Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (7): 1373.

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Effect of Degree of Branching on Glass Transition Temperature for Hyperbranched Polyether

MAI Yi-Yong, ZHOU Yong-Feng, YAN De-Yue   

  1. Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • Received:2004-03-08 Online:2004-07-24 Published:2004-07-24

Abstract: The effect of the degree of branching(DB) on glass transition temperature(Tg) for a hyperbranced poly[3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane](PEHO) was measured by DSC. The results show that the Tg of PEHO decreases with the increasing DB. It is presumed that the smaller the DB of the PEHO sample, the smaller the free volume of the material, and the stronger the intermolecular interaction, which means more energy is needed to make the PEHO chains move, finally it leads to the increase of Tg.

Key words: Poly[3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane], Degree of branching, Glass transition temperature

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