• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.191-199
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• 2015

In order to improve the low impact resistance of polystyrene without harming its transparency the styrene monomer was copolymerized with transparent butyl acrylate (BA), and methylmethacrylate (MMA) to obtained a poly(styrene-co-butylacrylate) P(SM-co-BA) and a terpolymer copolymer P(SM-co-BA-co-MMA). The polymers were then cross-linked with the aid of a cross-linking agent dicumylperoxide (DCP), and their mechanical and optical properties were tested. It was found that the contents of monomers and DCP affect the mechanical, thermal, and optical properties of the polymers. An increase in BA contents in P(SM-co-BA) and P(SM-BA-MMA) improved the mechanical strength, but the optical properties remained the same with some exception for P(SM-co-BA). An increase in the DCP contents improved the mechanical but found losses in the optical properties.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.676-680
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• 2011

Investigated was the effect of the crucial polymerization conditions such as methyl acrylate(MA) mole fraction in feed, polymerization temperature and time on Atom Radical Transfer Polymerization(ATRP) behavior of styrene and methyl acrylate(MA). As MA mole fraction in feed increased, molecular weight(MW) of the resulting copolymer increased. At polymerization time of 3 hrs the composition of MA in the resulting copolymer was shown to have a linear relationship with the mole fraction of MA in feed. MW was increased and the composition of MA in copolymer was decreased as the polymerization time increased, showing the characteristics of ATRP. MW was also increased as polymerization temperature increased, and the composition of MA in copolymer was shown to be increased drastically at polymerization temperature of $110^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.123-128
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• 2001

The Purpose of this study is to clarify the effect of the monomer ratio on properties of the polymer-modified mortars using methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate latexes, and to obtain basic data necessary to develop appropriate latexes for cement modifiers. This paper deals with the effect of the monomer ratio on the typical properties of polymer-modified mortars with methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate latexes. The polymer latex-modified mortars are prepared with 5, 10, IS and 20% of polymer cement ratio respectively, and properties of modified mortars such as water absorption, compressive and flexural strengths, chloride-ion penetration depth are tested. The test results indicate that the monomer ratio is very important factors to characterize the strength properties of polymer-modified mortars, but the water absorption and chloride-ion penetration depth are influenced by polymer-cement ratio rather than monomer ratios.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.98-102
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• 2015

A series of polyurethane-acrylate hybrids were synthesized by 2-step emulsion polymerization of a variety of acrylate monomers such as 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEMA), methyl methacrylate (MMA). Experiment was performed to improve stability and emulsibility of surface treatment agent, and it was found that the polyurethane-acrylate hybrids having an optimum composition (MMA : 20%, LA(EO)3-S : 3% and TDA-7 : 5%) was shown to be quite surface active in the solid contents. These results suggests that the optimal polyurethane-acrylate hybrids in this study have high potential as top coating agent, which may have high gloss and excellent properties.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.541-546
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• 2007

The combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and click chemistry was employed for the efficient preparation of well-defined block copolymers. Bromo terminated poly(methyl acrylate) (pMA-Br) was prepared by an ATRP initiator, ethyl-2-bromoisobutyrate (EBiB). Subsequently, the bromine chain end of pMA-Br was converted to an azide group by simple nucleophilic substitution reaction. ${\alpha}-Alkyn-{\omega}-bromo-functionalized$ polystyrene was also synthesized by ATRP using the alkyn-functionalized initiator, propargyl-2-bromoisobutyrate (PgBiB). In both cases, the conversion was limited to a low level to ensure a high degree of chain end functionality. Then the coupling reaction between the azide end group in $pMA-N_3$ and alkyn-functionalized PgBiB-pSt was performed by Cu(I)catalysis. This coupling reaction was monitored by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The synthesized block copolymer was characterized by FT-IR, $^1H-NMR$ spectroscopy and $^1H-^1H$ COSY correlation spectroscopy.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.121-125
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• 2007

Siloxane monomer and oligomer were introduced to n-butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymer for improvement of water resistance and tactile sensation of acryl-type emulsion. Terpolymerimerization of n-butylacrylate, methyl methacrylate and siloxane monomer or oligomer was carried out in aqueous solution. The glass transition temperature (Tg) of terpolymer decreased with increasing siloxane monomer, however, the Tg of terpolymer increased with increasing siloxane oligomer due to the crosslinking of acrylated end group. The adhesion property and surface energy of the obtained terpolymer decreased with introducing siloxane monomer or oligomer in terpolymer. Decrement of tack and surface energy means the enhancement of water resistance and tactile sensation of the emulsion.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.82-86
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• 2001

Glyco-acrylate and methacrylate were synthesized by lipase-catalyzed glycosylation of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and their vinyl esters with $\beta$-methyl fructoside and glycerol in t-butanol as a reaction medium. At the optimum conditions for enzymatic glycosylation of acrylic acid and vinyl methacrylate, we attained up to 80% conversion for glyco-acrylate from acrylic acid and 90% conversion for glyco-methacrylate from vinyl methacrylate. The polymerizable glyco-acrylates and methacrylate have biomedical application as hydrophilic monomers and hydration modifiers to be use for hydrogel contact lens formulation.

• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.947-953
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• 2004

Waterborne fluorinated acrylate copolymer (WFAC) for surface modification of textile was synthesized from perfluoroalkyl ethyl acrylate, octadecyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, surfactant and 3,3 methyl-methoxy butanol. The structures of the synthesized WFAC were determinated by FT-IR and $^{19}F-NMR$ analysis. The thermal stability investigated with DSC and TGA was decreased with increasing the content of fluorinated acrylate in the copolymer. However, the particle sizes of WFAC were increased with increasing the content of fluorinated acrylate in the copolymer. The surface energies calculated by contact angles of WFAC were in the range of 29.80$\~$13.41 dyne/cm. On the observing SEM of the textile surface treated with WFAC, the textile was swollen and compacted with increasing the concentration of water repellency agent. WFAC synthesized in this study showed a good water repellency.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.247-255
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• 1998

The morphological changes during melt compounding of ternary blends containing various combinations of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS), methyl methacrylate-butadiene-ethyl acrylate(MBE), styrene-acrylonitrile(SAM) copolymers, and poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) as dispersed components in a fixed matrix of polycarbonate(PC) have been investigated. Depending on the composition of the blend, MBE particles and PMMA phase appear to locate at the PC-SAN interface under the influence of interfacial tensions and motion induced coalescence. The interfacial viscosity is found to be a critical factor that affects the amount of coalescence.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.502-508
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• 2018

The acrylate copolymer having good coating, water-repellent and adhesion properties was designed and prepared. We prepared copolymers with high yield of > 95% using methyl methacrylate(MMA), 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl acrylate (FMA) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomers(HEMA) by either bulk or emulsion polymerization techniques. The $^1H-NMR$ spectrum was used to identify chemical structure and DSC and DMA analysis were conducted. As a result, the glass transition temperature decreased by $3^{\circ}C$ as FMA content increased from 5% to 10%, and decreased by $2{\sim}8^{\circ}C$ when HEMA content increased from 5 % to 10 %. The physical properties were measured using Instron and TGA. As FMA or HEMA content increased by 10%, tensile strength decreased from 29 MPa to 22 MPa and Td decreased from $200^{\circ}C$ to $180^{\circ}C$ in both bulk and emulsion. The contact angle relatively decreased as hydrophilic HEMA content increased.