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Heat/light stable interpenetrating polymer network latexes
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1983-10-27
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Granted: 1986-02-11
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Expires: 2003-10-27
Abstract
Abstract Structural latexes exhibit good heat and light stability and good physical properties. For example, a styrene/butadiene polymer network is polymerized in a continuous network comprising an essentially hydrophilic polymer. The microdomains of each polymer network within the latex particle are described as an interpenetrating polymer network.
Inventors
- 👤 Do I. Lee
- 👤 Takayuki Kawamura
- 👤 Edwin F. Stevens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:48
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F265/00; C08F265/04; C08F291/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An interpenetrating polymer network latex exhibiting both (a) heat and light stability and (b) good mechanical properties; wherein an essentially hydrophobic polymer domain comprising the polymerization product of at least one open chain conjugated diene monomer and/or at least one other hydrophobic monovinyl monomer is emulsion polymerized in a crosslinked polymer network comprising a polymerized, essentially hydrophilic polymer domain consisting essentially of at least one monovinyl monomer and at least one polyvinyl crosslinking monomer such that said hydrophilic domain, when polymerized, results in a continuous phase; and said hydrophobic polymer domain results in a discontinuous but essentially mutually exclusive microdomain within each latex particle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
An interpenetrating polymer network latex exhibiting both (a) heat and light stability and (b) good mechanical properties; wherein an essentially hydrophobic polymer domain comprising the polymerization product of at least one open chain conjugated diene monomer and/or at least one other hydrophobic monovinyl monomer is emulsion polymerized in a crosslinked polymer network comprising a polymerized, essentially hydrophilic polymer domain consisting essentially of at least one monovinyl monomer and at least one polyvinyl crosslinking monomer such that said hydrophilic domain, when polymerized, results in a continuous phase; and said hydrophobic polymer domain results in a discontinuous but essentially mutually exclusive microdomain within each latex particle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A latex of claim 1 wherein said hydrophilic polymer network comprises (1) from about 50 to about 100 weight percent acrylate or methacrylate monomers, (2) from about 0 to about 50 weight percent monovinyl aromatic monomer, (3) from about 0 to about 10 weight percent other vinyl monomer, and (4) about 0 to about 2 weight percent polyvinyl crosslinking monomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A latex of claim 2 wherein said other vinyl monomer is an unsaturated carboxylic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A latex of claim 1 wherein said hydrophilic polymer network comprises (1) from about 50 to about 80 weight percent acrylate or methacrylate monomers, (2) from about 20 to about 40 weight percent monovinyl aromatic monomer, (3) from about 2 to about 8 weight percent other vinyl monomer, and (4) about 0.2 to about 1 weight percent polyvinyl crosslinking monomer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A latex of claim 4 wherein said other vinyl monomer is an unsaturated carboxylic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A latex of claim 1 wherein said hydrophobic polymer network domain comprises (1) from about 0 to about 100 weight percent monovinyl aromatic monomer and (2) from about 0 to about 100 weight percent open chain conjugated diene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A latex of claim 1 wherein said hydrophobic polymer network domain comprises (1) from about 50 to about 80 weight percent monovinyl aromatic monomer and (2) from about 20 to about 50 weight percent open chain conjugated diene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A latex of claim 1 wherein said hydrophobic polymer network domain comprises (1) from about 0 to about 100 weight percent vinyl halide monomer and (2) from 0 to about 100 weight percent open chain conjugated diene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A latex of claim 1 wherein said hydrophobic polymer network domain comprises (1) from about 25 to about 75 weight percent vinyl halide monomer and (2) from 25 to about 75 weight percent open chain conjugated diene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A latex of claim 1 comprising from about 20 to about 90 weight percent of said hydrophilic polymer network and from about 10 to about 80 weight percent of said hydrophobic polymer domain.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A latex of claim 1 comprising from about 25 to about 75 weight percent of said hydrophilic polymer network and from about 25 to about 75 weight percent of said hydrophobic polymer domain.
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