Lauren Hughes Schneidewind

Daniel Rice: Co-Founder & Software Developer
Lauren Schneidewind: Co-Founder & CEO
LD Studios is a web application development company that provide scalable, integrated, financially- focused secure web products.
For any doubters out there, online dating can work, and Lauren and Daniel are perfect examples. Shortly after getting hitched in 2013, the twosome launched LD Studios and it’s been straight hustle in love and business since then.
“The best decision I ever made was starting… Show more

Daniel Rice: Co-Founder & Software Developer
Lauren Schneidewind: Co-Founder & CEO
LD Studios is a web application development company that provide scalable, integrated, financially- focused secure web products.
For any doubters out there, online dating can work, and Lauren and Daniel are perfect examples. Shortly after getting hitched in 2013, the twosome launched LD Studios and it’s been straight hustle in love and business since then.
“The best decision I ever made was starting a business with Lauren,” stated Daniel. “I started a few other companies in the past, and the main reason they failed was because I didn’t truly know my partner. Knowing Lauren and I work well together, and that our goals for LD Studios are aligned, makes me confident in this business.” “Good answer,” Lauren chuckled.
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Everyone loves a little friendly competition and in the world of web app development, there is no shortage of talent throwing their hats in the ring. So when Lauren Schneidewind and Daniel Rice decided to set up their own web app dev shop, LD Studios, they knew it was game on.

What started as a pet project for Schneidewind and Rice in 2014, has grown to a devoted staff of 5, with an influx of projects to keep the team moving full steam ahead. We recently had the pleasure of catching up… Show more

Everyone loves a little friendly competition and in the world of web app development, there is no shortage of talent throwing their hats in the ring. So when Lauren Schneidewind and Daniel Rice decided to set up their own web app dev shop, LD Studios, they knew it was game on.

What started as a pet project for Schneidewind and Rice in 2014, has grown to a devoted staff of 5, with an influx of projects to keep the team moving full steam ahead. We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Schneidewind to get the scoop on the fantastic five behind the screens at LD Studios.

“Last year was a great year for us,” stated Lauren. “We had 9 projects, with one of those being a large project taking two full-time developers to work on, which really gave us the stability we need. Our customers changed from who we thought we would support, but the shift to primarily helping finance companies has given us great legs to stand on.”

LD Studios leap into the world of finance has worked well in their favor – with customers ranging as far as Trinidad and Tobago. And while they take on projects from just about anywhere, they like to keep their talent pool right here in Atlanta.

“Our team brings a unique group of talents. Our most recent hire Brian understands the ins and outs of the finance world which really gives us that extra edge. With everything moving to online payments and the cloud, the industry is exploding in that direction and there is a huge demand for what we can bring to the table.”


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Objectives
This study evaluates the performance of highly reactive novel monomethacrylates characterized by various secondary moieties as reactive diluent alternatives to TEGDMA in BisGMA filled dental resins. We hypothesize that these monomers improve material properties and kinetics over TEGDMA because of their unique polymerization behavior.
Methods
The cure rates and final double bond conversion of the resins were measured using real-time FTIR spectroscopy. The glass transition… Show more

Objectives
This study evaluates the performance of highly reactive novel monomethacrylates characterized by various secondary moieties as reactive diluent alternatives to TEGDMA in BisGMA filled dental resins. We hypothesize that these monomers improve material properties and kinetics over TEGDMA because of their unique polymerization behavior.
Methods
The cure rates and final double bond conversion of the resins were measured using real-time FTIR spectroscopy. The glass transition temperature and storage modulus of the formed polymers were measured using dynamic mechanical analysis. Flexural modulus and flexural strength values were obtained using a three-point bending flexural test.
Results
Polymerization kinetics and polymer mechanical properties were evaluated for the novel resin composites. It was observed that upon the use of novel monomethacrylates as reactive diluents, polymerization kinetics increased by up to 3-fold accompanied by increases in the extent of cure from 5% to 13% as compared to the BisGMA/TEGDMA control. Polymer composites formed from resins of BisGMA/novel monomethacrylates exhibited comparable Tg values to the control, along with 27–37% reductions in the glass transition half widths indicating the formation of more homogeneous polymeric networks. The BisGMA/monomethacrylate formulations exhibited equivalent flexural modulus and flexural strength values relative to BisGMA/TEGDMA.
Significance
Formulations containing novel monovinyl methacrylates exhibit dramatically increased curing rates while also exhibiting superior or at least comparable composite polymer mechanical properties. Thus, these types of materials are attractive for use as reactive diluent alternatives to TEGDMA in dental formulations.
Keywords: Dental resins; Photopolymerization; Reactive diluent
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.05.003. ISSN: 0109-5641. Show less

Abstract
The copolymerization behavior and the dark polymerization kinetics of highly reactive novel acrylic monomers were compared to traditional acrylate monomers. Copolymerization of thiol functionalities with novel acrylic monomers was characterized, and it was observed that the inclusion of secondary functionalities such as carbamates, carbonates, and cyclic carbonates, in acrylic monomers significantly alters the relative reactivity of the novel acrylates with thiols. While traditional… Show more

Abstract
The copolymerization behavior and the dark polymerization kinetics of highly reactive novel acrylic monomers were compared to traditional acrylate monomers. Copolymerization of thiol functionalities with novel acrylic monomers was characterized, and it was observed that the inclusion of secondary functionalities such as carbamates, carbonates, and cyclic carbonates, in acrylic monomers significantly alters the relative reactivity of the novel acrylates with thiols. While traditional aliphatic acrylates exhibited propagation to chain transfer ratios ranging between 0.8 (± 0.1)–1.5(± 0.2), the novel acrylates characterized by secondary functionalities exhibited much higher propagation to chain transfer ratios ranging from 2.8(± 0.2)–4(± 0.2). In the dark polymerization studies, the kinetics of the novel acrylates were evaluated following cessation of the UV light. The novel acrylates exhibited extensive polymerization in the dark compared to most traditional acrylates and diacrylates. For instance, cyclic carbonate acrylate was observed to attain 35 % additional conversion in the dark when the UV light was extinguished at 35 % conversion, whereas traditional acrylates such as hexyl acrylate attained only 3 % additional conversion when the UV light was extinguished at 35 %, and a diacrylate such as HDDA attained 15 % additional conversion when the UV light was extinguished at 40 % conversion. Also, through choice of appropriate monomers, the dark polymerization studies were performed such that the polymerization rate was approximately the same at the point the light was extinguished for all these monomers. The copolymerization and dark polymerization studies support the hypothesis that the nature of the propagating species in the novel acrylates is altered as compared to traditional acrylic monomers and polymerizations. Show less

This study focuses on the design and development of novel monovinylic (meth)acrylate monomers with enhanced polymerization kinetics and the evaluation of their performance as reactive diluents in diacrylate systems. Novel (meth)acrylic monomers characterized by several new secondary functionalities are developed in this study and are shown to exhibit reactivities 10-70 fold greater than traditional monoacrylates such as hexyl acrylate. These monomers were designed based on our understanding of… Show more

This study focuses on the design and development of novel monovinylic (meth)acrylate monomers with enhanced polymerization kinetics and the evaluation of their performance as reactive diluents in diacrylate systems. Novel (meth)acrylic monomers characterized by several new secondary functionalities are developed in this study and are shown to exhibit reactivities 10-70 fold greater than traditional monoacrylates such as hexyl acrylate. These monomers were designed based on our understanding of interactions between monomer structure, polymerizations kinetics, and polymer properties. Performance of these monovinyl monomers as reactive diluents is also investigated in this study. Copolymerization of these monomers with diacrylates enhanced both the reactivity and the mechanical properties of the diacrylate system. Specifically, while copolymerization of a diacrylate system with traditional monoacrylates such as hexyl acrylate decreases the overall reactivity of the system, its copolymerization with the novel monomers led to comonomer mixtures, that were 30-50% more reactive than either of the individual components, with initial polymerization rates increased by as much as 2 times the more reactive component. Further, the copolymerization of these novel monovinyl systems with diacrylates also enabled formation of polymers with enhanced mechanical properties over the corresponding diacrylates including a more homogeneous network structure as indicated by a glass transition temperature that was narrowed by up to 55 % while increasing the glass transition temperature by as much as 10°C. Show less