Poly , surface energies

The specialty class of polyols includes poly(butadiene) and polycarbonate polyols. The poly(butadiene) polyols most commonly used in urethane adhesives have functionalities from 1.8 to 2.3 and contain the three isomers (x, y and z) shown in Table 2. Newer variants of poly(butadiene) polyols include a 90% 1,2 product, as well as hydrogenated versions, which produce a saturated hydrocarbon chain [28]. Poly(butadiene) polyols have an all-hydrocarbon backbone, producing a relatively low surface energy material, outstanding moisture resistance, and low vapor transmission values. Aromatic polycarbonate polyols are solids at room temperature. Aliphatic polycarbonate polyols are viscous liquids and are used to obtain adhesion to polar substrates, yet these polyols have better hydrolysis properties than do most polyesters. 

Fluorinated poly(arylene edier)s are of special interest because of their low surface energy, remarkably low water absorption, and low dielectric constants. The bulk—CF3 group also serves to increase the free volume of the polymer, thereby improving various properties of polymers, including gas permeabilities and electrical insulating properties. The 6F group in the polymer backbone enhances polymer solubility (commonly referred to as the fluorine effect ) without forfeiture of die thermal stability. It also increases die glass transition temperature with concomitant decrease of crystallinity. 

Polystyrene-PDMS block copolymers4l2), and poly(n-butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid)-PDMS graft copolymers 308) have been used as pressure sensitive adhesives. Hot melt adhesives based on polycarbonate-PDMS segmented copolymers 413) showed very good adhesion to substrates with low surface energies without the need for surface preparation, such as etching. 

The Griffith crack equation has been shown to apply, albeit with some scatter of results, to the brittle polymeric materials poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(styrene) when cracks of controlled size have been introduced deliberately into the specimens. Such experiments give values of surface energy that are very large, typically 10 - 10 J m , which is about 100 times greater than the theoretical value calculated from the energy of the chemical bonds involved. This value of y thus seems to be made up of two terms, Le. 

Gouveia I, Queiroz J, Antunes L (2009) Improving surface energy and hydrophilization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) by enzymatic treatments. In Ereire Bastos T, Gamboa H (eds) Biodevices 2009. INSTICC Press, Setubal... 

Since the electron work functions and the specific surface energies of different planes of the same crystal may have different values, it would be interesting to study the electronic interaction during adsorption of foreign molecules on monocrystals. Investigations of monocrystals, however, encounter many difficulties therefore, one has to restrict oneself in general to poly crystalline surfaces, which also give remarkable results because the force of interaction essentially depends on the nature of the metal and differs for the same metal from one species of adsorbed molecules to the other. 

Siloxane elastomers present an attractive alternative to the butadiene acrylonitrile elastomers most often used for epoxy modification. Poly(dimethyl siloxanes) exhibit glass transition temperatures well below those of butadiene acrylonitrile modifiers (minimum —123 °C vs. about —40 °C) and also display very good thermal stability13, 14). Other favorable and potentially useful attributes include good weatherability, oxidative stability, and moisture resistance. Finally, the non-polar nature and low surface energy of poly(dimethyl siloxanes) constitute a thermodynamic driving force... 

The end groups of a PDMS polymer have been shown to affect the interfacial tension of blends with poly(butadiene)126. Thus, substitution of an amine-terminated PDMS for a trimethylsilyl-terminated PDMS can reduce the interfacial tension by up to 30%. This effect is postulated to arise due to the amine end group having a surface energy closer to that of butadiene than does the trimethylsilyl group and thus being present at the interface. 

The energy contribution from the MDS study was found mainly from the van der Waals interaction, being less favorable for the poly (ester)s with one Si (la) than with one Ge atom (lb). These results have been in good agreement with the dispersion contribution to the total surface energy which was estimated by wettability measurements [46],... 

The second system investigated 101) (polystyrene macromonomer and perfluoro-alkyl acrylate) is also of great interest. The polymerization is carried out in trifluoro-benzene with AIBN as the initiator to a conversion of the order of 60 %. The graft copolymer formed is soluble in a number of solvents in which the poly(perfluoro-alkyl acrylate) backbone would be insoluble, e.g. in THF and diethyl ether. The easy formation of foams indicates the low surface energy which is characteristic of fluorinated polymers. Double-detection GPC (UV and refractive index) showed that the distribution of polystyrene branches within the sample was quite uniform. 

Thermoplastic polyurethane resins were also prepared by the author [2] from 4,4 -methylene diphenylisocyanate with poly(3,3-bis-(2,2,3,3,4,4,4-hepta-fluorobutoxymethyl)-co-3-(2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutoxymethyl)-3-methy-loxetane) using dibutyltin dilaurate as catalyst and used in low surface energy coating applications... 

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