title: UV-cured, platinum-free, soft poly(dimethylsiloxane) networks.
abstract: To overcome the drawbacks exhibited by platinum-catalyzed curing of silicones, photoinitiated thiol-ene cross-linking of high-molecular-weight poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) prepolymers has been investigated as a pathway to novel soft PDMS networks, based on commercially available starting materials was developed. Through a fast and efficient two-step cross-linking reaction highly flexible PDMS elastomers were prepared.
authors.affiliation: Danish Polymer Centre, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Søltofts Plads, Building 229, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby (Denmark), Fax: (+45) 4588-2161.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Skov
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Daugaard
keywords: cross-linking; curing; photochemistry; poly(dimethylsiloxane); silicon