Self-formation of nanoporous polymeric materialsin photopolymerizable composition with nonpolymerizable components

• Published in: Optical memory & neural networks Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 27 - 33
• Main Authors: Baten’kin, M. A., Konev, A. N., Mensov, S. N., Chesnokov, S. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Allerton Press, Inc 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Complexity; Computer Science; Information Storage and Retrieval; photopolymer; nanoporoys polymeric materials; nonpolymerizable component
• ISSN: 1060-992X; 1934-7898
• DOI: 10.3103/S1060992X12010067

The morphology of polymers prepared through the photoinduced polymerization of oligo(carbonate dimethacrylate) in the presence of different nonpolymerizable additives is studied via the method of atomic force microscopy. Depending on the nature and concentration of an additive, the photoinduced polymerization of the above composite systems is shown to be accompanied by microphase separation and formation of a porous polymeric material. In the case of methanol, homogeneous porous structures with characteristic pore sizes of several hundred nanometers are formed. In the case of dinonyl phthalate, the characteristic pore sizes lie below 100 nm. The synthesized porous polymers can sorb both polar and nonpolar solvents. The photoinduced polymerization of an oligomer in the medium of toluene, benzene, or carbon tetrachloride leads to the formation of polymer nano-particles whose dimensions are controlled by the nature of a solvent.