PARALLEL EXPERIENCE OF 2 DIFFERENT LABORATORIES WITH THE INITIATOR PERKADOX-16 FOR POLYMERIZATION OF METHYLMETHACRYLATES

Citation
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
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Cell Biology
Journal title
ISSN journal
01478885
Volume
17
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
343 - 348
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8885(1994)17:4<343:PEO2DL>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
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.