| Abstract: | The application of laser-Raman spectroscopy to the analysis of copolymers of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) with methyl methacrylate (MMA) and styrene is discussed. For both copolymer systems the line near 1451 cm?1, assigned to the methylene bending mode, was found to be a useful reference. Lines characteristic of each monomer were identified. The intensities of these lines were found to be linearly related to the composition of the copolymers when normalized against the 1451 cm?1 reference. The line near 1730 cm?1, assigned to the carbonyl stretching mode, was also found to be a useful reference for the copolymers of methyl methacrylate and glycidyl methacrylate. |
