia Giani, Christine Joly-Duhamel, et al.. The use of renewable feedstock in UV-curable materials - a new age for polymers and green chemistry. Progress in Polymer Science, 2013, 38, pp.932-962. ⟨10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2012.12.002⟩. ⟨hal-00820481⟩