PMMA ionomers

Figure 2 Modulus versus temperature for Na salts of PMMA ionomers of various ion contents.

PMMA ionomers in the glassy state than does the nonpolar DOP. 

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Tso Tsou, L., Ma, X., Sauer, J. A., Hara, M. Blends of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with PMMA ionomers Mechanical properties. J. Polym. Sci. Part B - Polym. Phys. 36 (1998)... 

Figure 11.14. Effect of plasticizer type and content used for plasticization of PMMA ionomer on glassy modulus. [Adapted, by permission, from Ma X Sauer J A Kara M, Polymer, 38, No, 17, 1997, p.4425-31.]...

Plasticizers are used in polymethylmethacrylate in very specific cases only. PMMA ionomers are the most likely nsers of the ionic plasticizers. 

Acrylics. Acetone is converted via the intermediate acetone cyanohydrin to the monomer methyl methacrylate (MMA) [80-62-6]. The MMA is polymerized to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to make the familiar clear acryUc sheet. PMMA is also used in mol ding and extmsion powders. Hydrolysis of acetone cyanohydrin gives methacrylic acid (MAA), a monomer which goes direcdy into acryUc latexes, carboxylated styrene—butadiene polymers, or ethylene—MAA ionomers. As part of the methacrylic stmcture, acetone is found in the following major end use products acryUc sheet mol ding resins, impact modifiers and processing aids, acryUc film, ABS and polyester resin modifiers, surface coatings, acryUc lacquers, emulsion polymers, petroleum chemicals, and various copolymers (see METHACRYLIC ACID AND DERIVATIVES METHACRYLIC POLYMERS). 

In general, as the ion content is raised, the modulus or stiffness of the ionomer is increased, as shown by the data in Fig. 2. While the increase is much greater in the elevated temperature range, where the polymer is acting more like a crosslinked rubber, there is still a significant increase in the glassy modulus below Tg. For example, for the PMMA-based ionomer of Fig. 2, the modulus at 30°C is almost 20% above that of the homopolymer for an ionomer having an ion content of 12.4 mol%. For the... 

Studies of PMMA-based ionomers also demonstrate the influence of thermal treatment on deformation modes (16). For Na salts of PMMA-based ionomers of 6 and 12 mol% that were cast from DMF, only crazes were observed on straining. However, after an additional heat treatment (48 h at 160°C), which also removes any DMF solvent that is present, shear deformation zones are induced. Hence, the ionic cluster phase, which was destroyed by the polar solvent, has been restored by the heat treatment. 

The combined effects of a divalent Ca counterion and thermal treatment can be seen from studies of PMMA-based ionomers [16]. In thin films of Ca-salts of this ionomer cast from methylene chloride, and having an ion content of only 0.8 mol%, the only observed deformation was a series of long, localized crazes, similar to those seen in the PMMA homopolymer. When the ionomer samples were subject to an additional heat treatment (8 h at 100°C), the induced crazes were shorter in length and shear deformation zones were present. This behavior implies that the heat treatment enhanced the formation of ionic aggregates and increased the entanglement strand density. The deformation pattern attained is rather similar to that of Na salts having an ion content of about 6 mol% hence, substitution of divalent Ca for monovalent Na permits comparable deformation modes, including some shear, to be obtained at much lower ion contents. 

The glass-ionomer cement was found to be non-toxic. There were no signs of inflammation or irritation with any of the glass polyalkenoate cement implants even after several months. By contrast a proportion of PMMA cement implants caused swelling and bone reactions. There were also signs of possible hyperaemia (blood congestion) and infarcts (areas deprived of blood supply) and dead tissue. 

In the past, ionomers have generally consisted of 10-12 mole percent of ions and it is our intention to be consistent with the corresponding random ionomers previously discussed in the literature. In addition to gel permeation chromatography (GPC), H and 3C NMR can readily be utilized to verify the relative amount of monomer successfully incorporated into the block copolymer. For example, the composition of a PMMA-PTBMA diblock can be verified by H NMR ratioing the methyl ester integration (3.5 ppm) to the t-butyl ester integration (1.36 ppm). Figure 1 depicts the t-butyl ster chemical shift which appears reproducibly at 1.J6 ppm. C or FTIR can be utilized in certain instances when H NMR chemical shifts overlap. For... 

PE with EVAc, CPE, BR, etc., have been chemically foamed at T = 150-210°C 5 to 95 wt% of LDPE or LLDPE with EAA PE with either poly(ethylene-co-vinylcarboxylate) or an acrylate PP with an ionomer and EBA-GMA PP with an ionomer, EBA-GMA and EPDM PO with a core-shell graft copolymer MBS-type PP with acidified-PP, or a carboxylic acid-modified EPR, SMM-MA, and either EMMA-GMA or EVAc-GMA LLDPE, PMMA and SEBS, EPR, or ethylene-styrene block copolymer (ES)... 

Continuous melt extrusion through a flat or circular die (PE, ionomers, PP, PS, PMMA,... 

Also semiconductor nanoparticles can be prepared in the presence of their polymeric matrix. Polymers with functional groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, or amines can form complexes with different metal salts. Subsequent treatment with, for example, H2S gas results in sulfide nanoparticles. Only recently Shen et al. used cadmium acrylate ionomers to form ion cluster, copolymerized with methyl methacrylate, and obtained highly transparent CdS/PMMA nanocomposites... 

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