Abstract
Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) were prepared from hydroxytelechelic polybutadiene (HTPB) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) via an in situ process. The PEO network was obtained by free radical copolymerization of poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate and dimethacrylate. Addition reactions between HTPB and a pluri-isocyanate cross-linker (Desmodur ® N3300) led to the HTPB network. Polymerization kinetics were followed by Fourier transform spectroscopy in the near and middle infrared. Mechanical properties and the IPN morphology were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis and transmission electron microscopy. The relation between the formation rates of the two networks and the IPN final morphology is discussed.
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