C. Sanderson et Lr. Kitabayashi, PARALLEL EXPERIENCE OF 2 DIFFERENT LABORATORIES WITH THE INITIATOR PERKADOX-16 FOR POLYMERIZATION OF METHYLMETHACRYLATES, Journal of histotechnology, 17(4), 1994, pp. 343-348
For many years, benzoyl peroxide has been used as an initiator for pol
ymerization of methylmethacrylate. In 1983, di(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl)
peroxydicarbonate, trade-named Perkadox 16, was introduced in the lit
erature as an alternative to benzoyl peroxide. When Perkadox 16 was in
corporated into the protocols in our respective laboratories, we found
that it had some unique advantages over benzoyl peroxide, including r
educed preparation time and reproducible polymerization. However, duri
ng the course of the last 4 years, we have begun to experience some pr
oblems. This paper presents some of the problems that have been associ
ated with Perkadox 16 in 2 different laboratories and how each laborat
ory has worked out a system to avoid them.