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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Adhesives Research, Inc., Glen Rock, PA (US);
Thomas R. Gordon, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Christina T. Nolen, Eldersburg, MD (US);
Donald Herr, Lancaster, PA (US);
Adhesives Research, Inc., Glen Rock, PA (US);
Abstract
A UV light curable adhesive is disclosed, comprising, at least one bi-active monomer, at least one polymerizable oligomer, a primary photoinitiator, and a monomer scavenger, wherein photopolymerization of the at least one bi-active monomer by the primary photoinitiator activates the monomer scavenger, reducing residual monomer content in a cured adhesive formed by the photopolymerization of the bi-active monomer in comparison to an otherwise identical comparative UV adhesive lacking the monomer scavenger. A method for curing the UV light curable adhesive is disclosed, including applying the UV light curable adhesive to a surface and exposing the UV light curable adhesive to UV light, free from heating the UV light curable adhesive other than any autogenous increases in temperature from exothermic polymerization reactions. A device with the UV light cured adhesive is disclosed, including the UV light cured adhesive joining a first surface to a second surface.