Fabrication of UV-Curing Linalool-Polysiloxane Hybrid Films with High Refractive Index and Transparency

In this article,a series of high refractive indices(1.50-1.53)thiol phenyl polysiloxane(TPS)were synthesized via hydrolytic sol-gel reaction.The Fourier transform infrared spectra(FT-IR)and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra(NMR)results showed that TPS conformed to the predicted structures.Natural terpene linalool was exploited as photocrosslinker to fabricate UV-curing linalool-polysiloxane hybrid films(LPH)with TPS via photoinitiated thiol-ene reaction.LPH rapidly cured under UV irradiation at the intensity of 80 mW/cm^(2) in 30 s,exhibiting good UV-curing properties.The optical transmittance of LPH in the wavelength of 300-800 nm was over 90%,exhibiting good optical transparency.The water contact angle and water vapor permeability results showed that the introduction of phenyl groups enhance the hydrophobicity and water vapor barrier properties of LPH.The results indicated the potential of LPHs in the applications of optical functional coatings.

Self-assembly and UV-curing Property of Polymerized Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Monomer of Sodium 3,4,5-tris（ll-acryloxyundecyloxy）benzoate

A polymerized lyotropic liquid crystal monomer of sodium 3,4,5-tris（11-acryloxyundecyloxy）- benzoate was synthesized by a convenient route starting from 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid via esterification followed by etherification, acylation and finally neutralization. The chemi- cal structure was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR） and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analysis. The self-organization behavior of the monomer with deionized water in methanol at room temperature was also demonstrated. The assemblies were char- acterized by polarized optical microscope and X-ray diffraction. The results show that a solution containing 80：20 of the monomer to water was found to be able to self-organize into Lamellar （La） phase and 92：8 with inverted hexagonal （H]I） phase, which was in ac- cordance with the theoretical calculation of critical packing parameter. It suggests that the concentration of the monomer was the key factor to influence assembly structure. Addi- tionally, the acrylate conversion with different photoinitiators and nanostructure retention after polymerization were investigated. The research shows that the acrylate conversion of the monomer with Darocur2959 could reach up to 78% when irradiated by 30 mW/cm2 UV light of 365 nm for 30 min characterized by Real-time FT-IR as well as the sol-gel method. Meanwhile, the La and HII phase nanostructures were both retained after polymerization.

Microencapsulation of UV-Curable Self-healing Agent for Smart Anticorrosive Coating

UV-curable polyurethane prepolymer and photoinitiator 1173 were facilely encapsulated in a poly（urea-formaldehyde） shell, which was in situ formed by the polymerization of formalde-hyde and urea in an oil-in-water emulsion. The diameters of the microcapsules ranged from 118 μm to 663 μm depending on agitation speed, and were obtained via optical mi-croscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyses. The encapsulation percent and the yield of microcapsules prepared at the agitation speed of 600 r/min can reach 97.52wt% and 65.23wt%, respectively. When the water-borne polyurethane （WPU） coating embedded with the prepared microcapsules were scratched, the healing agent could be released from rup-tured microcapsules and lled the scribed region. The excellent anticorrosion properties of the WPU coating embedded with the prepared microcapsules were con rmed by the results obtained from both electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and Tafel curves.

UV-curing of hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate-polyurethane diacrylate/SiO_2 dispersion and TGA/FTIR study of cured films

UV-curable hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate-polyurethane diacrylate/SiO2 dispersion （HBPUA-PUDA/SiO2） was prepared with isophorone diisocyanate （IPDI）, hyperbranched polyester Boltorn H20 （H20）, hydroxy-ethyl acrylate （HEA）, polyethyleneglycol （PEG-200）and nano-SiO2. The UV curing kinetics of the films was investigated by FTIR. The results show that the curing speed of the films increases with the adding of nano-SiO2 and decreases with the adding of PUDA due to the slower chain movement. The thermal stability of the HBPUA-PUDA/SiO2 films was studied by using thermogravimetric analysis coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （TGA/FTIR）. The results show that all films exhibit two degradation stages located at about 320 and 440℃ corresponding to the degradation for hard segments of urethane-acrylate and the degradation for soft segment and polyester core. In addition, the results from the analysis of TGA/FTIR also indicate that the decomposition temperature of HBPUA-PUDA/SiO2 film is 15℃ higher than that obtained for pure polymer. The degradation mechanism was proposed according to TGA/FTIR results.

Synthesis of a Novel UV-curable Prepolymer Polypropyleneglycol Diglycidyl Ether Diacrylate

A novel UV-curable prepolymer polypropyleneglycol diglycidyl ether diacrylate （PPGGEA） was synthesized by utilizing polypropyleneglycol diglycidyl ether （PPGGE） and acrylic acid （AA） as starting materials, N, N-dimethylbenzylamine as catalyst and p-hydroxyanisole as inhibitor. The optimum synthetic conditions were in the following： the concentration of N, N-dimethylbenzylamine was 0.80 wt% of reactants, the concentration of p-hydroxyanisole was 0.3 wt% of reactants, the reaction temperature was 90-110 ~C, and the molar ratio of PPGGE to AA was 1：2.2. Meanwhile, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone of a UV-cured initiator was added to the synthesized PPGGEA to prepare a kind of UV-cured coating. The mechanical properties of the UV-cured films were determined, giving 29.99 MPa of tensile strength, 834.27 MPa of the Young＇s modulus and 5.66% of elongation at tear.

Synthesis and Properties of UV-curable Hyperbranched Polyurethane and Its Application in the Negative-type Photoresist

UV-curable hyperbranched polyurethane （UV-HBPU） containing carboxyl groups was synthesized from isophorone diisocyanate （IPDI）, diethanolamine （DEOA）, polyethylene glycol （PEG-400）, hydroxyethyl acrylate （HEA）, and 2,2-his （hydroxymethyl） propionic acid （DMPA）. The UV-HBPU was used as a negative-type photoresist for a printed circuit board （PCB）. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy （FTIR） and proton nuclear magnetic resonance （1HNMR） spectroscopy of UV-HBPUs indicated that the synthesis was successful. Differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA） showed that the thermal stability of the UV-HBPUs decreased as the HEA content increased. The polymer exhibited excellent photoresist properties, and the resolution of circuits based on this negative-type photoresist reached 10 μm.

Synthesis of a Novel UV-curable Prepolymer Hexanediol Diglycidyl Ether Diacrylate and Its Cured Film Tensile Property

A novel UV-curable prepolymer hexanediol diglycidyl ether diacrylate （HDGEA） was synthesized by utilizing hexanediol diglycidyl ether （HDGE） and acrylic acid （AA） as starting materials, N, N-dimethylbenzylamine as catalyst and p-hydroxyanisole as inhibitor. The optimal synthetic conditions were that the concentration of N, N-dimethylbenzylamine was 0.80 wt% of reactants, the concentration of p-hydroxyanisole was 0.3 wt% of reactants, the reaction temperature was 90-110 ℃, and the molar ratio of HDGE to AA was 1︰2.2. Meanwhile, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone of a UV-curing initiator was added to the synthesized HDGEA to prepare a kind of UV-curing coating. The mechanical properties of the UV-cured films were determined, giving 31.87 MPa of tensile strength, 871.88 MPa of Young＇s modulus and 6.77% of elongation at tear.

Preparation and Properties of Aqueous SCNTs Dispersion based on A UV-curable Polymeric Dispersant

A novel photosensitive copolymer P（SS-co-AA-g-GMA）（PSAG） was synthesized and utilized to noncovalently functionalize pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes（SCNTs）. PSAG was highly effective for the solubilization of SCNTs in water and validated by UV-vis absorption spectra experiments, resulting in homogeneous and stable PSAG-SCNT aqueous dispersion. The microstructure of SCNTs was observed through Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, compared with the two common polymeric dispersants of Triton X-100 and PSS, PSAG demonstrated more effective performances for dispersing SCNTs under identical conditions. Furthermore, the photosensitive PSAG-SCNTs can be crosslinked after UV irradiation, leading to significant improvement in the water resistance of SCNT films. UV-cured films can be transferred to plastic wrap to form a flexible film with high electrical conductivity.

Synthesis of a Novel UV-Curable Diluent Benzyl Glycidyl Ether Acrylate and Its Application

A novel UV-curable diluent benzyl glycidyl ether acrylate(BGEA) was synthesized by utilizing benzyl glycidyl ether(BGE) and acrylic acid(AA) as starting materials,N,N-dimethylbenzylamine as catalyst and p-hydroxyanisole as inhibitor.The optimum synthetic conditions were that the concentration of N,N-dimethylbenzylamine was 0.90% of reactants by weight,the concentration of p-hydroxyanisole was 0.20% of reactants by weight,the reaction temperature was 90-100℃,and the molar ratio of BGE to AA was 1.00:1.10.The experiment shows that BGEA is a kind of good diluent.The mechanical properties of the UV-cured films with BGEA as diluent to prepare UV-curing coating were superior to that of the UV-cured films with butyl acrylate as diluent to prepare UV-curing coating.

A Photosensitive Copolymer for UV-curable Electrodeposition Coatings

A series of photosensitive random copolymers （UPDHES） were prepared by introducing acrylate groups onto the side chain of the copolymer backbone of N, N-domethyl amimethyl methacrylate （DMAEMA）, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate （HEA）, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate （EHA）, and styrene （St） （PDHES）. The molecular structure of UPDHES was characterized by FTIR, 1HNMR and GPC. The photopolymerization kinetics of UPDHES with different C=C content was investigated using real time FTIR in which it was found that the UPDHES system had notable photosensitivity. The effect of C=C content on the properties of cured films were studied by evaluating various film properties such as thermal stability, glass transition temperature and tensile properties. The thermal degradation of cured films was investigated via thermogravimetric analysis/infrared spectrometry （TGA-IR）. Thus a series of UV-curable electrodeposition coatings with good photosensitivity and mechanical properties were prepared from a low-cost photosensitive random copolymer.

Synthesis of a novel UV-curable prepolymer neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether diacrylate and its cured film tensile property

A novel UV-curable prepolymer neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether diacrylate (NPGGEA) was synthesized by using neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether (NPGGE) and acrylic acid (AA) as starting materials, N, N-dimethylbenzylamine as catalyst and p-hydroxyanisole as inhibitor. The optimum synthetic conditions were taken as follows: The concentration of N,N-dimethylbenzylamine, 0.80% of reactants; the concentration of p-hydroxyanisole, 0.3% of reactants; the reaction temperature, 90-110 ; the molar ratio of NPGGE to AA, 1:2.2. Meanwhile, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone of a UV-cured initiator was added to the synthesized NPGGEA to prepare a kind of UV-cured coating. Mechanical properties of the UV-cured films were determined, giving 28.75 MPa of tensile strength, 923.82 MPa of Young’s modulus and 5.51% of elongation at tear.

Synthesis of A Novel UV-curable Oligmer 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol Glycidyl Ether Acrylate and Study on Its UV-curing Properties

A novel UV-curable oligmer 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol glycidyl ether acrylate（CHDMGEA） was synthesized by utilizing 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol glycidyl ether（CHDMGE） and acrylic acid（AA） as starting materials, triphenyl phosphine as catalyst and p-hydroxyanisole as inhibitor. The optimum synthetic conditions were that the concentration of triphenyl phosphine was 0.90% of reactants by weight, the concentration of p-hydroxyanisole was 0.20% of reactants by weight, the reaction temperature was 90-100 ℃, and the molar ratio of CHDMGE to AA was 0.5：1.1. The experimental results show that CHDMGEA is a kind of good UV-curable oligmer. The impact resistance of the UV-cured films with CHDMGEA as oligmer to prepare UV-curing coating was superior to that of the UV-cured films with bisphenol A diglycidyl ether diacrylate（BPGEA） as oligmer to prepare UV-curing coating.

Research Progress of Tung Oil/UV Photocomposite Curing Material

Tung oil(TO)/ultraviolet(UV)photo-composite curing material possesses the characteristics of low curing temperature,low material shrinkage and low environmental pollution.Accordingly,this material must be developed and utilized with the conjugated double bonds contained in the long chain of the main structure(α-tung acid)molecules in the refined TO.The aforementioned material can be chemically modified using a variety of chemical methods to develop a new TO-based UV photocurable material due to its unique chemical properties.This work reviews the research progress of TO/UV photo-composite curing materials in recent years.Firstly,the chemical structure and application of TO and UV Photocatalysis Technology were briefly introduced.Secondly,the research status of novel TO/UV photo-composite curing materials developed by the Diels-Alder reaction was discussed.The method and curing effect of the UVcuring system constructed by other chemically modified TO were also discussed.Thereafter,the application of TO in industrial production is introduced from four directions:the application of TO in biodiesel,the application in synthetic resin,the application in self-healing coating and microcapsules and other applications.Finally,the research and application prospects of TO/UV photo-composite curing materials were presented.

Performances and direct writing of CL-20 based ultraviolet curing explosive ink

A new type of explosive ink formulation that can be quickly cured was prepared with unsaturated polyester as binder,styrene as active monomer,2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl-diphenylphosphine oxide as photoinitiator,and hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane(CL-20)as the main explosive.Then the explosive inkdirect writing technology was used to charge the micro-sized energetic devices,the curing mechanism of the explosive ink was discussed,and the microstructure,safety performance and explosive transfer performance of the explosive ink molded samples were tested and analyzed.Results indicate that the composite material has a fast curing molding speed,its hardness can reach 2H within 8 min.The crystal form of CL-20 in the molded sample is still type.The CL-20 based UV-curing explosive ink formulation has good compatibility,its apparent activation energy is increased by about 3.5 kj/mol.The composite presents a significant reduction in impact sensitivity and its characteristic drop height can reach 39.8 cm,whichis about 3 times higher than the raw material.When the line width of charge is 1.0 mm,the critical thickness of the explosion can reach 0.015 mm,and the explosion velocity is 7129 m/s when the charge density is 1.612 g/cm^(3).

MODIFIED ULTRAVIOLET-CURABLE WATER DISPERSIBLE POLYURETHANE-ACRYLATES

Three kinds of UV-curable self-emulsified polyurethane-acrylate (PUA) prepolymer, i.e., conventional, chain extended and grafted PUAs, were prepared. The relatively small particle size of the PUA dispersions indicates that the PUA prepolymers exhibit sufficient aqueous dispersibility. The PUA prepolymers can substantially lower the interfacial tension of water. Chain-extended PUA dispersions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior and thixotropy to a greater extent than do their conventional counterpart. The chain-extended and grafted PUA photocure to higher conversion than do the conventional PU equivalent. The results of DSC measurement suggest that there exists phase mixing between the hard and the soft segment phases for the PUAs based on PEG 400 that is the comparatively short soft segment in the prepolymer. For the PUA prepolymers based on PEG having higher M-n values, chain-extending and grafting could impede the phase separation between the hard and the soft segment domains. The adhesion, impact strength and flexibility of the photocured films were tested.

Studies on the Syntheses and Properties of UV-sensitive Organosilicon Monomers and Polymers

Photosensitive organosilicon monomers and polymers containing furylacrylate, cinnamate or methacrylate groups were synthesized. The chemical structure of these organosilicon monomers were confirmed by 1H NMR and elemental analysis.The curing rates of these photosensitive polysiloxanes were also determined, all of them show a good UV-sensitivity. The UV-sensitivity of polysiloxanes containing pendent furylacrylates are comparable to that of polysiloxanes with either pendent cinnamate or pendent methacrylate groups.

Synthesis of A Novel Photosensitive Prepolymer with Trimethylolpropane Triglycidylether and Acrylic Acid as Starting Materials

A novel photosensitive prepolymer of trimethylolpropane triglycidylether triacrylate was synthesized by utilizing trimethylolpropane triglycidylether and acrylic acid as two starting materials, triphenyl phosphine as catalyst and p-hydroxyanisole as inhibitor. The optimum synthesis conditions were that the concentration of triphenyl phosphine was 0.85wt% of reactants, the concentration of p-hydroxyanisole was 0.3wt% of reactants, and the reaction temperature was at 90-110 ℃. Benzil dimethyl ketal of a UV-cured initiator was added to the synthesized trimethylolpropane triglycidylether triacrylate to prepare a kind of UV-cured coating. The mechanical properties of the UV-cured films were determined, giving 28.43 MPa of tensile strength, 965.59MPa of (Young's) modulus and 4.10% of elongation at tear.

Preparation and Photocatalytic Property of Porous TiO_2 Film with Net-like Framework

By the UV-curing method, a porous TiO2 film with net-like framework has been prepared. The characterization results of the porous TiO2 film by means of SEM, TEM, XRD, and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis show that the net-like framework of the porous TiO2 film is composed of TiO2 nanoparticles, forming three dimensional porous structure. The porous TiO2 film exhibits higher photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue（MB） dye compared with the conventional dense TiO2 film.

Development of a Hybrid Photopolymer for Stereolithography

New liquid free radical-cationic hybrid photopolymer, consisting of acrylate-based photocurable resin and epoxy-based photosensitive resin for stereolithography by UV laser was developed. The experiment results indicated that the hybrid photopolymer exhibits advantages of both the acrylate-based photosensitive resin and the epoxy-based photosensitive polymer contained in the hybrid system with relatively high photospeed and low linear shrinkage. Stereolithography parts without obvious distortion were built on the stereolithography apparatus HRPLA- I from this hybrid resin successfully and efficiently.

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel UV-curable Fluorinated Polyurethane-acrylate Copolymer

A series of UV-curable fluorinated polyurethane-acrylate（PUA） has been developed by incorporating octafluoropentyl alcohol into the segment of UV-curable polyurethane-acrylate to improve the thermal property and surface property of the copolymer material. The structures of the synthesized polymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared（FTIR） spectrometry. In order to find out the effect of incorporated fluorine on the UV-cured films, the properties of the UV-cured films were tested through contact angle, water absorption, and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）. The fractured-surface morphologies of the UV-cured coatings were investigated by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. With increasing the content of fluorine segments, the contact angle of the UV-cured films increased and the water absorption decreased, suggesting the fluorine segments migrated and formed a fluorine-covered surface to avoid water penetration. The observation of the fractured-surface morphology through SEM test showed that the fluori- nated UV-cured films gained rough fractured-surface compared with the pure UV-cured polyacrylate film, demonstrating the migrating of the fluorine segments. The TGA curves show that the fluorinated UV-cured films gained higher thermal degradation temperature than the virgin UV-cured polyacrylate film. And as increasing the fluorine content, the thermal degradation temperature increased. These phenomena could be reasonably explained by the enrichment of fluorinecontained segment on the surface of the film and the high thermal property due to fluorine atom.