MULTI(METH)ACRYLATE-FUNCTIONALIZED OLIGOMERS AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING SUCH OLIGOMERS

摘要

A multi(meth)acrylate-functionalized oligomer has a polyurethane backbone, a plurality of (meth)acrylate groups pendant to the polyurethane backbone, and one or more terminal (meth)acrylate groups. The oligomer contains a) at least one multi(meth)acrylate-functionalized segment having at least two pendant (meth)acrylate groups, b) urethane-containing segments, c) at least one end-cap segment having at least one (meth)acrylate group, and, optionally, d) a chain-extending segment (such as a nonpolymeric aliphatic segment, polyether-containing segment, polyester-containing segment, polydiene-containing segment, polycarbonate-containing segment or polyorganosiloxane-containing segment). At least one multi(meth)acrylate-functionalized segment is located at a pendant position and at least one (meth)acrylate group is present at one or more terminal positions of the oligomer. The multi(meth)acrylate-functionalized oligomers are useful in compositions which can be cured, including by photocuring, to provide polymeric articles. The oligomer may be a reaction product of a diisocyanate, a diol or triol compound comprising, respectively, two or three (meth)acrylate groups, and an end-capping compound.