Table 1. Independent Variables in the Measurements^a.

part I		part II		part III
curing conditions		processing		polymer composition
samples 1A	samples 1B	samples 2A	samples 2B	samples 3A	samples 3B
31 mol % TCMDA	31 mol % TCMDA	31 mol % TCMDA	31 mol % TCMDA	10, 20, 31, 45, 50 mol % TCMDA	10, 31, 50 mol % TCMDA
spin-coated	spin-coated	casted	spin-coated	spin-coated	casted
365 nm	254 nm	365 nm	365 nm	365 nm	365 nm
30, 60, 120 min	30, 60, 120 min	120 min	120 min	60 min	60 min

^aPart I of the study tested how differences in the curing wavelength, as well as exposure to UV light during the polymerization process, affected the T_g. Part II tested the differences in the polymer characteristics when casted compared with when spin-coated. Part III examined how monomer mole variations affect T_g, the degradation process, and water uptake. Samples 3A and 3B were not tested against each other, but against themselves.