Binary frontal polymerization: A new method to produce simultaneous interpenetrating polymer networks (SINs)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-30-1997
Department
Polymers and High Performance Materials
Abstract
We report a new method for the preparation of a simultaneous interpenetrating polymer network (SIN) using a thermal propagating front of two independent and noninterfering polymerization mechanisms. The system consists of the free radical crosslinking of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TGDMA) and the amine/BCl3 . amine curing of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA). The front Velocity dependence on the percentage of each monomer shows a minimum at 45% TGDMA. Temperature profile measurements indicate that a single reaction front propagates. A colored opaque material is produced, but SEM and TEM analysis were inconclusive whether phase separation occurred. Samples as large as 5 cm in diameter were prepared with this method. We conclude that this method should be especially suited for preparing large samples of IPNs in which significant phase separation occurs. (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Title
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume
35
Issue
2
First Page
227
Last Page
230
Recommended Citation
Pojman, J. A.,
Elcan, W.,
Khan, A. M.,
Mathias, L. J.
(1997). Binary frontal polymerization: A new method to produce simultaneous interpenetrating polymer networks (SINs). Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 35(2), 227-230.
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