Hampered Vinyl Polymerization by Embedding Biological Objects
A. A. Hofer 1 and
E. Lautenschlager 1
1 Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium, Basel, Switzerland
Inhibition of vinyl polymerization by the embedding of biological specimens is due to the presence of biogenic amines. This inhibition is eliminated by acylation of the embedded objects with acid anhydrides.