Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13081189
Keywords
Diels-Alder; polymer network; thermoreversibility
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- German Research Foundation (DFG) [SFB 986]
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This study focuses on the reversibility of crosslink formation in copolymers containing furfuryl and maleimide groups based on Diels-Alder reaction. It was found that the reversibility of crosslinking is strongly influenced by the glass transition temperature of the system.
The interest in self-healing, recyclable, and adaptable polymers is growing. This work addresses the reversibility of crosslink formation based on Diels-Alder reaction in copolymer networks containing furfuryl and maleimide groups, which represent the diene and the dienophile, respectively. The copolymers are synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and free radical polymerization. The diene bearing copolymers are crosslinked either with a small molecule containing two dienophiles or with a dienophile bearing copolymer. The influence of the crosslinking temperature on the Diels-Alder reaction is analyzed. Furthermore, the influence of the glass transition temperature and the influence of the density of crosslinking groups on the thermo-reversibility of crosslinking are investigated by temperature dependent infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. It is shown that the reversibility of crosslinking is strongly influenced by the glass transition temperature of the system.
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