Thermal transitions of benzene in a poly(ethyl acrylate) network

Salmerón-Sánchez, M. , Monleón Pradas, M. and Gómez Ribelles, J.L. (2002) Thermal transitions of benzene in a poly(ethyl acrylate) network. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 307, pp. 750-757. (doi: 10.1016/S0022-3093(02)01557-0)

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Abstract

The thermal transitions observed in hydrogels are usually explained by the existence of different states of water such as `bound' and `free'. In this work a polymer network is swollen with a non-polar solvent and some of the most characteristic features of its thermograms, such as the existence of an amount of non-crystallizable solvent, are compared with those of water in a hydrogel. A poly(ethyl acrylate) network was swollen with different benzene contents and subjected to cooling and heating scans in a differential scanning calorimeter. Three qualitatively different kinds of thermograms are found, depending on the benzene content in the polymer network, which are analysed according to a phase diagram where the temperature of the transitions is plotted versus composition.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Salmeron-Sanchez, Professor Manuel
Authors: Salmerón-Sánchez, M., Monleón Pradas, M., and Gómez Ribelles, J.L.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
Journal Name:Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
ISSN:0022-3093
ISSN (Online):1873-4812

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