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Amphiphilic urethane acrylate hydrogels having heterophasic gel structure: swelling behaviors and mechanical properties
Amphiphilic urethane acrylate hydrogels containing ionic group (dimethylopropionic acid, DMPA) were prepared by varying the molecular weight of the soft segment (polyether type, PTMG) and type of diisocyanate...
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Highly monodisperse crosslinked polystyrene microparticles by dispersion polymerization
Highly monodisperse polystyrene microparticles cross-linked with urethane acrylates were produced by dispersion polymerization in ethanol solution in the presence of 2,2′-azobis (isobutyronitrile) initiator, ...
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Ultraviolet-curable epoxy acrylate dispersions: effect of urethane acrylate anionomers on stabilizing and film properties
Epoxy acrylate dispersions stabilized using urethane acrylate anionomers were prepared for an application of ultraviolet (UV) curing. By observing the optical microscopy and colloidal stability for the epoxy ...
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Highly monodisperse crosslinked polymethylmethacrylate microparticles by dispersion polymerization
Highly monodisperse polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microparticles crosslinked with carboxylic group-containing urethane acrylates (CUA) were produced by simple dispersion polymerization in methanol solution. I...
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Poly(methyl methacrylate) hollow particles by water-in-oil-in-water emulsion polymerization
Poly(methyl methacrylate) particles having hollow structures were produced by water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsion polymerization where sorbitan monooleate (Span80) was used as a primary surfactant and sodi...
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Mechanical properties of amphiphilic urethane acrylate ionomer hydrogels having heterophasic gel structure
Amphiphilic urethane acryale hydrogels containing ionic groups (dimethylolpropionic acid) were prepared by varying the molecular weight of the soft segment (polyether type) and the type of diisocyanate, and t...
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Morphology of micron-sized polystyrene particles crosslinked with urethane acrylate
The morphology of micron-sized polystyrene particles crosslinked with a urethane acrylate crosslinker was studied with different concentrations of urethane acrylate and medium solvency by means of simple disp...
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Monodisperse micron-sized crosslinked polystyrene particles. IV. Effect of network structure on polymerization procedure
Monodisperse micron-sized polystyrene particles crosslinked using urethane acrylate were produced by dispersion polymerization in ethanol solution and the effect of the crosslinked network structure on the po...
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Electrorheological characteristics of polyaniline and its copolymer suspensions with ionic and nonionic substituents
Electrorheological (ER) characteristics of ER fluids, composed of suspensions of semiconducting polyaniline and two different copolyaniline particles in silicone oil, were determined experimentally. Ionic sod...
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Monodisperse micron-sized cross-linked polystyrene particles. VI. Understanding of nucleated particle formation and particle growth
The procedure of nucleated particle formation and particle growth in dispersion polymerization was studied with the intention of understanding the production of monodisperse polystyrene particles cross-linked...
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Synthesis and electrorheological characterization of emulsion-polymerized dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid doped polyaniline-based suspensions
The electrorheological (ER) properties of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA) doped polyaniline suspensions in silicone oil were investigated. In contrast to chemically polymerized polyaniline in an acidic aqu...
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Monodisperse micron-sized macroporous poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) particles by seeded polymerization
Macroporous poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) particles were produced in a micron-size range by two-stage swelling and continuous polymerization. The molecular weight of the polystyrene seed particles was controll...
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Monodisperse glycidyl-functional polymer particles in the micron-size range by seeded polymerization
Polymer particles having glycidyl ether groups were prepared through seeded polymerization in aqueous medium. The polystyrene seed particles were swollen with a mixture of n-butyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacry...
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Synthesis and electrorheology of camphorsulfonic acid doped polyaniline suspensions
Semiconducting camphorsulfonic acid doped polyaniline (PANI–CSA) particles were synthesized by chemical oxidation polymerization, and their chemical structure and particle size were examined via Fourier trans...