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Synthesis of nanophase‐separated poly(urethane‐ co ‐acrylic acid) network films and their application for magnetic nanoparticle synthesis
Author(s) -
Kim JuYoung,
Shin DongHyun,
Ryu JeeHyun,
Choi GyungHyun,
Suh KyungDo
Publication year - 2004
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/app.13578
Subject(s) - acrylic acid , materials science , copolymer , nanocomposite , polymer chemistry , acrylate , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , glass transition , acrylic resin , polymer , composite material , nanotechnology , coating , engineering
Poly(urethane‐ co ‐acrylic acid) films were synthesized by the copolymerization of urethane acrylate nonionomer (UAN) and acrylic acid (AA) under different conditions. Poly(urethane‐ co ‐acrylic acid) films exhibited very different mechanical properties, attributed to the microstructural difference with the type of solvents used in the film preparation. The film synthesized using UAN/AA/water mixture had a relatively highly nanophase separated structure compared to that of the other films prepared using UAN/AA/dioxane mixture, resulting in higher mechanical property and glass‐transition temperature. The nanostructural differences could be also confirmed by atomic force microscopy measurements. Magnetic nanocomposite films synthesized based on UAN/AA/water and UAN/AA/dioxane mixtures showed different sizes of magnetic nanoparticles, attributed to the differences of size of hydrophilic nanodomains. The higher the degree of nanophase separation within poly(urethane‐ co ‐acrylic acid) films, the larger the size of hydrophilic nanodomains, resulting in formation of larger nanoparticles. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 3549–3556, 2004