TY - JOUR
T1 - Highly-interpenetrated and phase-separated UV-cured interpenetrating methacrylate-epoxide polymer networks
T2 - Influence of the composition on properties and microstructure
AU - Rocco, Caroline
AU - Karasu Kilic, Feyza
AU - Croutxé-Barghorn, Céline
AU - Allonas, X. (Xavier)
AU - Lecompère, M.
AU - Riess, G.
AU - Zhang, Y.
AU - Esteves, Ana Catarina C.
AU - van der Ven, Leendert
AU - van Benthem, Rolf
AU - de With, G.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) based on a polybutadiene dimethacrylate and a dicyclohexylepoxide mixed at different ratios have been synthesized by photopolymerization. To obtain a complete overview of the formation and phase separation of these IPNs, and to predict the final morphology, miscibility before and after polymerization has been studied. By varying the methacrylate/epoxide ratio, it was possible to move from a miscible and highly-interpenetrated system to a totally immiscible and phase-separated one. Miscibility effects on the polymerization kinetics of both polymer networks, final properties and surface morphology were investigated by RT-FTIR, DMA, AFM and AFAM. This overall characterization gives a better understanding of the formation and phase separation process in this system, depending on the mixture composition.
AB - Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) based on a polybutadiene dimethacrylate and a dicyclohexylepoxide mixed at different ratios have been synthesized by photopolymerization. To obtain a complete overview of the formation and phase separation of these IPNs, and to predict the final morphology, miscibility before and after polymerization has been studied. By varying the methacrylate/epoxide ratio, it was possible to move from a miscible and highly-interpenetrated system to a totally immiscible and phase-separated one. Miscibility effects on the polymerization kinetics of both polymer networks, final properties and surface morphology were investigated by RT-FTIR, DMA, AFM and AFAM. This overall characterization gives a better understanding of the formation and phase separation process in this system, depending on the mixture composition.
KW - Morphology
KW - Phase diagram
KW - Phase-separation
KW - UV-cured IPNs
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84949883556
U2 - 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2015.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2015.11.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84949883556
SN - 2352-4928
VL - 6
SP - 17
EP - 27
JO - Materials Today Communications
JF - Materials Today Communications
ER -