In this process the free radicals strip the electrons from other molecules. This chain reaction is omnipresent in every cell of the human body. Beyond affecting cellular regulation, it can also damage ...

To get the monomers to link together, a lone electron – or free radical – initiates a bond with a monomer, triggering a chain reaction. Think of this process like knocking down a series of dominoes: ...

In this study, the researchers demonstrated the initiation of polymerization reactions, such as reversible ...

During this period the unused reducing agent undergoes oxidation by atmospheric oxygen, and this reaction is accompanied ... sulphonate except as free hydroxyl radicals (cf. Weiss and Stein ...