WATER IN URETHANE ACRYLATES .2. DYNAMIC-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WET URETHANE ACRYLATE NETWORKS

Authors
CLAYTON AB ALLEN PEM WILLIAMS DRG
Citation
Ab. Clayton et al., WATER IN URETHANE ACRYLATES .2. DYNAMIC-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WET URETHANE ACRYLATE NETWORKS, European Polymer Journal, 29(11), 1993, pp. 1467-1471
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
European Polymer Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00143057
Volume
29
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1467 - 1471
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-3057(1993)29:11<1467:WIUA.D>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The effects of absorbed water on the mechanical properties of a series of urethane acrylate polymers were determined by DMTA analysis. The d ynamic mechanical behaviour of the wet polymers differed from that of the dry networks, depending on the soft segment type and molecular wei ght. The results are interpreted in terms of the distribution of water within the polymer, with water poorly associated with the polymer for ming freezable clusters or domains.