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Title: In-situ bulk polymerization of dilute particle/MMA dispersions
Authors: Demir, Mustafa Muammer
Castignolles, Patrice
Akbey, Ümit
Wegner, Gerhard
Keywords: Free radical polymerization
In situ processing
Phosphoric acid
Polymethyl methacrylates
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Source: Demir, M.M., Castignolles, P., Akbey, Ü., and Wegner G. (2007). In-situ bulk polymerization of dilute particle/MMA dispersions. Macromolecules. 40(12), 4190-4198. doi:10.1021/ma070142e
Abstract: Composites of poly(methyl methacrylate) and various nanoscale inorganic particles (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, silicon dioxide, and aluminum nitride) were prepared by in-situ bulk polymerization using 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) as initiator. The particles of ZnO, TiO 2, and ZrO2 were surface-modified by alkylphosphonic acids to render them dispersible in the monomer. The effect of these nanoparticles on the free radical polymerization was investigated. Regardless of chemical nature and size, the particles suppress the autoacceleration which would otherwise occur in the bulk free-radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). A degenerative chain transfer is proposed to take place between surface-adsorbed water on the particles and propagating chain radicals. This reaction competes with normal termination. Formation of vinylidene chains ends originating from disproportionation is suppressed. In consequence, thermal stability of PMMA produced in the presence of particles is improved. Aggregation of individual particles upon polymerization has been observed and presumably is due to interparticle depletion attraction, even though the particles are individually dispersed in the monomer. Formation of particle clusters is suppressed when a difunctional monomer (e.g., ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) is used as comonomer. The cross-linked medium slows down the diffusion of the particles and therefore interferes with particle aggregation via a depletion mechanism.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma070142e
http://hdl.handle.net/11147/1927
ISSN: 0024-9297
0024-9297
1520-5835
Appears in Collections:Materials Science and Engineering / Malzeme Bilimi ve Mühendisliği
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
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