E-Beam Effects on Poly(Xylitol Dicarboxylate-co-diol Dicarboxylate) Elastomers Tailored by Adjusting Monomer Chain Length
Marta Piątek-Hnat,
Kuba Bomba,
Janusz P. Kowalski-Stankiewicz,
Jakub Pęksiński,
Agnieszka Kozłowska,
Jacek G. Sośnicki,
Tomasz J. Idzik,
Beata Schmidt,
Krzysztof Kowalczyk,
Marta Walo,
Grzegorz Mikołajczak,
Agnieszka Kochmańska
Affiliations
Marta Piątek-Hnat
Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastów Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Kuba Bomba
Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastów Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Janusz P. Kowalski-Stankiewicz
Department of Computer Sciences in Medicine & Education Quality Evaluation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska St. 54, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Jakub Pęksiński
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Sikorskiego Ave. 37, 71-313 Szczecin, Poland
Agnieszka Kozłowska
Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastów Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Jacek G. Sośnicki
Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastów Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Tomasz J. Idzik
Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastów Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Beata Schmidt
Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastów Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Krzysztof Kowalczyk
Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastów Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Marta Walo
Laboratory for Measurements of Technological Doses, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna St. 16, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
Grzegorz Mikołajczak
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Sikorskiego Ave. 37, 71-313 Szczecin, Poland
Agnieszka Kochmańska
Department of Materials Technology, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Poly(xylitol dicarboxylate-co-diol dicarboxylate) elastomers can by synthesized using wide variety of monomers with different chain lengths. Obtained materials are all biodegradable, thermally stable elastomers, but their specific properties like glass transition temperature, degradation susceptibility, and mechanical moduli can be tailored for a specific application. Therefore, we synthesized eight elastomers using a combination of two dicarboxylic acids, namely suberic and sebacic acid, and four different diols, namely ethanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-buanediol, and 1,5-pentanediol. Materials were further modified by e-beam treatment with a dose of 100 kGy. Materials both before and after radiation modification were tested using tensile tests, gel fraction determination, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR. Thermal properties were tested by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Thermomechanical Analysis (DMTA) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). Degradation susceptibility to both enzymatic and hydrolytic degradation was also determined.
