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Synthesis and characterization of semi‐interpenetrating networks based on poly(dimethylsiloxane) and poly(vinyl alcohol)
Author(s) -
Marques Rosalva S.,
Mac Leod Tatiana C. O.,
Yoshida Inez Valéria Pagotto,
Mano Valdir,
Assis Marilda D.,
Schiavon Marco A.
Publication year - 2009
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.31006
Subject(s) - differential scanning calorimetry , thermogravimetric analysis , vinyl alcohol , materials science , polymer chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , crystallization , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , swelling , composite material , polymer , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Semi‐interpenetrating networks (Semi‐IPNs) with different compositions were prepared from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) by the sol‐gel process in this study. The characterization of the PDMS/PVA semi‐IPN was carried out using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and swelling measurements. The presence of PVA domains dispersed in the PDMS network disrupted the network and allowed PDMS to crystallize, as observed by the crystallization and melting peaks in the DSC analyses. Because of the presence of hydrophilic (OH) and hydrophobic (Si(CH 3 ) 2 ) domains, there was an appropriate hydrophylic/hydrophobic balance in the semi‐IPNs prepared, which led to a maximum equilibrium water content of ∼ 14 wt % without a loss in the ability to swell less polar solvents. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010