Properties and morphologies of UV‐cured epoxy acrylate blend films containing hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate/hyperbranched polyester

The properties and morphologies of UV‐cured epoxy acrylate (EB600) blend films containing hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate (HUA)/hyperbranched polyester (HPE) were investigated. A small amount of HUA added to EB600 improved both the tensile strength and elongation at break without damaging its storage modulus (E′). The highest tensile strength of 31.9 MPa and an elongation at break around two times that of cured pure EB600 were obtained for the EB600‐based film blended with 10% HUA. Its log E′ (MPa) value was measured to be 9.48, that is, about 98% of that of the cured EB600 film. The impact strength and critical stress intensity factor (K_1c) of the blends were investigated. A 10 wt % HUA content led to a K_1c value 1.75 times that of the neat EB600 resin, and the impact strength of the EB600/HPE blends increased from 0.84 to 0.95 kJ m^?1 with only 5 wt % HPE addition. The toughening effects of HUA and HPE on EB600 were demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy photographs of the fracture surfaces of films. Moreover, for the toughening mechanism of HPE to EB600, it was suggested that the HPE particles, as a second phase in the cured EB600 film, were deformed in a cold drawing, which was caused by the difference between the elastic moduli of HPE and EB600. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 3159–3170, 2005     

一种用于快速成型工艺的红光光敏树脂的性能研究

合成了一种吸收波长为 6 80nm的菁染料 有机硼盐复合物光引发剂CDBC ,以 6 80nm激光二极管发射的激光作为光源 ,研究了由CDBC、EA6 12、POTMPTA组成的红光光敏树脂在快速成型工艺中的应用 ,考察了影响树脂几个主要性能即粘度、光固化速度、体积收缩率的因素 .结果表明 ,EA6 12含量高 ,POTMPTA含量低 ,树脂粘度大 ,体积收缩率小 ;相反 ,EA6 12含量低 ,POTMPTA含量高 ,则树脂粘度低 ,体积收缩率大 ;光引发剂CDBC含量 5 %以内时对树脂粘度和体积收缩率没有影响 ,CDBC含量增加 ,树脂的表固速度加快 ,但当CDBC含量大于 3%时 ,表固速度基本不变 .预聚物EA6 12质量分数 70 % ,单体POTMPTA质量分数 2 7% ,光引发剂CDBC质量分数 3%时 ,树脂粘度为 4 2 0mPa·s ,表固时间为 1 0s ,固化体积收缩率为 4 0 % ,具有较好的综合性能 .     

Photopolymerization and thermal behaviors of acrylated benzenephosphonates/epoxy acrylate as flame retardant resins

Di(acryloyloxyethyl) benzenephosphonate (DABP) and acryloyloxyethyl phenyl benzenephosphonate (APBP) were synthesized starting from phenylphosphonic dichloride, and characterized by FT-IR and ¹H NMR. DABP and APBP were blended in the ratios of 10-50 wt.% with a commercial epoxy acrylate oligomer (EB600) to obtain a series of flame retardant UV-curable formulations. The viscosity of the formulations greatly reduced by the addition of the reactive monomers, whereas the photopolymerization rate according to the photo-DSC analysis increased. The thermal degradation behavior and flame retardancy of the UV-cured films were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis and the limiting oxygen index (LOI). The results revealed that the blended epoxy acrylates with DABP or APBP possess improved thermal stability at elevated temperature and have higher char yields, together with higher LOI values. The data from dynamic mechanical thermal analysis showed that DABP and APBP have good miscibility with EB600. The crosslink density increased along with the content of DABP or APBP in the blend, whereas the glass-transition temperatures of the blended resins decreased compared to pure cured EB600.     

电子束作用下双酚A型环氧树脂体系的固化特征

当前 ,先进树脂基复合材料基本上都是采用加热固化成型的 ,由于其工艺周期长 ,造成复合材料的制造成本较高 ,同时 ,热固化采用的固化剂和有机溶剂往往会对操作人员及环境造成危害 .为顺应复合材料低成本化和无公害化的发展趋势 ,树脂基复合材料的电子束辐射固化技术逐渐发展起来 .复合材料的电子束固化技术是在 2 0世纪 80年代初 ,由法国Ａｅｒｏｐａｔｉｃｌｅ的研究人员首先进行的[1] .近年来 ,美国、日本、加拿大及欧洲的许多国家都在积极从事于研究和利用此项技术 ,并且已经取得了可观的成果[2 ] .我国在这方面的研究工作也开始起步 .作…     

Characterization of dimethacrylate polymeric networks: a study of the crosslinked structure formed by monomers used in dental composites

The resin phase of dental composites is mainly composed of combinations of dimethacrylate comonomers, with final polymeric network structure defined by monomer type/reactivity and degree of conversion. This fundamental study evaluates how increasing concentrations of the flexible triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) influences void formation in bisphenol A diglycidyl dimethacrylate (BisGMA) co-polymerizations and correlates this aspect of network structure with reaction kinetic parameters and macroscopic volumetric shrinkage. Photopolymerization kinetics was followed in real-time by a near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic technique, viscosity was assessed with a viscometer, volumetric shrinkage was followed with a linometer, free volume formation was determined by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) and the sol–gel composition was determined by extraction with dichloromethane followed by ¹H NMR analysis. Results show that, as expected, volumetric shrinkage increases with TEGDMA concentration and monomer conversion. Extraction/¹H NMR studies show increasing participation of the more flexible TEGDMA towards the limiting stages of conversion/crosslinking development. As the conversion progresses, either based on longer irradiation times or greater TEGDMA concentrations, the network becomes more dense, which is evidenced by the decrease in free volume and weight loss after extraction in these situations. For the same composition (BisGMA/TEGDMA 60–40 mol%) light-cured for increasing periods of time (from 10 to 600 s), free volume decreased and volumetric shrinkage increased, in a linear relationship with conversion. However, the correlation between free volume and macroscopic volumetric shrinkage was shown to be rather complex for variable compositions exposed for the same time (600 s). The addition of TEGDMA decreases free-volume up to 40 mol% (due to increased conversion), but above that concentration, in spite of the increase in conversion/crosslinking, free volume pore size increases due to the high concentration of the more flexible monomer. In those cases, the increase in volumetric shrinkage was due to higher functional group concentration, in spite of the greater free volume. Therefore, through the application of the PALS model, this study elucidates the network formation in dimethacrylates commonly used in dental materials.     

Synthesis and properties of liquid crystalline urethane methacrylates for dental composite applications

Three novel liquid crystalline methacrylates have been synthesized and characterized to be tested as comonomers in light‐curing dental resin‐based composites. The selected formulations consist of an alkylammonium or cholesteryl urethane methacrylate and 2,2‐bis[4‐(2‐hydroxy‐3‐methacryloyloxypropyl)phenyl]propane (BisGMA) or a BisGMA derivate modified with urethane methacrylate groups, further diluted with triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) and reinforced with 70% filler (zirconium silicate nanopowder, silanized filler). This study addresses the relationships between the LC monomer structure, photopolymerization rates (by differential scanning photo calorimetry), and specific properties of the dental resin composites (volumetric shrinkage, water sorption, water solubility, and hydrophobicity). The investigation of LC properties by differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing microscopy indicated that the LC mesophase is stable to room temperature (cationic monomers) or at 40 °C (cholesteryl methacrylate). It was found that the polymerization rate for LC urethane methacrylates used in combination with BisGMA/TEGDMA (0.122–0.136 s^?1) is higher than that of the mesogenic monomers alone (0.085–0.107 s^?1). The structures of the urethane monomers and, consequently, the viscosity of the comonomer mixture influence both the rate and the degree of conversion (44.8–67.5 %) of the photopolymerization process. Polymerization shrinkage measured by pycnometry showed lower values for LC monomers (3.25–3.43 vol %) comparatively with the monomer mixture (5.19–6.65 vol %). Preliminarily, the effect of ammonium groups from two resin composites incorporating alkylammonium structures (4.5 wt %) was tested on Streptococcus mutans, and distinct zone of inhibition was observed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Design and in vitro evaluation of zidovudine oral controlled release tablets prepared using hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

Oral controlled release matrix tablets of zidovudine were prepared using different proportions and different viscosity grades of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. The effect of various formulation factors like polymer proportion, polymer viscosity and compression force on the in vitro release of drug were studied. In vitro release studies were carried out using United States Pharmacopeia (USP) type 1 apparatus (basket method) in 900 ml of pH 6.8 phosphate buffer at 100 rpm. The release kinetics were analyzed using Zero-order model equation, Higuchi's square-root equation and Ritger-Peppas' empirical equation. Compatibility of drug with various formulations excipients used was studied. In vitro release studies revealed that the release rate decreased with increase in polymer proportion and viscosity grade. Increase in compression force was found to decrease the rate of drug release. Matrix tablets containing 10% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) 4000 cps were found to show a good initial drug release of 21% in the first hour and extended the release upto 16 h. Matrix tablets containing 20% HPMC 4000 cps and 10% HPMC 15000 cps showed a first hour release of 18% and extended the release upto 20 h. Mathematical analysis of the release kinetics indicated that the nature of drug release from the matrix tablets followed non-Fickian or anomalous release. No incompatibility was observed between the drug and excipients used in the formulation of matrix tablets. The developed controlled release matrix tablets of zidovudine, with good initial release (17-25% in first hour) and which extend the release upto 16-20 h, can overcome the disadvantages of conventional tablets of zidovudine.     

电子束辐射固化环氧树脂的动态力学分析——树脂化学结构、分子量及其分布的影响

应用不同化学结构、分子量及其分布的环氧树脂进行了电子束辐射固化实验 ,对固化物进行了动态力学分析 ,研究了不同样品凝胶含量、内耗tanδ及动态模量的变化规律 .分析结果表明环氧树脂辐射反应活性与其化学结构有很大关系 ,酚醛型环氧树脂的辐射反应活性高 ,固化后高温模量及玻璃化温度较高 ,而脂环族环氧树脂反应活性小 .在低辐射剂量下 ,环氧树脂的固化度随分子量增大略有下降 ,但固化物的玻璃化温度随分子量增加而升高 .增大辐射剂量 ,树脂固化度的提高受分子量大小的影响很小 ,分子量较大样品的网络均匀程度有所提高 ,在较高反应程度下 ,玻璃化温度主要受固化度影响 .树脂固化程度也是决定其模量高低的主要因素 ,而在固化程度相近的情况下 ,分子量的影响作用很大 .在同样辐射剂量下 ,分子量分布宽的树脂固化反应程度高 ,但交联网络均匀性低 .     

环氧树脂电子束固化过程中的电子能量传播机制

将环氧树脂辐射固化过程中的温度分布和辐射固化后的固化度分布与反应前的电子能量沉积模拟计算结果相结合, 探讨电子束在辐射固化过程中的能量传播机制. 结果表明, 辐射开始初期, 固化反应发生前, 电子能量在聚丙烯模具内环氧树脂体系中的沉积满足离子注入理论, 即电子能量沉积在距辐射表面一定距离处达到最大, 然后随辐射距离的增加沉积能量减小; 而在玻璃模具内的树脂体系中, 电子能量从辐射表面向里逐渐降低. 随体系中固化反应的发生, 最大电子浓度区域转移, 最终出现在临近最大电子沉积浓度区域辐射深度稍远的地方. 能量吸收和反应放热导致的升温不影响树脂固化度大小, 但会影响固化度分布.     

电子束固化环氧树脂的物理特征及其分析

分析了环氧树脂电子束辐射固化的物理特征 ,电子束辐射固化过程受活性中心扩散控制 ,整个固化区域由片层状结构组成 .与电子能量沉积分布相对应 ,环氧树脂辐射固化度的最高值是在一定深度而不是在辐射表面出现 .对电子束辐射环氧树脂体系的固化过程进行了模型解释 ,固化区域大小主要由电子的能量传递范围和浓度决定 ,反应活性中心的扩散作用影响较弱     

METHACRYLOYL DERIVITIZED HYPERBRANCHED POLYESTER. 2. PHOTO-POLYMERIZATION AND PROPERTIES FOR DENTAL RESIN SYSTEMS

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the usefulness of the synthesized hyperbranched multi-methacrylates (H-MMAs) in dental applications. We synthesized three hyperbranched multi-methacrylate oligomers and evaluated them as modifiers for use in the dental resin system: bisphenol A glycidyl dimethacrylate (BisGMA)/tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (TEGDMA). Their photo-polymerization activities, viscosity, mechanical properties, such as compression, diametral tensile, and flexural strength, were evaluated. H-MMAs (10%) modified dental resins have lower polymerization shrinkage and about 15% increase in mechanical strength compared to the Bis-BisGMA control. For example, H30-MMA has compressive, diametral tensile, and flexural strength of 576, 47, and 85 MPa, compared with the BisGMA control having 497, 43, and 77 MPa. In addition, hyperbranched polymer modified resins have higher glass transition temperature (T_g) and lower thermal expansion coefficient (α) than the control. This research is significant both for increasing our knowledge about hyperbranched multi-functional polymers as well as leading to new dental resin systems with better performance.     

Investigation on the electron-beam curing of vinylester resin

A typical vinylester resin, Derakane 411-350, was electron-beam (EB) cured without initiators. The curing process was investigated by gel-fraction testing, FTIR and Raman spectroscopies. Both dynamic numerical analysis and positron annihilation life spectroscopy were utilized to analyze the microstructure of resin samples irradiated with different doses and dose rates. Resin irradiated with the same dose at a low dose rate achieved a higher degree of cure than those samples irradiated with a high dose rate. Resin irradiated with low dose rates had a lower free-volume fraction with smaller interstices and a more uniform microstructure. The glass-transition temperature of the resin increased with increasing irradiation dose. The mechanical properties of the EB-cured resin confirmed the analysis of changes in microstructure arising from irradiation.     

Syntheses of biodegradable polymer networks based on polycaprolactone and glutamic acid

Biodegradable trifunctional oligomer was synthesized from polycaprolactone and glutamic acid and characterized by Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) spectroscopies. Injectable and in situ crosslinkable polymer networks were fabricated by the copolymerization of oligomer with triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) and used to evaluate the initial compressive strengths, viscosities, shrinkages, thermal stabilities, and biodegradabilities in the forms of polymer network neat resin and their composites with β‐tricalcium phosphate. The initial compressive strengths (CS) values of neat resins ranged from 9.54 to 187.6 MPa. Both neat resins and composites had polymerization shrinkage ranging from 0% to 11.7%, which increased with increasing of TEGDMA contents in resin. Moreover, in polymer composite resins, shrinkage values decreased with increasing filler level from 0% to 4.6%, and exothermic evolution values decreased from 33.5°C to 29.7°C as increasing filler level. The composite with the formulation of (polycaprolactone)‐glutamate triacrylate (PCLGTA)/TEGDMA (25/75) and powder/liquid (P/L) ratio of 1.0 exhibited the highest exothermal and lowest shrinkage values. The increase of oligomer in the formulation led to an increase in viscosity.     

含共引发剂的环氧树脂电子束固化特性

对引发剂组成、含量不同的环氧树脂体系进行了低吸收剂量及高吸收剂量的电子束辐射固化,通过对不同样品辐射过程中的温度特性和辐射后的凝胶含量、内耗tanδ及动态模量变化趋势的研究,得到共引发剂对环氧树脂辐射固化的影响规律.在相同的树脂含量及吸收剂量下,共引发剂的加入可以提高环氧树脂体系的凝胶含量,但其提高幅度并不随着共引发剂含量的增多而增大,而是存在一个最佳值.随着碘盐引发剂含量的增加,共引发剂对体系凝胶含量的提高幅度减小.在辐射过程中,环氧树脂体系的温度会出现一个峰值,共引发剂对峰值温度和辐射后体系的玻璃化转变温度的影响与对凝胶含量的影响类似.碘盐引发剂含量较低时,加入共引发剂的体系的常温及高温模量与未加体系相比没有明显变化;碘盐引发剂含量较高时,加入共引发剂的体系的常温模量比未加体系有所上升,而高温模量则变化不大.     

Structure–property study of waterborne,polyurethane acrylate dispersions based on hyperbranched aliphatic polyester for UV-curable coatings

A series of waterborne, hyperbranched polyurethane acrylates for aqueous dispersions (WHPUDs) based on hydroxy-functionalized hyperbranched aliphatic polyester Boltorn H20 were synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The aqueous dispersions were electrostatically stabilized with carboxyl groups incorporated into their structures, which were neutralized by triethylamine (TEA). The effects of chemical structures of end groups on various properties of WHPUDs, such as particle size, interfacial tension, and rheological behavior were investigated. The average particle sizes of aqueous dispersions, 43–237 nm, were determined by laser light scattering. Owing to the enlargement of the stabilization site, the particle size decreased as the content of carboxyl group, degree of neutralization, and dielectric constant of the dispersion medium increased. Moreover, the surface tension of aqueous dispersions of WHPUDs decreased as the TEA/COOH mole ratio and degree of neutralization increased. The investigations of the rheological behavior of the WHPUDs suggested that all the dispersions belong to pseudoplastic fluids, and each of them has viscosity much lower compared with the commercial water-based resin EB 2002.     

Synthesis and rheology of methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate crosslinked polymers

The rheological behaviour of methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate copolymers (MAA 61.9–78.5 mol%) and terpolymers with two crosslinking agents, i.e. ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDM, 0.23–4.83 mol%) or N, N′-methylene bisacrylamide (MBAM, 0.29–1.48 mol%) has been studied. The effect of pH, shear rate, solid content of the solution, and the addition of electrolyte on the viscosity has been reported. As the viscosity is a function of neutralization of carboxylic acid groups, it was found to be highly dependent on pH. Addition of electrolytes (0.5–1.5%) led to a drastic drop in the viscosity. The influence of different crosslinking agents on the viscosity was also studied and N, N′-methylene bisacrylamide was found to be more efficient than ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. The gel content of the crosslinked polymers was determined to obtain an idea of the degree of crosslinking of the polymers.     

Rheological behavior of POM polymer melt flowing through micro-channels

Determination of the rheological behavior of the polymer melt within micro-structured geometry is vital for accurate simulation modeling of micro-molding. The lack of commercial equipment is one of main hurdles in the investigation of micro-melt rheology. In this study, a melt viscosity measurement system for POM melt flowing through micro-channels was established. For measured pressure drop and volumetric flow rate, both capillary and slit flow models were used for the calculation of viscosity. The calculated results were also compared with those of PS resin to discuss the effect of morphology structure on the viscosity characteristics of polymer within micro-channels. It was found that the measured POM viscosity values in the test ranges are significantly lower (about 29-35% for a channel size of 150 μm) than those obtained with a traditional capillary rheometer. Meanwhile, the percentage reduction in the viscosity value and the ratio of slip velocity relative to mean velocity all increase with decreasing micro-channel size, but less significantly when compared with PS resin. In the present study we emphasize that the rheological behavior of the POM resin in microscopic scale is also different from that of macroscopic scale as PS resin but displays a less significant lower. It also revealed that the wall slip occurs more easily for the PS resin within micro-channels than POM resin due to enlarge the effect of molecular weight.     

二(2-苯并咪唑亚甲基)胺合铜(II)配合物与DNA作用方式的光谱研究

应用紫外、荧光、黏度等方法, 对二(2-苯并咪唑亚甲基)胺合铜(II)配合物与小牛胸腺DNA作用方式进行了研究. 配合物与DNA作用时, 使紫外吸收明显减色, 荧光降低, 黏度降低; Scatchard图表明配合物对溴化乙锭(EB)与DNA的结合为非竞争性抑制. 实验结果表明, 配合物与DNA作用方式可能为静电结合.     

Relaxation phenomena in concentrated polyelectrolyte solution. II

Dynamic viscoelastic properties of 10 and 20% aqueous solutions of sodium polyacrylate were studied by the electromagnetic transducer method at 500 cps in the temperature range of 0–50°C. These solutions distinctly showed a relaxation phenomenon in this temperature range which was also affected by addition of such compounds as sodium chloride, urea, and dioxane. An anomalous behavior that cannot be explained as due to the relaxation phenomenon was observed on the addition of small amounts of these agents. One of the causes of this behavior is ascribed to the ion association in the solution. The static viscosity of the solution was also measured by using a rotating cylinder viscometer and the results compared with the dynamic data.     

Thermal shrinkage stress in high‐speed‐spun,high molecular weight poly(ethylene terephthalate) filaments

High‐speed spinning of poly(ethylene terephthalate) with an intrinsic viscosity of 0.98 dL/g was performed at a take‐up velocity of 2.5–5.5 km/min, and the effects of the fiber structure on the isothermal and nonisothermal shrinkage‐stress evolution in as‐spun filaments were investigated. In isothermal measurements, the peak shrinkage stress was consistent with the degree of amorphous orientation, whereas the so‐called frozen stress relaxation was rather constant with respect to the take‐up velocity. The maximum shrinkage stress in nonisothermal testing was also consistent with an amorphous orientation. A spontaneous elongation phenomenon took place for filaments spun at 2.5 and 3 km/min that resulted in the lowering of shrinkage stresses in both experiments. A simple calculation showed that the inertial force in the spin line was about half of the resultant shrinkage force. Filaments spun at 5.5 km/min had markedly lower shrinkage stresses and shrinkage with respect to the degree of amorphous orientation. This was attributed to the fiber structure, which gave a much lower loss‐tangent maximum for these filaments. In addition, a hypothetical model is proposed suggesting the possibility that filaments spun at 5.5 km/min may have narrow tie‐chain‐length distributions that provide relatively longer shortest tie molecules. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 39: 964–972, 2001