Table 1.
Copolymerization conditions, amount of CHCl3 extracted substances and conetwork (gel) yields and swelling degree (SD) of conetworks in CHCl3 and water.
| Macromonomer | VBzGG-m wt% |
St wt% |
AIBN wt% |
Gel Yield % |
Extractables a % |
SD in CHCl3 % |
SD in Water % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBzGG-1 | 1 | 98.5 | 0.5 | 81.47 | 18.53 | 1037 ± 204 | 139 ± 98 |
| 5 | 94.5 | 0.5 | 80.77 | 19.23 | 831 ± 190 | 338.125 | |
| 10 | 89.5 | 0.5 | 77.66 | 22.34 | 598 ± 98 | 487 ± 131 | |
| VBzGG-3 | 1 | 98.5 | 0.5 | 78.27 | 21.73 | 2279 ± 184 | 4955 ± 124 |
| 5 | 94.5 | 0.5 | 77.96 | 22.04 | 2117 ± 330 | 529 ± 115 | |
| 10 | 89.5 | 0.5 | 81.35 | 18.65 | 681 ± 118 | 602 ± 97 | |
| VBzGG-5 | 1 | 98.5 | 0.5 | 80.97 | 19.03 | 2959 ± 254 | 552 ± 143 |
| 5 | 94.5 | 0.5 | 78.44 | 21.56 | 2157 ± 105 | 601 ± 98 | |
| 10 | 89.5 | 0.5 | 75.44 | 24.56 | 1521 ± 186 | 659 ± 101 | |
| VBzGG-7 | 1 | 98.5 | 0.5 | 83.93 | 16.07 | 3556 ± 356 | 590 ± 102 |
| 5 | 94.5 | 0.5 | 81.25 | 18.48 | 2216 ± 204 | 628 ± 124 | |
| 10 | 89.5 | 0.5 | 78.44 | 21.56 | 1639 ± 89 | 668 ± 137 | |
| VBzGG-10 | 1 | 98.5 | 0.5 | 76.00 | 24.00 | 3323 ± 419 | 603 ± 130 |
| 5 | 94.5 | 0.5 | 77.65 | 22.35 | 2413 ± 388 | 633 ± 98 | |
| 10 | 89.5 | 0.5 | 80.16 | 19.84 | 1424 ± 150 | 795 ± 133 |
a Average total amount of substances extracted with CHCl3 after three days from three different specimens.