Light-assisted polymer curing (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Light-assisted polymer curing

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Colorized plot of the light-assisted curing of a polymer over five seconds, as measured with NIST's custom atomic force microscope with a nanocylinder probe. Darker colors indicate a higher level of conversion from a liquid resin to a polymer. The magenta block at left represents the light fixture that initiates the reaction.

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