DIBYENDU S. BAG*, SHILPI TIWARI, AKANSHA DIXIT, KM. MEENU
Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.40, No.1-2, pp. 105-123, 2023, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2023.40.1-2.9
Abstract In this paper, we report the microstructural investigation and influence of H-bonding on the
thermal behavior e.g., glass transition (Tg
) and thermal degradation of chiral copolymers of (R)-
N-(1-phenyl-ethyl) methacrylamide (R-NPEMAM) and 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate (HEMA). The
Tg increases with the increase of chiral unit content in the copolymers and then attains optimum
at around 25 mole % of chiral content. Thereafter it decreases with the increase of chiral
content. The effect of copolymer composition and secondary interaction associated with the Hbonding on the thermal properties of these copolymers was also studied. Secondary interaction,
specifically H-bonding has been interpreted… More >