ISSN:
1573-4838
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
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Technology
Notes:
A series of experimental soft lining materials has been produced using a butadiene/styrene copolymer with methacrylate monomers, and assessed in terms of their tensile properties. Three different methacrylate monomers, n-hexyl (HMA), ethyl hexyl (EHMA) and 1-tridecyl (TDMA), and two different initiators, benzoyl peroxide (BP) and lauryl peroxide (LP), were used. Other variables were copolymer/monomer ratio and level of cross-linking. Water sorption studies were also carried out on some of the materials, selected in terms of strength, on the pure copolymer (with and without partitioning agent) and on homopolymers of HMA and EHMA. Generally, the EHMA-based materials had the highest strengths and the TDMA the lowest. The highest tensile strength at 11.36±1.80 MPa was produced by the 50/50, LP initiated EHMA material with 1% cross-linking agent, which also had the lowest water uptake. There appeared to be a relationship between tensile strength and water uptake. Water uptake was found to be governed by the partitioning agent in the copolymer powder.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00119739
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