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An acidic route for radical polymerizations

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Acid triggers the formation of radicals by Flory autoinitiation of acrylic monomers and enhances polymerization rates.

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Fig. 1: Radical polymerization by acid-triggered Flory-type autoinitiation of acrylic monomers.

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