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Graft copolymerization of N ‐isopropylacrylamide onto poly(vinyl chloride)
Author(s) -
Lee WenFu,
Tu YouMin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19991031)74:5<1234::aid-app20>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - copolymer , grafting , vinyl chloride , polymer chemistry , benzoyl peroxide , peroxide , poly(n isopropylacrylamide) , materials science , chemistry , polyvinyl chloride , chemical engineering , polymerization , polymer , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering
Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) was dehydrochlorinated in alkali solution and then grafted with N ‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) using benzoyl peroxide as an initiator under a nitrogen atmosphere. The results show that grafting of NIPAM onto dehydrochlorinated PVC (DHPVC) by means of chemical initiation is easily performed. The influence of various reaction conditions such as NIPAM concentration, reaction time, initiator concentration, and PVC content on the grafting copolymerization was investigated. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 74: 1234–1241, 1999