On the basis of lithium electrolyte mechanism, modified glassy polymers were developed by adding salts to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). This review summarizes how rheological and mechanical properties PMMA changed introducing various salts: perchlorate (LiClO4), trifluoroacetate (LiCOOCF3), trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiCF3SO3), nonafluorobutanesulfonate (LiC4F9SO3), bromide (LiBr). It was f...

X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) is a powerful tool for investigating the dynamics of polymer nanocomposites. In this study, XPCS was utilized to analyze matrix-free nanocomposite consisting poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(butyl acrylate)-g-silica nanoparticles (PMMA-b-PBA-g-SiNPs) during uniaxial elongation and stress relaxation. The effect microphase-separated state PMMA-b-PBA on...

Commercial initiator – 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl acetophenone (Irgacure 651, Ciba, Switzerland) was introduced to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix to enhance the polymer degradation. Two types of thin polymeric films (PMMA and PMMA+5% Irgacure) were UV-irradiated in laboratory conditions (Xenon lamp, air atmosphere, room temperature). The photochemical changes in pure PMMA and PMMA doped wi...

This study demonstrates the utility of hydroxyapatite (HA) microspheres as an additive to enhance the radiopaque properties, biocompatibility, and osteoconductivity of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based bone cements. HA microspheres were synthesized using spray drying. They had well-defined spherical shapes, thus allowing for the production of PMMA/HA composites with a very high HA content ...

Methods for fabricating poly(methyl methacrylate) microchips using a novel two-stage embossing technique and solvent welding to form microchannels in microfluidic devices are presented. The hot embossing method involves a two-stage process to create the final microchip design. In its simplest form, a mold made of aluminum is fabricated using CNC machining to create the desired microchannel desi...

The nanomechanical properties of solvent-cast polymer thin films have been investigated using PeakForceTM Quantitative Nanomechanical Mapping. The samples consisted of films of polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) obtained after the dewetting of toluene solution on a polymeric brush layer. Additionally, we have probed the mechanical properties of poly(styrene-b-methyl methacryl...

Admittance spectroscopy is employed to explain the property differences observe between organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) fabricated with various gate insulator layers based on poly(4-vinylphenol) (PVP) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The objective achieved through development of an equivalent circuit a compact analytical model device core structure, namely, metal–insulator–semiconduc...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with hollow nanochannels have attracted much attention in preparing high-performance water treatment membranes. In this paper, the grafting polymer chains, including alkynyl terminated poly(methyl methacrylate) methacrylate (PMMA) single chain and PMMA-b-poly (ethylene glycol) [P(PEGMA)] diblock molecular were synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RA...