FILMS INCLUDING A COPOLYMER, ARTICLES AND METHODS

• Main Authors: O'NEILL MARK B, KATARE RAJESH K, HEBRINK TIMOTHY J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 08.10.2014
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL; WORKING-UP

A film including poly(vinylidene fluoride) and a block copolymer with at least two endblock polymeric units that are each derived from a first monoethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from a methacrylate, acrylate, styrene, or combination thereof; and at least one midblock polymeric unit is derived from a second monoethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from a methacrylate, acrylate, vinyl ester, or combination thereof, each endblock having a glass transition temperature of at least 50° C., and each midblock having a glass transition temperature no greater than 20° C. The film may further include poly(methyl methacrylate). The film may be a multilayer film with a first outer layer and a second outer layer opposite the first outer layer. The multilayer film may include a multiplicity of interior layers between the first and second outer layers, or the first outer layer may be adjacent to the second outer layer. Articles and methods are also disclosed.