methyl methacrylate
noun
: a volatile flammable liquid C5H8O2 that polymerizes readily and is used especially as a monomer for resins
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Officials also identified ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate in the solution that spilled into the Delaware River.
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Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
The Dorgan lab made their new composite resin by dissolving PLA in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA), resulting in a syrupy resin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022
The team produced a syrupy resin by dissolving polylactide, a polymer derived from plants, in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA).
—Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022
Non-bio degradable by design, plexiglass or poly methyl methacrylate isn’t easy to recycle.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 29 June 2021
Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
The Dorgan lab made their new composite resin by dissolving PLA in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA), resulting in a syrupy resin.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022
The team produced a syrupy resin by dissolving polylactide, a polymer derived from plants, in a synthetic monomer called methyl methacrylate (MMA).
—Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022
Non-bio degradable by design, plexiglass or poly methyl methacrylate isn’t easy to recycle.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 29 June 2021
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