Photo-crosslinked Diels-Alder and thiol-ene polymer networks.

ABSTRACT: Compositions of ethylene glycol dicyclopentenyl ether methacrylate (EGDEMA), a vegetable oil based alkyl methacrylate (C13MA), and furfuryl methacrylate (FMA) were terpolymerized for dual-crosslinked networks with tailored mechanical and thermal properties. Specifically, initiators for continuous activator regeneration (ICAR) atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) afforded materials with tailored glass transition temperature (T _g) and incorporation of furan and norbornene functionalities within a single chain. The terpolymer with high furan and norbornene functionality (Ter2: F _FMA = 0.42, F _EGDEMA = 0.46, F _C13MA = 0.12) is crosslinked to form single-crosslinked reversible networks with 1,1'-(methylenedi-4,1-phen

SUBMITTER: Alrefai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697258 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature