PREPARATION AND THERMAL-PROPERTY OF POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)/SILICATE HYBRID MATERIALS BY THE IN-SITU SOL-GEL PROCESS

A type of hybrid material incorporating poly(methyl methacrylate) with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) has been successsfully prepared by using the in-situ set-gel process. The bonding between the organic phase and inorganic phase involved (3-trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate. The thermal properties of the hybrid materials varied with the acid content, the TEOS content and the molecular weight of polymer were investigated by thermal gravimetric analysis.Polymer ScienceSCI(E)37ARTICLE5607-6133