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A highly transparent and thermally stable copolymer of 1‐adamantyl methacrylate and styrene
Author(s) -
Koike Kotaro,
Araki Toshimitsu,
Koike Yasuhiro
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4794
Subject(s) - copolymer , materials science , polystyrene , glass transition , polymer chemistry , styrene , polymerization , refractive index , methacrylate , radical polymerization , polymer , composite material , optoelectronics
Thermal and optical properties of copolymers of 1‐adamantyl methacrylate ( AdMA ) and styrene (St) are investigated. The azeotropic copolymer with a glass transition temperature of 170 °C proves to be intrinsically more transparent than polystyrene.