Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.32, No.14, 2625-2628, 1994
Thermodynamic Characterization of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks of Poly(Carbonate-Urethane) and Poly(Methyl Methacrylate)
Crosslinked poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(carbonate-urethane) as well as full interpenetrating network on their base (IPN) were characterized by precise heat capacity measurements in the temperature interval 4.2-450 K. As judged by the positive sign of the excess Gibbs free energy in the whole temperature interval above 30 K, the apparently single-phase state of IPN is thermodynamically unstable; however, its kinetic stability is ensured by permanent chamical crosslinks prohibiting the incipient phase separation.