• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.658-665
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• 2009

This study examined the effects of the sodium salts of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids (DCAs) on the dynamic mechanical properties and morphology of two sets of poly(styrene-co-sodium methacrylate) (MNa) and poly(styrene-co-sodium styrenesulfonate) (SNa) ionomers. When the DCA content was relatively low, the ionic moduli of the MNa and SNa ionomers increased but the matrix and cluster glass transition temperature ($T_g$) did not change significantly. The increasing ionic modulus was almost independent of the type of the ionic groups of the ionomer, and the chain length of DCAs. When a large amount of the sodium succinate (DCA4) was added to the MNa and SNa ionomers, the ionic moduli of the two ionomers increased strongly but the matrix and cluster $T_g's$ increased slightly and significantly, respectively. In the case of sodium hexadecanedioate (DCA 16), DCA 16 increased the ionic moduli of the two ionomers. The addition of DCA16 changed the matrix and cluster $T_g's$ of the MNa ionomer slightly, but decreased the cluster $T_g$ of the SNa ionomer significantly with no change in the matrix $T_g$. In addition, the DCA-containing ionomers showed an X-ray diffraction peak indicating the presence of ordered domains of DC As in the ionomers. Hence, DCA4 acts mainly as a reinforcing filler in MNa and SNa systems. In the case of DCA 16, it initially behaved like a filler but also functioned as a preferential plasticizer for the clusters at high content.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.368-376
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• 1988

Transition metal PSSA ionomers containing Co(II), Ni(II), Cr(III), Ru(III), and Rh(III) are investigated by IR, Far-IR, UV-Vis and DSC. Reliable IR Spectroscopic criteria are established for assessing the degree of ion-exchange of PSSA ionomers and the local structures around metal cations in them. In the hydrated transition metal PSSA ionomers, the ionic groups are solvated by water molecules and there is no significant interactions between sulfonate group and metal cations. The visible spectra indicated that metal cations are present as [M$(H_2O)_6$]$^{n+}$ with Oh symmetry. Their $T_g$ values increase as the extent of ionic site concentration increases, but there is no direct dependence of $T_g$ on the nature of metal cations or their oxidation states. Thus, the water content in PSSA ionomer is found to have dominant influence on $T_g$ of hydrated transition metal PSSA ionomers. Dehydration of the hydrated transition metal PSSA ionomers results in direct interaction between ionic groups and significant color changes of the ionomers due to the changes of the local structures around metal cations. On the base of spectral data, their local structures are discussed. In case of dehydrated 12.8 and 15.8 mol % transition metal PSSA ionomers, no glass transition is observed in 25-$250^{\circ}C$ region and this is believed to arise from the formation of highly crosslinked structures caused by direct coordination of sulfonate groups of metal cations. In the 6.9 mol % transition metal PSSA ionomers, the glass transition is always observed whether they are hydrated or dehydrated and this is though to be caused by the sufficient segmental mobility of the polymer backbone.

• 대한심미치과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 1998

This study was performed to compare the bonding mechanism of glass ionomers. In this study, hybrid glass ionomers were used for restoration(Fuji II LC, GC, Japan) as the material of choice. Two different etching solutions were used in this study, 35% phosphoric acid and 10% polyacrylic acid. The effect of two different conditioners to dentin surface of a primary molar was studied and compared by using scanning electron microscope. Further, the interface of the dentin surface and the hybrid glass ionomers were examined.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2004

Using gravimetry, we have studied the diffusion of water into sulfonated polystyrene ionomers. Diffusion coefficients were calculated from Fick's equation. The water sorption was found to be dependent on the ion content (3.6-11 mol％) and the nature of the cation (H, Na, Li, or Zn). The sorption kinetics indicates a slight deviation from Fickian behavior. We used the analytical solution of Fick's equation to evaluate the concentration profiles, which are in good agreement with the experimental results.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.4267-4273
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• 2011

아스팔트와 PE 혼합물에 사용될 상용화제를 선정하기 위하여 poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid)와 poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid)의 금속염인 이오노머들의 아스팔트에 대한 상용성을 광학 현미경, 열분석 및 유변학 연구를 통하여 관찰하였다. 수분 흡수를 통한 극성 분석, 광학 현미경 관찰 결과와 열분석을 통하여 후보 고분자들의 아스팔트와의 상용성을 관찰한 결과 대체적으로 극성이 높을수록 아스팔트와의 상용성이 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 또한 유변학 관찰을 통하여 몇몇 고분자들은 아스팔트와 균일 상을 이룬다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1054-1059
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• 1998

Fluorescence and dynamic light scattering measurements were applied to the study of formation and structure of aggregated colloidal particles in modified poly(ethylene-co-methylacrylate) ionomers in aqueous solution. Both 8-anillino-l-naphthalene-sulfonic acid (ANS) and pyrene were used as fluorescence probe to obtain the information on the structure of particle surface and inside, respectively. Three different ionomers used in this study started to aggregate at very dilute concentration, 3-8 x 10-6 g/mL. In this study, we demonstrate that the polyethylene ionomers can form stable nanoparticles. The hydrophobic core made of the polyethylene backbone chains is stabilized by the ionic groups on the particle surface. Such a formed stable nanoparticles have a relatively narrow size distribution with an average radius in the range of 27-48 nm, depending on the kind of ionic groups. Once the stable particles are formed, the particle size distributions were nearly constant. This study shows another way to prepare surfactant-free polyethylene nanoparticles.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.354-358
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• 1998

The effect of thermal conditions on the clustering of sulfonated polystyrene ionomers was investigated. It was found that when the zinc-sulfonated ionomer was dried above a matrix glass transition temperature (Tg), the cluster Tg was observed at ca. 310 ℃, which is ca. 45 ℃ higher than that for the ionomer dried below the matrix Tg. This difference is believed to be the result of the increase in chain mobility at higher temperatures, which improves the multiplet formation and clustering; thus the cluster Tg increases. In the lithium ionomer case, however, the increase in the cluster Tg was ca. 6 ℃ upon annealing. From the results, it was suggested that in the zinc ionomer, the zinc ion is soft and divalent, which results in weaker interactions in multiplets, and thus decreases the stability of the multiplets. Therefore, the thermal effect is more significant for the zinc ionomers than for the lithium ionomers.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.267-271
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• 1986

The ionomeric blend and the ionic aggregation studies by using a Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) are presented. Two ionomers were prepared, one is barium polyacrylate and the other is barium polystyrenesulfonate. The blend of the two ionomers of the barium salts shows intermolecular ionic interaction between the carboxylated ionomer and the sulfonated ionomer. This interaction leads to considerable differences between the spectrum of the blend and the sum of the spectra of the pure ionomers. From our results, it is shown that ionic interactions must play an important role in the compatibility of the two ionomers. In the ionic aggregation study, the bands due to asymmetric stretching mode of carboxylate anion(COO-) in the carboxylated ionomer and the ionomer blend increase in intensity with increasing the divalent barium cations. These results indicate the formation of ion pairs. The doublet due to the asymmetric stretching modes of the carboxylate anion(COO-) is concerned with a sort of local structure found in the ion aggregation. By considering a possible structure for multiplets in the blend, the spectral splitting and the frequency shift are well explained.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.512-518
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• 1998

정적 광산란, 동적 광산란, 점성도 실험을 통해 수용액에서 안정한 콜로이드를 형성하는 폴리에틸렌계 아이오노머 입자의 질량평균분자량$(M_w)$, 관성회전반경$(R-g)$, 2차 비리얼계수$(A_2)$, 유체역학적 반경$(R-H)$, 크기 분포, 고유 점성도 등이 측정되었다. 측정값을 토대로 아이오노머 측기 조성에 따른 입자의 특성과 용액 거동을 조사하였다. 카르복시산염의 함량이 높은 아이오노머는 chain stiffness, $R-H$, $R-g$가 크고, 아마이드기 함량이 높은 아이오노머는 크기가 작고, 고분자 사슬이 조밀한 구조의 입자를 형성하였다. 또한 CMC 부근의 매우 묽은 농도 영역에서 확산계수와 점성도의 농도 의존성은 아마이드기가 도입된 아이오노머와 그렇지 않은 아이오노머에서 서로 상반되는 경향성을 보여, 수용액에서 형성된 아이오노머 입자간의 상호 작용이 아이오노머에 도입된 측기 조성에 따라 크게 달라짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.79-82
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• 2003

An ionomer is defined as an ion-containing polymer with a small amount (usually up to 10-15 mol%) of ionic groups along the backbone chains or as pendant groups. Ionomers have been extensively studied because of the significant changes in their physical properties due to the formation of ionic aggregates, such as enhanced mechanical properties, high melt viscosity, and increased thermal properties.$\^$1-5/ Although there have been many studies of ionomers, the crystallization behaviour of degradable ionomers is still not understood. (omitted)