4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) enables stronger, tougher glassy polymers (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) enables stronger, tougher glassy polymers

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The schematic compares polymers containing DMAP and sodium counterions. DMAP acts as both a plasticizer and a physical crosslinking point, enabling "soft crosslinking" and simultaneously improving stiffness and toughness.

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Dr. Daisuke Aoki, formerly of Tokyo University of Science, Japan Image link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.6c00773

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