“Lucite” [ICI]

Name:
“Lucite” [ICI]
Detailed information:
TM for acrylic resins consisting of a series of polymeric esters of methacrylic acid, CH₂C(CH₃)COOR, in which R is methyl, ethyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, or combinations of these alkyl groups. These are water-white, transparent, thermoplastic resins in granular or solution forms, used in lacquers, coatings, adhesives, modifiers for other resins. “Lucite” is also a TM for an acrylic monomer, methyl methacrylate, for acrylic resins in the form of injection molding and extrusion powders; for acrylic resin dental materials; and for acrylic syrup, a liquid methyl methacrylate for use in translucent and decorative panels.See Acrylic Resin.