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Transparent silica gel–PMMA composites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

E. J. A. Pope ,
M. Asami  and
J. D. Mackenzie
E. J. A. Pope
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
M. Asami
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
J. D. Mackenzie
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024
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Abstract

Transparent silica gel–polymer composites have been prepared by the impregnation of porous gels with organic monomer and polymerization in situ. The relative amount of each phase was adjusted by varying the porosity of the silica gel prior to impregnation. These materials constitute a new class of transparent composites. Properties, such as density, refractive index, modulus of rupture, compressive strength, abrasion rate, and Vickers hardness, have been measured over the compositional range of 100% silica to 100% polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , August 1989 , pp. 1018 - 1026
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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