High-refractive index polymeric materials, which are transparent, have many promising applications in optical design and advanced optoelectronic fabrication. In order to improve the refractive index of polymeric materials, inorganic materials with high-refractive index, such as TiO2, are always added into polymers. However, some of the traditional synthetic methods are complicated and hard to control. In our work, we developed a novel and simple method, a one-step in situ solvothermal method, to prepare poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and nano-TiO2 hybrid films. Methyl methacrylate (MMA), vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMO), titanium butoxide [Ti(OBu)4], ethanol, hydrochloric acid, azobis-isobutyronitrile and tetrahydrofuran were added into a reaction vessel altogether and the polymerization of PMMA matrix and the formation of nano-TiO2 composite carried out simultaneously. To improve the adhesion between PMMA and TiO2, VTMO was used as a comonomer. The results indicate that TiO2 nanoparticles produced by decomposition of titanium butoxide are dispersed homogeneously in the PMMA matrix. The size of TiO2 crystals in PMMA/TiO2 nanocomposites is about 5–6 nm. The hybrid films have a good transparency (over 80 %) in the visible region, a good thermal stability and a UV-shielding property after the incorporation of TiO2. The refractive index of as-formed PMMA/TiO2 nanocomposites increases up to 1.839 at 633 nm as the content of Ti(OBu)4 is 50.00 wt%.

Preparation of high-refractive-index PMMA/TiO2 nanocomposites by one-step in situ solvothermal method

In this study, TiO2 nanoparticles were incorporated into low-density polyethylene by melt blending. Morphological properties and dispersion behavior of TiO2 nanocomposite were characterized through...

Effect of Tio2 Nanoparticles on the Antibacterial and Physical Properties of Low-Density Polyethylene Film

Dimensional stability, thermal, and water repellency are very important properties of wood. In this research, wood polymer nanocomposite (WPNC) has been prepared by impregnation of styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), γ-trimethoxy silyl propyl methacrylate-modified TiO2 nanoparticles, nanoclay into simul (Bombex ceiba L.) wood. The characterization of the composites was done by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and thermogravimetry. The resultant WPNC exhibited an improvement in water repellency, moisture resistance, dimensional stability, chemical resistance, hardness, and thermal stability. The maximum improvement in all the properties has been observed for the wood sample treated with SAN/TiO2 (0.5 %)/nanoclay (0.5 %).

Study on properties of simul wood (Bombax ceiba L.) impregnated with styrene acrylonitrile copolymer, TiO2, and nanoclay

The correlation between the surface energy and thermal stability of polymers plays an important role in engineering of plastic materials. In this work, microstructural characteristics of copolymers of poly(dimethyl siloxane) with benzyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and methyl acrylate are correlated with their surface energy and thermal stability. The poly(dimethyl siloxane) segments in the copolymer chains affected the hydrophobic behavior. The surface energy of the synthesized copolymers decreased by increasing segments of alkyl methacrylates. The thermal stability of copolymers suggesting that heat resistance of poly(dimethyl siloxane) copolymers used in this correlation can be improved by adjusting the units of alkyl methacrylates in copolymers.

Surface Energy and Thermal Stability Studies of Poly(dimethyl siloxane)–Poly(alkyl(meth)acrylate) Copolymers

The effect of poly(alkyl (meth)acrylate) segments on the thermodynamic properties, morphology and gas permeation properties of poly(alkyl (meth)acrylate)-b-poly(dimethyl siloxane) triblock copolymer membranes

Preparation of poly (methyl acrylate)/tio2 composites by potassium diperiodatocuprateinitiated grafting copolymerization

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Preparation of poly (methyl acrylate)/tio2 composites by potassium diperiodatocuprateinitiated grafting copolymerization