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Synthèse et formulation de résines photopolymérisables issues de la biomasse : application pour l'impression Braille

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The work of the PhD deals with the synthesis of polymerizable monomers derived from biomass, the study of their photopolymerization and the characterization of the resulting materials. The formulated monomers were tested in a printing method of Braille characters.The monomers were prepared in a two-steps reaction that is simple, economic and environmentally friendly. The first step comprised a reaction between glycerol derivatives (glycerol carbonate or glycidol) and fatty acids. In the second step, the obtained [alpha]-monoglycerides were functionalized to obtain photopolymerizable monomers. The different obtained monomers that bear (meth)acrylate and/or epoxy groups were photopolymerized in a few seconds in the presence of photoinitiator.The photopolymerization kinetics were followed by FT-IR spectroscopy in ATR mode, and various parameters such as the amount and the nature of the photoinitiator, the irradiation intensity and the temperature were optimized. The different photocured materials were characterized to highlight their main physicochemical properties. Structure-properties relations were then established.Finally, a photopolymerizable formulation having a viscosity compatible with the printing process of Braille characters was developed by adding nanometric silice. The obtained Braille characters exhibited features close those carried out by the industrial partner.