Effect of copolymerizing fluorine-bearing monomers on the relationship among internal structure, gas permeability, and transparency in copolymer networks composed of methacrylates and siloxane macromers. Yokota, M., Ajiro, H., & Akashi, M. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 127(1):535--543, January, 2013.
Effect of copolymerizing fluorine-bearing monomers on the relationship among internal structure, gas permeability, and transparency in copolymer networks composed of methacrylates and siloxane macromers [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
To clarify the effect of the type of acrylic monomer and the molecular weight (Mn) of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on the relationship among the internal structure, oxygen permeability coefficient [P(O2)] and transparency, crosslinked copolymers were prepared with two different acrylic monomers : methyl methacrylate (MMA) and trifluoroethyl methacrylate (TFEMA). PDMS macromers with Mn of 1700, 3300, 4700, and 7800 g/mol were used. DSC measurements suggested that all constituent phases were insoluble with each other. The Mn of PDMS affected both the light transmittance and P(O2). The relationship between the Mn and P(O2) over the low Mn range (1700 and 3300 g/mol), and the calculated PDMS domain size ratio, were found to support the [Mn]2/3 rule into the crosslinked copolymer. Furthermore, a 3300 g/mol Mn copolymer became transparent when the amount of PDMS was greater than PMMA. In addition, copolymerization with TFEMA drastically affected those properties, and this effect was much greater than the effect of the PDMS Mn. To clarify the mechanism of P(O2) improvement induced by TFEMA copolymerization, calculations on the relationship among the P(O2), PDMS volume fraction, and morphology model were performed, and some properties such as solubility parameters should play important roles. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2012
@article{ yokota_effect_2013,
  title = {Effect of copolymerizing fluorine-bearing monomers on the relationship among internal structure, gas permeability, and transparency in copolymer networks composed of methacrylates and siloxane macromers},
  volume = {127},
  issn = {0021-8995},
  shorttitle = {Effect of copolymerizing fluorine-bearing monomers on the relationship among internal structure, gas permeability, and transparency in copolymer networks composed of methacrylates and siloxane macromers},
  url = {://WOS:000309594400067},
  doi = {10.1002/app.37813},
  abstract = {To clarify the effect of the type of acrylic monomer and the molecular weight (Mn) of polydimethylsiloxane ({PDMS}) on the relationship among the internal structure, oxygen permeability coefficient [P(O2)] and transparency, crosslinked copolymers were prepared with two different acrylic monomers : methyl methacrylate ({MMA}) and trifluoroethyl methacrylate ({TFEMA}). {PDMS} macromers with Mn of 1700, 3300, 4700, and 7800 g/mol were used. {DSC} measurements suggested that all constituent phases were insoluble with each other. The Mn of {PDMS} affected both the light transmittance and P(O2). The relationship between the Mn and P(O2) over the low Mn range (1700 and 3300 g/mol), and the calculated {PDMS} domain size ratio, were found to support the [Mn]2/3 rule into the crosslinked copolymer. Furthermore, a 3300 g/mol Mn copolymer became transparent when the amount of {PDMS} was greater than {PMMA}. In addition, copolymerization with {TFEMA} drastically affected those properties, and this effect was much greater than the effect of the {PDMS} Mn. To clarify the mechanism of P(O2) improvement induced by {TFEMA} copolymerization, calculations on the relationship among the P(O2), {PDMS} volume fraction, and morphology model were performed, and some properties such as solubility parameters should play important roles. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2012},
  language = {English},
  number = {1},
  journal = {Journal of Applied Polymer Science},
  author = {Yokota, M. and Ajiro, H. and Akashi, M.},
  month = {January},
  year = {2013},
  pages = {535--543}
}

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