Preparation of the Heterogeneous Saponified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Poly(Methyl Methacrylate-Methallyl Alcohol) Blend Film

• Published in: Materials Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 2439
• Main Authors: Yang, Seong Baek, Jeong, Dae Won, Lee, Jungeon, Yeasmin, Sabina, Kim, Chang-Kil, Yeum, Jeong Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.03.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Alcohol; Atomic force microscopy; Biocompatibility; Differential scanning calorimetry; Fourier transforms; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Mass ratios; Medical materials; Molecular weight; Morphology; Optical microscopy; poly(methyl methacrylate); poly(vinyl acetate); poly(vinyl alcohol); Polymer blends; Polymerization; Polymethyl methacrylate; Polyvinyl acetates; Polyvinyl alcohol; saponified film; solution casting; Surface properties; Surface roughness; Thermodynamic properties; Thermogravimetric analysis; Vinyl acetate; X-ray diffraction; St Louis Missouri; United States > US; poly(vinyl acetate); poly(methyl methacrylate); solution casting; poly(vinyl alcohol); saponified film
• ISSN: 1996-1944; 1996-1944
• DOI: 10.3390/ma15072439

For the first time, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(methyl methacrylate-methallyl alcohol) (P(MMA-MAA)) (9:1, 7:3, 5:5) blend films were made simultaneously using the saponification method in a heterogeneous medium from poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) (9:1, 7:3, 5:5) blend films, respectively. The surface morphology and characteristics of the films were investigated using optical microscopy (OM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Moreover, the effect of the PVAc content on the degree of saponification (DS) of the PVAc/PMMA films were evaluated and revealed that the obtained DS value increased with the increase in PVAc content in the PVAc/PMMA blend films. According to the OM results, the saponified films demonstrated increased surface roughness compared with the unsaponified films. The AFM images revealed morphological variation among the saponified PVAc/PMMA blend films with different mass ratios of 9:1, 7:3, and 5:5. According to the DSC and TGA results, all blend film types exhibited higher thermal property after the saponification treatment. The XRD and FTIR results confirmed the conversion of the PVAc/PMMA into PVA/P(MMA-MAA) films. Thus, our present work may give a new idea for making blend film as promising medical material with significant surface properties based on hydrophilic/hydrophobic strategy.