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Simultaneous interpenetrating networks of a polyurethane and poly(methyl methacrylate). II. Partitioning of MMA monomer in the last stages of polymerization
Author(s) -
Mishra V.,
Du Prez F. E.,
Goethals E. J.,
Sperling L. H.
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.070580214
Subject(s) - methyl methacrylate , monomer , polymer chemistry , differential scanning calorimetry , materials science , polymerization , polyurethane , plasticizer , poly(methyl methacrylate) , polymer , chemical engineering , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
In a model polyurethane/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PU/PMMA) system, the partitioning of unreacted methyl methacrylate monomer (MMA) is studied in the late stages of its polymerization, simulated by incorporating controlled amounts of MMA in otherwise fully cured simultaneous interpenetrating networks (SIN) samples. Glass transitions temperatures ( T g ) were determined using dynamic mechanical spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry as a function of MMA content of the SINs. The lowering of T g in each phase due to the plasticization effect of MMA is used to calculate a plasticization coefficient for each phase, finally allowing calculation of the partition coefficient of MMA between the two phases. It is found that the MMA monomer distributes itself almost uniformly across the two phases of the current SIN system, leading to speculation as to the locus of late SIN polymerization. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.