Abstract
In this work, the correlation between experimental and theoretical values of density (ρ) and glass transition temperature (T g ) of dimethacrylate polymer networks is elaborated. The developed methodologies are based on the additive principle of the known monomer chemical structures. The predicted values of ρ differed by a maximum of 1% from the experimental values. The methodology developed for T g prediction is based on the assumption that dimethacrylate structural units are treated as main chains between ‒CH2C(CH3)‒ tri-functional volumeless cross-links. Three-quarters of the calculated T g values differed less than 20 K from the experimental ones.
Notes
a In hydrogen bonded chain.
b General.