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Effect of the MMA content on the emulsion polymerization process and adhesive properties of poly(BA‐ co ‐MMA‐ co ‐AA) latexes
Author(s) -
Xu Hongping,
Wang gyue,
Qu Taoguang,
Yang Jianguang,
Yao Yanmei,
Qu Xiongwei,
Lovell Peter A.
Publication year - 2011
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.34572
Subject(s) - materials science , emulsion polymerization , copolymer , methyl methacrylate , glass transition , butyl acrylate , adhesive , polymer chemistry , acrylate , polymer , polymerization , particle size , emulsion , monomer , chemical engineering , composite material , layer (electronics) , engineering
Abstract In the past work, the shear resistance of pure poly( n ‐butyl acrylate) was low, even incorporation of inorganic filler, silica in the composition. It is well‐known that the copolymerization of n ‐butyl acrylate (BA) with methyl methacrylate (MMA) will increase the glass transition temperature, and enhance the shear resistance of acrylic polymers. In the current work, the preparation of a series of acrylic water‐borne pressure‐sensitive adhesives (PSAs) with the controlled composition and structure for the copolymerization of BA and acrylic acid (AA) with different MMA contents, poly(BA‐ co ‐MMA‐ co ‐AA) was reported and its effects on adhesive properties of the latices were investigated. The latices of poly(BA‐ co ‐MMA‐ co ‐AA) were prepared at a solid content of 50% by two‐stage sequential emulsion polymerization, and this process consisted of a batch seed stage giving a particle diameter of 111 nm, which was then grown by the semicontinuous addition of monomers to final diameter of 303 nm. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) was used to monitor the particle diameters and proved that no new nucleation occurred during the growth stage. Copolymerization of BA with MMA raised the glass transition temperature ( T g ) of the soft acrylic polymers, and had the effect of improving shear resistance, while the loop tack and peel adhesion kept relatively high. The relationship between pressure‐sensitive properties and molecular parameters, such as gel content and molecular weight, was evaluated. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011