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Copyright © 2012 F. Soriano-Corral et al. F. Soriano-Corral et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Nanocomposites of poly(methyl methacrylate-b-butyl acrylate)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes were prepared from different copolymers synthesized by RITP technique using iodine functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate) as macrochain transfer agent to obtain block copolymers with butyl acrylate as comonomer in a sequential copolymerization. Poly(butyl acrylate) contents of 7, 20, and 30 wt% were attained in each copolymer. These copolymers were used to prepare nanostructured films by casting process, using chloroform as solvent, and carboxyl functionalized MWCNT at 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2 wt%. During the film preparation, the absolute drying rate ( N ) was calculated with respect to the poly(butyl acrylate) and MWCNT composition. For copolymers containing 7 and 20 wt% of poly(butyl acrylate) the N values slightly decrease with the MWCNT concentration, while for the suspension prepared with the copolymer at 30 wt% of poly(butyl acrylate) the N values decrease drastically down to 50% approximately. The MWCNT content at the percolation threshold point was found to be 0.8 wt%, for all nanostructured films. The dispersion of MWCNT within the polymer matrix decreased with increasing the poly(butyl acrylate) composition, but it did not affect the electrical properties, which is assumed to be due to induction of the bridging effect and the MWCNT preference to locate into the poly(methyl methacrylate) phase.

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Title
Cast Nanostructured Films of Poly(methyl methacrylate-b-butyl acrylate)/Carbon Nanotubes: Influence of Poly(butyl acrylate) Content on Film Evaporation Rate, Morphology, and Electrical Resistance
Author
Soriano-Corral, F; Ramos-de Valle, L F; Enríquez-Medrano, F J; De León-Martínez, P A; López-Quintanilla, M L; Cabrera-Álvarez, E N
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
16874110
e-ISSN
16874129
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1027376990
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 F. Soriano-Corral et al. F. Soriano-Corral et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.