photopolymerization
Noun
Meaning
photopolymerization (plural photopolymerizations)
(chemistry, physics) Any polymerization reaction that requires light for the propagation step
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Several forms of 3D printing —including layer-by-layer stereolithography and two-photon absorption 3D photopolymerization —use photopolymerization.
Photopolymerization Most photopolymerization reactions are chain-growth polymerizations which are initiated by the absorption of visible or ultraviolet light.