Grafting of acrylic monomers onto polyethylene surface (review)

Abstract

A search and review of English-language scientific literature about the graft copolymerization of acrylic monomers onto a solid-phase polymeric surface has been carried out. Grafting onto plates and films of high- and low-density polyethylene is considered. The monomers used were acrylic and methacrylic acids, glycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate, etc., and the main method was UV photopolymerization with an initiator – benzophenone, etc. Problems of graft polymerization in terms of surface modification of polymeric materials are touched upon, and possible areas of their application are outlined.