Shape memory behavior of poly(methyl methacrylate)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers
Shape memory behavior of poly(methyl methacrylate)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers
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DOI:
10.1016/j.polymer.2009.12.021
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发表时间:
2010-02
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4.6
通讯作者:
K. Inomata;K. Nakagawa;Chieko Fukuda;Yoshimi Nakada;H. Sugimoto;E. Nakanishi
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作者:
K. Inomata;K. Nakagawa;Chieko Fukuda;Yoshimi Nakada;H. Sugimoto;E. Nakanishi
This paper describes a shape memory behavior of graft copolymers poly(methyl methacrylate)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) (PMMA-g-PEG). In shape memory test, the sample was deformed from its original shape to a temporary shape above glass transition temperature (Tg), cooled below Tgto fix the temporary shape, and subsequently heated above Tgfor spontaneous recovery to the original shape. By grafting PEG onto PMMA backbone, shape memory ability was drastically enhanced than PMMA homopolymer. The shape recovery ratio was decreased with the increase in the shape deformation temperature. With considering a good miscibility of backbone and side chain in PMMA-g-PEG, this shape memory ability may be related to a physically cross-linked network structure by chain entanglement of the comb-like graft copolymer. Stress relaxation measurements were investigated in order to confirm the effect of the graft chains on the shape memory behavior.