Authors: Alvarez-Castillo A.; Herrera E.I.; Castaño V.M.

Source: Designed Monomers & Polymers, Volume 6, Number 4, 2003 , pp. 425-430(6)

Publisher: VSP, an imprint of Brill

Abstract:

A series of polymer semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs), based on different compositions of a PolyEthylene Terephthalate Oligomer (PETO) {Bis(2-HydroxyEthyl) Terephtalate} (BHET) and epoxy resin were prepared. These materials form a kind of blend in which microstructural, thermal, and tensile properties are shown to be dependent on composition. Also, Tg behavior of these semi-IPNs materials, as a function of concentration, follow the well-known Fox equation and this behavior explains quite well the solubility of the PETO in the epoxy resin.

Keywords: SEMI-INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK; GLASS TRANSITION BEHAVIOR; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; SEM

Document Type: Regular paper

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156855503771816877

Publication date: 2003-12-01

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