A simple Raman technique to measure the degree of cure in UV curable coatings

Progress in Organic Coatings

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 226-232

  Nichols, M E ^a   Seubert, C M ^a   Weber, W H ^a   Gerlock, J L ^a  

^a FORD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Raman microscope; UV curable clearcoats

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CURING; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL FILMS; RAMAN SCATTERING;

ULTRA-VIOLET (UV) CURABLE COATINGS;

OPTICAL COATINGS;

EID: 0035576746     PISSN: 03009440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9440(01)00173-4     Document Type: Article

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