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A New Approach<br />
• Cooperative research between Chevron and Los Alamos<br />
National Lab led to the development of a shrinking<br />
spacer based on methyl methacrylate (MMA)<br />
• MMA is a liquid monomer that polymerizes to form many<br />
familiar items like plastic windows and acrylic<br />
paperweights, and is the active ingredient in many latex<br />
paints<br />
• MMA shrinks 20% as it changes from emulsified liquid<br />
MMA droplets to tiny solid poly-MMA particles
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