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Hyperbranched Polyether (hyperbranched + polyether)
Selected AbstractsBlends of triazine-based hyperbranched polyether with LDPE and plasticized PVCJOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 1 2007Jyotishmoy Borah Abstract Triazine-based hyperbranched polyether was obtained by earlier reported method and blended with low density polyethylene (LDPE) and plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) separately to improve some desirable properties of those linear polymers. The properties like processability, mechanical properties, flammability, etc. of those linear polymers were studied by blending with 1,7.5 phr of hyperbranched polyether. The mechanical properties were also measured after thermal aging and leaching in different chemical media. SEM study indicates that both polymers exhibit homogenous morphology at all dose levels. The mechanical properties like tensile strength, elongation at break, hardness, etc. of LDPE and PVC increase with the increase of dose level of hyperbranched polyether. The flame retardant behavior as measured by limiting oxygen index (LOI) for all blends indicates an enhanced LOI value compared to the polymer without hyperbranched polyether. The processing behavior of both types of blends as measured by solution viscosity and melt flow rate value indicates that hyperbranched polyether acts as a process aid for those base polymers. The effect of leaching and heat aging of these linear polymers on the mechanical properties showed that hyperbranched polyether is a superior antidegradant compared to the commercially used N -isopropyl- N -phenyl p -phenylene diamine. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 648,654, 2007 [source] Phase behavior and photo-responsive studies of photoactive liquid crystalline hyperbranched polyethers containing benzylidene moietyJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 11 2009V. Srinivasa Rao Abstract Two sets of hyperbranched polyether epoxies were synthesized to study the effect of substituent, rigidity, and nature of photoactive unit on the thermal and photoresponsive properties. Each set was comprised of one molecule with an acyclic moiety in the repeating unit, and two molecules with a cyclic moiety of varying rigidity (cycle size) in the repeating unit. Two substituents on aromatic rings in the repeating unit were present in one set, and other set was without a substituent. The mesogenic and photoresponsive properties were studied and correlated to the varied structural parameters. The effects of varied molecular structural parameters on phase behavior and photoresponsive properties were very prominent. Out of six monomeric diols, only four have exhibited liquid crystalline phase while the polymers corresponding to all monomeric diols revealed mesophase. The findings in photoresponsive properties were further supported by molecular modeling studies. The changes in refractive index, photoviscosity, and fluorescence intensity with irradiation time substantiated the spectral pattern observed in UV-Vis spectroscopy. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2774,2786, 2009 [source] Hyperbranched cyclic and multicyclic polymers by "a2+b4" polycondensationsJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 8 2009Hans R. Kricheldorf Abstract At first, theoretical aspects of "a2+b4" polycondensations (meaning polycondensations of difunctional and tetrafunctional monomers) are discussed and compared with what is known about "a2+b3" polycondensations. The following review of experimental results is subdivided into three sections. First, syntheses of hyperbranched polyethers and polyesters by polycondensations based on equimolar feed ratios will be reported. Second, kinetically controlled (i.e., irreversible) syntheses of multicyclic polymers using equifunctional feed ratios (i.e., a2/b4 ratios of 2:1) will be described. In the third section, syntheses of multicyclic polymers via thermodynamically controlled (reversible) "a2+b4" polycondensations will be discussed. Characteristic for these polycondensations are again equifunctional feed ratios and metal alkoxides as "a2" or "b4" monomers, which catalyze rapid equilibration reactions. Finally, potential applications of the new polymers will shortly be mentioned. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 1971,1987, 2009 [source] | ||||||||||