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Preparation and characterization of polysiloxane‐modified epoxy resin aqueous dispersions and their films
Author(s) -
Ding Li,
Wang Gui You,
Hu Chun Pu,
Wu Shu Sen
Publication year - 2005
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.22192
Subject(s) - epoxy , materials science , diglycidyl ether , thermal stability , siloxane , surface tension , aqueous solution , polymer chemistry , composite material , bisphenol a , chemical engineering , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , quantum mechanics , engineering , physics
Polysiloxane‐modified epoxy resin aqueous dispersions were prepared by the reaction of amino‐polysiloxane (APS) with a graft epoxy resin that was synthesized with a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A type epoxy resin and styrene/acrylic acid. The measurements of the epoxy values and FTIR spectra confirmed that this reaction really took place. The modified aqueous dispersion exhibits high viscosity, small particle size, and nearly the same surface tension as the unmodified one. Therefore, this indicates that the siloxane segments could be encapsulated into graft epoxy resin particles during the water dispersion process. For APS‐modified films, the thermal stability and water resistance are remarkably enhanced. Furthermore, lowering of the hardness and surface tension for these films was also observed and the surface composition was measured by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The experimental data indicate that the siloxane segments easily migrate onto the surface during the film formation process and finally enrich on the surface of the APS‐modified film. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 98: 880–885, 2005