Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, Vol.35, No.15, 2495-2501, 1997
Interfacial Structure and Properties of Polyurethane/Poly(Methylacrylate-Co-Styrene) Coating to Regenerated Cellulose Film
A semiinterpenetrating polymer network (IPN) containing 72 wt % polyurethane (PU) and 6 wt % poly(methylacrylate-co-styrene) [P(MA-St)] was coated onto surfaces of regenerated cellulose (RC) film, which was prepared by coagulating a cellulose cuoxam from bagasse pulp. The interfacial structures, bonding manner, and the strength of the coated film were studied by infrared (IR),C-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), differential thermal analysis (DTA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and electron probe microscopy analysis (EPMA). It was shown that the RC film coated with PU/P(MA-St) has strong interfacial interactions, where covalent and hydrogen bonds are formed across the interface between cellulose and the PU/P(MA-St) coating. The interfacial structure of the coated film is regarded as a shared PU network crosslinked simultaneously with P(MA-St) and cellulose him. The tensile strength, water resistivity, and optical transmission of the coated films were considerably higher than that of the uncoated films.