Process for the manufacture of a polymeric material containing interpenetrated polysiloxane-polyacrylic networks
US5424375A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S525/903
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The polysiloxane network (1) of this polymeric material is formed by (1a) at least one .alpha.,.omega.-dihydroxylated polydimethylsiloxane and/or an .alpha.,.omega.-dihydroxylated poly(dimethyldiphenyl)siloxane containing at least 70% of dimethylsiloxane units; (1b) a crosslinking agent and/or a bridging agent ensuring the crosslinking as well as a bond between the networks; optionally (1c) a polycondensation catalyst. The acrylic network (2) is formed by (2a) at least one (meth)acrylic monomer containing no hydrophilic functional group; optionally (2b) a crosslinking agent and (2c) a radical polymerization initiator. The polymerization mixture contains all these constituents and sufficient inhibitor of free radical formation to prevent, at the outset, the initiator (2c) producing radicals which, combined with the catalyst (1c) would annihilate the catalytic properties of the latter, to form the network (1) before the network (2). Application: manufacture of articles of all shapes.
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