Synthesis and characterization of semi‐interpenetrating networks based on poly(dimethylsiloxane) and poly(vinyl alcohol) |
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| Authors: | Rosalva S. Marques Tatiana C. O. Mac Leod Inez Valéria Pagotto Yoshida Valdir Mano Marilda D. Assis Marco A. Schiavon |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de S?o Jo?o Del Rei, UFSJ, Campus Dom Bosco, S?o Jo?o Del Rei, MG 36301‐160, Brasil;2. Departamento de Química, FFCLRP‐Universidade de S?o Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeir?o Preto, SP 14040‐901, Brasil;3. Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP 13083‐970, Brasil |
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| Abstract: | Semi‐interpenetrating networks (Semi‐IPNs) with different compositions were prepared from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) by the sol‐gel process in this study. The characterization of the PDMS/PVA semi‐IPN was carried out using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and swelling measurements. The presence of PVA domains dispersed in the PDMS network disrupted the network and allowed PDMS to crystallize, as observed by the crystallization and melting peaks in the DSC analyses. Because of the presence of hydrophilic (? OH) and hydrophobic (Si? (CH3)2) domains, there was an appropriate hydrophylic/hydrophobic balance in the semi‐IPNs prepared, which led to a maximum equilibrium water content of ～ 14 wt % without a loss in the ability to swell less polar solvents. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010 |
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| Keywords: | poly(dimethylsiloxane) poly(vinyl alcohol) semi‐interpenetrating networks (semi‐IPN) hydrogels swelling |
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