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Latex interpenetrating polymer networks based on acrylic polymers. II. The influence of the degree of network compatibility on morphology
Author(s) -
Hourston D. J.,
Satgurunathan R.,
Varma H.
Publication year - 1986
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.1986.070310701
Subject(s) - polymer , acrylic polymer , interpenetrating polymer network , materials science , compatibility (geochemistry) , composite material , polymer science , polymer chemistry , transmission electron microscopy , morphology (biology) , monomer , nanotechnology , biology , genetics
Two latex interpenetrating polymer networks, one prepared from a pair of supposedly compatible polymers and the other from an incompatible pair, were investigated using transmission electron microscopy and dynamic mechanical analysis. From the results, it was proposed that both interpenetrating polymer networks consisted of latex particles with essentially coreshell morphologies. Evidence for a core‐shell structure was more marked for the materials synthesised from the incompatible polymers. The other polymer pair showed indications of a significant amount of mixing.