Abstract
Urethane methacrylate trimethoxysilane (UAMS) organic–inorganic material was synthesized by the reaction of isophorone diisocyanate with hydroxyethyl methacrylate and aminopropyltrimethoxysilane. This precursor was then added to urethane trimethacrylate (UTMA); consequently, silica domains were appeared within the resulting ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated hybrid coatings. The sol–gel precursors having different amounts of UAMS as well as the UV-irradiated nanocomposite specimens were thoroughly characterized by FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, SEM, and TGA. The results provided support for the fact that thermo-mechanical properties of hybrid coatings were enhanced markedly by the incorporation of UAMS. This can be explained by the generation of Si–O–Si hard segments throughout the UV-cured films. Study on hardness and thermal stability behavior provided further evidences for the action of UAMS as coupling agent. Noticeably, thermal stability of hybrid coatings experienced an upward trend with the UAMS content, which can be inferred on the basis of strict restrictions on the mobility of polymer chains imposed by the crosslinked network.
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