Thermal behaviour of TEGMMA copolymers obtained by photopolymerization using iron complexes

Copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) obtained by photoinitiated polymerization using Fe(III) complexes were submitted to thermogravimetry (TGA) under dynamic air atmosphere and N2, and differential scanning calorimetric analysis (DSC). Thermal events were observed only between 90 - 110 ºC. Glass transitions were observed at ca. 100 ºC, followed by an exothermic peak at 170 ºC. The exothermic peak was assigned to a thermal curing process due to the presence of unreacted vinyl groups of the monomers. DSC revealed to be a useful tool to evaluate the curing completeness in this kind of material, using small amounts of sample in relatively short time.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Rigoli,I. C., Schmitt,C. C., Ramos,L. A., Neumann,M. G., Cavalheiro,E. T. G.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Editora da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP 2007
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-46702007000300006
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