Synthesis of Multiarm Star Polymer Based on Hyperbranched Polyester Core and Poly(ε-caprolactone) Arms and Its Application in UV-Curable Coating.

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Abstract
Hyperbranched polymers have attracted much attention in the field of UV-curable coatings because of its low viscosity, highly branched structure, and rich functional moieties. However, hyperbranched polymers also have some limitations. For example, the spherical structure increases the crosslinking hindrance, resulting in surplus functional moieties. In this study, a multiarm star polymer with hyperbranched polyester core and linear polymer arms was synthesized and used as UV-curable coating. H40, the fourth generation of the hyperbranched polyester, was chosen as the core owing to its low viscosity and high chemical reactivity. Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) arms were introduced to increase the content of flexible segments and reduce the cross-linking hindrance. The terminal hydroxyls were then replaced with methacrylate groups to endow the star polymer with UV curable ability, yielding HPCL-M. This multiarm star polymer was considered as a promising candidate to make up for the shortcomings of UV-curable coating made from the hyperbranched polymer. The properties, such as hardness, adhesion, acid resistance, and alkali resistance of cured films were enhanced obviously after the grafting of PCL. Moreover, to further explore the effect of the length of PCL grafts on the coating, star polymers with different degree of polymerization (DP) were synthesized. Through the performance tests of cured films, it was found that the multiarm star polymer HPCL-M could make up for the limitations of the hyperbranched polymer when the DP of PCL was suitable, and the comprehensive performance of cured film reached the best when the DP of PCL was 20. Overall, this multiarm star polymer could combine the advantages of the hyperbranched polymer and linear polymer and has the potential to be the next environmentally friendly UV-curable coating.
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Authors Chen, Yuying;Wang, Nan;Tong, Gangsheng;Wu, Dong;Jin, Xin;Zhu, Xinyuan;
Journal ACS omega
Year 2018
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10.1021/acsomega.8b02128
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