SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE/POLYSTYRENE SEMIINTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS

摘要

The synthesis of pseudo- and semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) based on poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polystyrene (PS) is described. IPNs were obtained by simultaneous and in situsequential synthesis procedure. The preliminary studies on IPNs properties such as transition temperature,microphase separation and mechanical behaviors have been carried out by using differential scanningcalorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental evidence clearly showed thatsemi-IPNs obtained by sequential synthesis procedure have higher interpenetrating extent than pseudo-IPNssynthesized by simultaneous procedure. Over the full composition, the PDMS/PS IPNs are immiscible. Thepseudo-IPNs microphase separation can be greatly subdued through the formation of grafting bonds betweentwo networks as well as the kinetic rate-matching of the individual network crosslinking.