Three acrylate monomers featuring different side-groups are synthesized in yields up to 94% a one-pot procedure using the versatile Passerini-three-component reaction. The for their miniemulsion polymerization into polymeric particles with tunable sizes is established. Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate introduced as comonomer induce crosslinking and enable production of microgels. Besides shelf li...

BACKGROUND In the available literature, the problem of pH and conductivity in FED is evaluated separately, and limited mainly to the final purity of the synthesized polymer. In this study data from conductivity and pH measurements were evaluated in the context of the structure of the macromolecule. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to evaluate the conductivity and pH of dispersions of nanos...

Grafting density and graft distribution impact the chain dimensions and physical properties of polymers. However, achieving precise control over these structural parameters presents long-standing synthetic challenges. In this report, we introduce a versatile strategy to synthesize polymers with tailored architectures via grafting-through ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). One-pot co...

Candida antarctica Lipase B (CALB), a metal-free enzyme, was successfully employed as catalyst for ring-opening copolymerization of omega-pentadecalactone (PDL) with p-dioxanone (DO) under mild reaction conditions (<80 degrees C, atmospheric pressure). Poly(PDL-co-DO) with high molecular weight (Mw > 30 000) and a wide range of comonomer contents was synthesized using various PDL/DO feed ratios...

The effects of branch content (BC) and comonomer type on the mechanical properties of metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (m-LLDPEs) were studied by means of a stress–strain experiment at room temperature. A total of 16 samples with different BCs and comonomer types were used. In addition, the effect of crosshead speed on the mechanical properties of m-LLDPEs with different BCs was exam...

Thermoresponsive polymers based on oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) methyl ether methacrylate monomers from unimers to micelles precipitation.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the internal standard peak on the measured degree of conversion (DC) for methacrylate-based resins analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The influence of different baseline measurement methods was also determined. Different blends were prepared, mixing BisGMA/BisEMA and BisGMA/TEGDMA at proportions of 0% to 100%, i...

The adhesion behavior of statistical, uncrosslinked butyl acrylate-methyl acrylate copolymer on different surfaces (stainless steel, polyethylene, glass and Si-wafer) has been investigated using a combination of probe tack test and simultaneous video-optical imaging. Tack and stress peak values increase and the final number of cavities as well as cavity growth rate decreases with increasing sur...