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In this study NMR and DSC are used to probe the structure, thermal characteristics and morphology of a network formed from a diepoxide/acrylate system. Separate chemistries are employed to polymerize the diepoxide and acrylate components. The cationic polymerization of the diepoxide exhibits excellent selectivity in producing a crosslinked polyether network without affecting the acrylate monomer. Subsequent photoinitiated free-radical polymerization of the acrylate produces a phase separated, semi-interpenetrating polymer network (SIPN).
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Schilling, F.C., Katz, H.E. & Bair, H.E. Structure and Morphology of a Polyether/Polyacrylate Semi-interpenetrating Polymer Network. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 59, 83–92 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010123610324
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