Synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched photosensitive polysiloxane urethane acrylate

A novel hyperbranched photosensitive polysiloxane urethane acrylate (HBPSUA) based on hyperbranched polyesters (HBP-OH) has been synthesized. HBP-OH was synthesized from N,N-diethylol-3-amine methylpropionate as AB2 monomer and trimethylolpropane (TMP) as a core molecule. The structure of the oligomer was characterized by FTIR, GPC and 1H NMR. The molecular weight of the oligomer is about 10,000 and the viscosity is 4446 cps at room temperature. The HBPSUA possesses good compatibility with most of acrylate monomers. The effect of photoinitiators, monomers and light intensity on the photopolymerization kinetics of the oligomer HBPSUA was investigated by real-time infrared spectroscopy (RT-IR). The results show that HBPSUA can well photopolymerize under UV-irradiation in the presence of photoinitiators. Irgacure 1700 showed the highest initiating efficiency among those tested photoinitiators. The optimal concentration of photoinitiator (Darocur 1173) is determined as 0.05 wt.%. The system of HBPSUA/TPGDA has the high conversion of double bond and polymerization rate, and they are 92.38% and 22.25 s−1, respectively. Compared with linear systems (PSUA), HBPSUA has the higher photopolymerization rate and lower viscosity. The cured film of HBPSUA possesses good flexibility.