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Family Meals Matter: Spring into spring with lamb
By HealthyEating.org on March 30, 2014, at 10:42 a.m.
All too often, March roars in like a lion, but if you're lucky it will blow out like a lamb. No matter what the weather's like, celebrate the last week of National Nutrition Month with delicious lamb recipes. Start with a featured family meal of Grilled Lamb Asparagus Pitas, Orzo …
Hazelnuts perfect for a variety of nutty recipes
By Marlene Parrish, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on March 30, 2014, at 10:33 a.m.
Tickets to a play, a couple bottles of good wine, a fuzzy sweater. Those were among the gifts I received during the December holidays. Just what I like and much appreciated, thank you. But my favorite gift of all was nuts. Not crazy nuts — literally, nuts. The package I …
For St. Paddy's Day, try 'Jiggs Dinner' and a green dessert
By Georgia Clark-Albert on March 17, 2014, at 11:16 a.m.
Growing up in an Irish household, there was always Jiggs dinner, lassy pudding and some kind of a green dessert served on St. Patrick's Day. What is Jiggs dinner? It is the Newfoundland version of a boiled dinner. Even if St. Paddy's Day fell on a Friday during lent, it …
Better by the bowl: Add greens and veggies to soup for satisfying winter meal
By Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press on March 04, 2014, at 11:51 a.m.
If you've resolved to eat more healthfully in 2014, think soup. It's filling and, when made with the right ingredients, can make you feel better by the bowlful. "There is research that suggests when you have a bowl of soup before a meal you consume fewer calories," said Bethany …
MADELEINE'S MADELEINES (blog)
on Jan. 29, 2014, at 11:05 p.m.
It's been a long time, but I can't express how happy I am to be back at this. With the start of the new year came the submission of a slew of college applications. And panic. Panic after submission, rather than before. Because, what is panic, what is fear, but …
The weather is cold, but the kitchen is hot with seasonal winter recipes
By Emily Burnham on Dec. 24, 2013, at 8:54 a.m.
It's easy to eat seasonally in the summer, when the weather's nice. Those of us that live in northern climes don't have the luxury of a year-round growing season, where perfect tomatoes and crisp red peppers are an everyday thing. It's not impossible to eat seasonally when the weather outside …
Savoring meat pies: Sweet versions are lovely, but meat-filled pastries win our hearts and stomachs
By Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune on Dec. 03, 2013, at 1:32 p.m.
Fruit pies, cream pies, cute little tarts. Love 'em all. But one does not live by sweets alone. We love savory pies too. Hand pies like empanadas and pasties. Phyllo pies filled with spinach. Flaky crusted pies packed with meats or vegetables or seafood. Cornmeal-crusted chili pies and shepherd's pies …
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A Preponderance of Pies
on Nov. 29, 2013, at 7:02 p.m.
For a while, it had seemed like the holidays had lost value, as if, with all the schoolwork and stresses of everyday life, there wasn't really any magic left in getting together for the holidays. For a few years there, I, the oldest cousin on both sides of the family, …
Scones easy to conquer and delicious for fall
By Wendell Brock,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Nov. 25, 2013, at 12:02 p.m.
Wet, sticky dough freaks me out. I get it on my hands, and I can't get it off. Do I wash, wipe, scrape or scream? Never mind that you only need to add flour. I melt down every time. And it is this fear of buttery slodge, I believe, that …
Cooking with kids
By Jill L. Reed, The Orange County Register on Nov. 22, 2013, at 10:26 a.m.
It's a recurring dream, a very nice recurring dream. I dream of the day when my son, not quite 4, will be able to cook me dinner. Yes, we are probably at least a few years away from having that dream come true. But even as a baby, I started …
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Vegetable Sculpture and An Afternoon of Cooking
on Nov. 09, 2013, at 2:35 p.m.
Compositionally, I find the above photo rather appealing. Sadly, I don't think most people would realize that the pepper is actually supposed to resemble a flower. In essence, I could use some practice with food sculpture. Last weekend I learned, among other things, a bit about food sculpture. But more …
The winning recipe, Maine lobster chef of the year
on Oct. 24, 2013, at 5:31 p.m.
Chef Chris Long, Natalie's at The Camden Harbour Inn Butter poached Maine lobster, grilled local mushrooms, corn and parsnips ragout, thyme butter. Ingredients: 1 lobster 2 oz wild mushroom 1 cup corn ½ cup chopped parsnips 1 cup corn stock 1 shallot minced ½ pound butter 2 ounces thyme 1 …
Fall flavors for family meals
By HealthyEating.org on Oct. 22, 2013, at 3:43 p.m.
The mercury is falling all over the country and autumn is well upon us. Squash, pumpkins, potatoes and other fall produce are filling the markets, too. Many of these foods are fiber-rich and full of antioxidants. There's something about colder weather that makes heartier food more flavorful. Soups, stews, casseroles …
Maine food blogger is salty in more than one sense of the word
By Emily Burnham on Oct. 22, 2013, at 7:19 a.m.
Most people remember their grandmother's recipe book or box, stuffed full of slips of paper with tried-and-true recipes jotted down by hand, sometimes decorated with dried-on cookie batter or a grease stain. It sat in the kitchen. It was an encyclopedia of family culinary knowledge. As memorable as those collections …
Family meals matter: Veg out over breakfast
By Dairy Council of California, on Oct. 14, 2013, at 12:03 p.m.
According to our "3 out of 5" model for a balanced breakfast (see it at HealthyEating.org/Breakfast), we recommend choosing either fruits or vegetables to round out your balanced breakfast. Of course, you can get extra nutrition points for including all five food groups in your first meal of the day, …
Meatless Monday doesn't have to mean tofu for dinner
By Georgia Clark-Albert on Sept. 30, 2013, at 10:55 a.m.
The Meatless Monday campaign has become a worldwide endeavor, encouraging people to cut meat out of their diets one day a week to improve their health and the health of the planet. If you are taking part to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, colon cancer or heart disease, …
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Tomato, Red Onion, and Potato Gratin
on Sept. 06, 2013, at 9:18 p.m.
Visiting Europe was a childhood dream. How appropriate, how fortunate, how positively serendipitous it was to be able to realize that dream the summer before my last year in high school, while I am still considered by many to be a child. I've got to say though, up until we …
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Fresh Corn Polenta with Eggplant Sauce
on Aug. 12, 2013, at 10:46 p.m.
Maybe I mentioned last year how difficult it is to get recipes using fresh produce on here. For fear of fruits and vegetables going bad I'm always too hurried to make something out of them that no photos get taken, nothing gets recorded. For example, last weekend we went to …
Cool and customized: Do-it-yourself ice cream sandwiches
By Kim Ode, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) on July 30, 2013, at 12:42 p.m.
Making your own ice cream sandwiches is worth the effort, because you can choose your own filling, they taste better – and you can say, "I made these myself." We know. Ice cream sandwiches are right there in your grocer's freezer case. Why would you fuss and make your …
Mexican herb has medicinal powers
By Georgia Clark-Albert on July 22, 2013, at 8:22 a.m.
Unless you cook a lot of Mexican food, you may not be familiar with the herb epazote (pronounced eh-pah-ZOH-tay). Epazote is a popular Central American herb that has been used by native Mexicans for hundreds of years. It has a strong musky flavor that provides a unique taste to Mexican …


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DescriptionIn action games players are required to have good reflexes and quick reaction in order to overcome challenges. Action games typically focus on combat, during which the player must press buttons or keys rapidly or in timed intervals in order to execute attacks and other moves. Non-combat challenges may include avoiding traps, jumping, running, completing tasks within a pressing time limit, etc.
Common action sub-genres are shooters, fighting, and platform games.
Though most racing / driving, sports, and many simulation games contain action-oriented gameplay, they can be considered action games only if they specifically emphasize arcade-like, reflex-based gameplay.
Action games may include extensive non-violent exploration and/or puzzle-solving, or combine themselves with other genres, e.g. role-playing or driving.
Quick thinking is often required to succeed in action games; however, games that specifically emphasize quick thinking over reflexes are usually real-time strategy or puzzle games.
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CHAMP Galaxia is a DOS shareware remake of Namco's classic 1980 Galaxian arcade shooter. Like the other games in CHAMProgramming's...
CHAMP Invaders is a DOS shareware remake of the classic Space Invaders arcade machine. Like the other games in CHAMProgramming's...
PC Booter (1984), NES (1985), Commodore 64 (1985), Apple II (1984), Atari 8-bit (1984), MSX (1986), Wii (2009), PC-88 (1985) and FM-7 (1985)
A follow-up to the original Lode Runner, with identical gameplay. This package contained 50 of the most challenging levels ever...
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In this soccer game, each team has one forward, two backs and a goalie. The forward and backs always run...
Simplistic soccer game in Sega's Champion sports series. The game which you can play at three levels of difficulty. There...
PlayStation 2 (2004)
Champions of Norrath is a third-person dungeon crawler based on the EverQuest universe. There are five character classes to choose...
Zulula is a town in the land of Akistar famous for fighting tournaments. Creatures and warriors from all over gather...
In the land of Akistar is a town known as Zulula that holds martial tournaments. Stories of these tournaments have...
PlayStation 2 (2005)
The sequel to Champions of Norrath, Champions: Return to Arms is an action RPG that puts players in the EverQuest...
CHAMP Kong is a DOS shareware remake of the classic Donkey Kong arcade machine. Like the other games in CHAMProgramming's...
CHAMP Ms. Pac-em is a DOS shareware remake of the classic Ms. Pac Man arcade machine. Like the other games...
CHAMP Pac-em is a DOS shareware remake of the classic Pac Man arcade machine. Like the other games in CHAMProgramming's...
Jupiter Ace (1983)
Champs De Mines + Casse Briques is a double games pack that contains the following:Champs De Mines: In this top...
Amiga (1989) and Commodore 64 (1989)
Take your boxer to the top in this action boxing game. You start off fighting in an alleyway before finding...
Atari 8-bit (1992)
Change is a puzzle/arcade game. The protagonist is Tuptacz, whose plantation has been invaded by alien creatures known as Spheres....
PlayStation (2000)
Chaos Break is essentially a third-person shooting game, with echoes of survival horror such as Resident Evil. Set in an...
DOS (1995), PlayStation (1996), SEGA Saturn (1995), CD-i (1995) and Macintosh (1996)
The year is 2071, the aggressive Kesh Rhan aliens have already destroyed the human colonies on Mars and Pluto, and...
Amiga (1996)
At the end of The Chaos Engine you managed to put a stop to Baron Fortesque's out of control machine,...
Windows (2004)
Chaos League is a game that blends real-time strategy game elements with action, into a sports game. The game is...
Windows (2005)
Like its predecessor Chaos Legaue, Chaos League: Sudden Death gives you control over a team of American Football players. The...
Windows (2003) and PlayStation 2 (2003)
The story of Chaos Legion is based on a light novel of the same name, written by the Japanese author...
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Top games by as rated by our users:
- 4.21 007: Legends (2012)
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- 5.00 2 Games in 1: Disney Princess + Disney's The Lion King 1 ½ (2004)
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- 5.00 2in1 Pack: Dragon's Lair - Space Ace (1998)
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- 5.00 3Tones (2009)
- 4.31 Action Hero 3D: Wild Dog (2006)
- 5.00 Action Pack - 4 Killer Action Games! (2003)
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A starting monomer mixture containing a minor amount of a cross linking agent is precipitation polymerized in a diluent/precipitant which is an unlimited solvent for the starting monomers but is neither a solvent nor a substantial swelling agent for the resultant polymer. The resultant product falling from the polymerization contains soluble and insoluble hydrophilic polymers and copolymers.
1. The method of producing hydrophilic polymer products comprising a mixture of both soluble and insoluble components which comprises forming a starting monomer mixture consisting essentially of (1) a major portion of monoesters of methacrylic and/or acrylic acids and polyvalent alcohols selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, glycerol, pentaerythritol, mannitol and sorbitol, and (2) a minor amount of a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of di- and triesters of methacrylic and/or acrylic acid and polyvalent alcohols selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, glycerol, pentaerythritol, mannitol and sorbitol; combining said starting monomer mixture with (3) a member selected from the group consisting of monocyclic and bicyclic aromatic and partly hydrogenated monocyclic and bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated aliphatic and cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons, esters of carboxylic acids and aliphatic and aromatic alcohols, ethers, cycloethers, ketones and cycloketones, said last mentioned group member being capable of unlimitedly dissolving all of the monomer components but being a nonsolvent and/or swelling agent for the polymer product, said monomer being present in an amount of less than 66% by weight of the total polymerization mixture including said last mentioned group member; polymerizing said monomer mixture under conditions of free radical polymerization to form a polymeric product which is in part soluble and in part insoluble in a member selected from the group consisting of lower aliphatic alcohols, dimethylformamide, glycol methacrylate and glycol acrylate; and effecting the combination of the monomer mixture with the group (3) member during such polymerization in small quantities under controlled stirring at a rate at which the polymeric product formed separates out of the polymerization solution and at which the concentration of the crosslinking agent is maintained within the critical range of 0.02 to 0.2% by volume based on the total volume of the polymerization mixture.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said monomer group member (1) is introduced at a rate adapted to the amount of crosslinking agent and is held above a limit where crosslinked polymer is formed but under a limit where the content of said crosslinked polymer exceeds 90 wt.% of the polymer product.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said polymer product has a grain size of about 1 μ.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said monomer (1) is in part replaced by a monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylic-, methacrylic-, itaconic-, citraconic-, maleic- and fumaric-acids, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, 2-aminoethylmethacrylate, N-methylaminoethylacrylate, N,N-dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein monomer (1) is in part replaced by up to about 40% by weight of a monomer selected from the group consisting of alkylacrylates and methacrylates, alkoxyalkylacrylates and methacrylates, styrene, vinyl acetate and maleic anhydride.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein group member (3) is selected from the group consisting of benzene, toluene, xylene isomers and mixtures thereof, ethylbenzene, cumene, tetraline, chlorobenzene, 2-chlorotoluene, benzyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, bromoform, tetrachloromethane, ethylene dichloride, trichloroethylene, trichlorotrifluoroethane, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, di-n-butylphthalate, di-iso-octylphthalate, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, tri-ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, di-n-butyl ether, di-isopropyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofurane, acetone, methylethyl ketone and cyclohexanone.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said group member (3) is admixed with up to about 50% by volume of a member selected from the group consisting of petroleum ether, hexane and cyclohexane.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein said polymer product is separated from any excess of said group member (3) by drying at a temperature below about 80� C.
9. The method according to claim 1 wherein said polymerization is carried out at a temperature of about 20 to about 100� C.
10. The method according to claim 1 carried out continuously comprising charging monomer (1) with crosslinking agent (2) and group member (3) at a rate sufficient to maintain said concentration of said group member constant.
This invention relates to a method of producing glycol methacrylate or glycol acrylate polymers or copolymers containing both soluble and insoluble portions.
This application is a companion to our copending application Ser. No. 297,389 now U.S. Pat. No. 3,988,305 issued Oct. 26, 1976 filed on even date hereof, also based on Czech. Application 7234/71, wherein there has been disclosed a method of forming polymer products and copolymer products of a type similar to that of the present invention but containing both soluble and non-soluble portions. Reference to the copending application is made as if more fully set forth for such definitions of terms materials, monomers, cross-linking agents, diluents, solvents, etc., as may be required.
Polymers of the above type are used in any well-known applications and for various purposes. In the form of gels having hydrophilic character and excellent biological compatibility, they have found an important use in medical therapy as prosthetic materials (see Czech. Pat. No. 91918) U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,976,576 and 3,220,960. In some cases they are unsuitable because of their low strength in a water swelled state and it was necessary to find new methods to improve them. Reinforcing materials, such as woven textiles of physiological harmless fibers (e.g. polyethylene glycol tereftalate were used. Gels with various active fillers were also successfully employed; e.g.: colloidal silicon dioxide (Czech. Pat. No. 131,180, and sphere-like glycol methacrylate polymers (Czech. Pat. No. 153,762, U.S. Pat. No. 3,914,431, issued Oct. 21, 1975). The last mentioned filler is closely or substantially cross-linked sphere-like polymer particles with grain sizes of less than 10γn, and prepared by precipitation polymerization of glycol monomethacrylate in the presence of a major amount of cross-linking glycol dimethacrylate, and an inert diluting agent (Czech. Pat. No. 138,856, U.S. Pat. No. 3,583,957).
In practical utilization of this active filler for preparing reinforced glycol methacrylate gels it is necessary to thicken the monomer mixture to prevent sedimentation of specifically heavier filler particles. For this reason, as a rule, either the pre-polymer having suitable viscosity (preferably of about 200 CP; see Czech. Pat. No. 148,479). or glycol mathecrylate or glycol acrylate polymer that is soluble in the monomer mixture, and which is produced either by the solution polymerization (Czech. Pat. No. 141,101, U.S. Pat. No. 3,575,946) or recently by the precipitating polymerization (Czech. Pat. No. 154,466 U.S. Appl. No. 297,389) was used. Till now, it was necessary to prepare both a polymer filler, and a polymer thickening agent separately by two technologically different manners.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a method for producing glycol methacrylates and glycol acrylate polymers and copolymers having improved properties in a manner which avoids the difficulties and disadvantages of the prior art.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method in which there is simultaneously formed insoluble and soluble portions or fractions of particulate polymer or copolymer.
It is another object of the present invention to prepare a polymer product in one-step manner of production, which has simultaneously the properties of both a good active filler and good thickening agent.
The method according to the present invention comprises the steps of precipitation polymerization of a monomer mixture of methacrylates or acrylates, their derivatives and mixtures thereof containing a minor amount of a corresponding multi-functional esters as cross-linking agent in a diluent/precipitant which unlimitedly dissolves all components of the starting monomer mixture, but does not dissolve nor act to substantially swell the polymer product thus formed.
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FIG. 1 is a graph showing the percent conversion from monomeric mixture to discrete particulate polymer relative to time under the precipitation polymerization conditions of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a graph showing the effect of the concentration [C] of cross-linking agent with a constant dilution of the polymerization mixture on the portion of the soluble polymer [SP] obtained in the present invention, employing two different dilluting agents;
FIG. 3 is a graph showing the result of polymerization in percent swelling of swellable polymer with the use of certain monomers in varying proportions (M) with the total percent by weight of the mixture.
The appendant graphs correspond to those given in the copending application, reference to which is made for a detailed explanation of the monomers, materials and polymerization process followed, as well as for an explanation of the symbols employed.
As seen in FIG. 1, the present invention provides a method for the conversion of a monomer mixture under precipitation polymerization taking 2 to 3 hours to reach substantially the 100 percent level. The polymer products which fall out in a course of the precipitation polymerization take the form of discrete particles of a grain size about 1 μ which can be easily separated from the diluting-precipitating agent used, e.g. by filtration or centrifugation and subsequently dried into a fine powder. The polymer product produced according to the present invention is only partly soluble in typical conventional solvents of the soluble glycol methacrylate or glycol acrylate polymers, such as lower aliphatic alcohols, dimethyl formamide, and glycol monomethacrylate or glycol acrylate monomers. The quantity of the soluble part depends on the starting concentration of the cross-linking comonomer in the whole monomer mixture (see FIG. 2). The remaining part of the polymer product is formed with slightly cross-linked polymer particles (microgels), which only swell in the above-mentioned solvents, and are then finely dispersed in a polymer solution obtained by dissolving a portion of the soluble part of polymer. The dispersion of the microgels is very fine, and in practice do not form sediment in very thin polymer solutions. It is also stable for long periods of time. It has been found, that the presence of these sporadically cross-linked polymer particles (microgels) in the monomer mixture used to prepare various products of glycol methacrylate gels, greatly improves their mechanical properties (e.g. tensile strength), and acts thus as an active filler. The soluble parts of the polymer act as a good thickening agent for various polymerization mixtures having a base of glycol methacrylates or glycol acrylates.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention a starting monomer mixture containing a minor amount of multifold esters of acrylic or methacrylic or methacrylic-acid with a polyhydric aliphatic alcohol is precipitation polymerized under free radical conditions in a diluting-precipitating agent which is an unlimited solvent for all the starting monomers but is neither a solvent or a substantial swelling agent for the resultant polymer product. The concentration of the aforementioned esters may be maintained in a range of from 0.005 to 0.02 to 0.2% by volume based on the total volume of the polymerization mixture. The resultant polymer or copolymer product comprises a mixture of soluble and insoluble parts.
The starting monomers are preferably glycol monomethacrylate, monoacrylates and/or their mixtures and derivatives. As used herein, the word "glycol" not only means the basic ethylene glycol but also polyethylene glycols, such as diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, and higher polyglycols, further 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, and other poly hydroxy compounds, such as glycerol, pentaerythritol, mannitol, sorbitol, and similar compounds.
As an example of cross-linking agents, or multifold esters, esters having more than univalent alcohol precursors such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, glycerol dimethacrylate, glycerol triacrylate can be employed. The amount of the monomer is taken from less than 66% by weight, based on the total polymerization mixture including the diluting agent, if any, up to a feasible low concentration of the monomer, wherein the content of the corresponding cross-linking comonomers are in the range from 0.02 to 0.2% by volume, based on the total volume of the polymerization mixture. Otherwise, either completely soluble or the completely insoluble polymer products are formed, which are not a subject of this invention.
Besides the basic glycol monomethacrylate or monoacrylate monomers, and/or mixtures of these monomers, other comonomers can be used. For practical reasons these can be divided roughly into two groups:
1. Monomers which behave under conditions of the precipitation polymerization according to the present invention in a similar manner as the above-mentioned glycol monomethacrylates or monoacrylates, i.e. they are dissolved completely in the diluting agent used, but their polymers are neither dissolved nor are they swelled in it. Herein are included but not limited, acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, N-vinyl pyrrollidone, aminoalkyl methacrylate or acrylate, such as 2-aminoethyl methacrylate, N-alkylaminoalkyl methacrylate or acrylate, such as N-methylaminoethyl acrylate, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate or acrylate, such as N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and the like.
2. Monomers which behave under conditions of the precipitation polymerization in a different way, i.e. their polymers either dissolve or become greatly swelled in the diluting agent used. Herein are included, but not limited the following compounds: alkyl methacrylates or alkyl acrylates, such as butyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, alkoxyalkyl methacrylates or acrylates, such as methoxyethyl methacrylate; styrene, vinyl acetate; anhydrides of unsaturated acids, such as maleic anhydride, and the like.
While the comonomers of the first group can be used in any desired propertions, the comonomers of the second group are limited to up to about 40% by weight, based on a mixture of all monomers used. Otherwise the polymer formed either becomes greatly swelled or does not even precipitate out with the diluting agent used (see FIG. 3).
In preparing hydrophlic gels reinforced with the copolymers made according to the invention (active fillers) a copolymer having the same composition as has the starting monomer mixture for preparing the gel, can be used to advantage.
As diluting-precipitating agents according to the invention, such liquids which unlimitedly dissolve all components of a monomer mixture, but neither dissolve nor substantially swell the polymer product formed, can be used. Preferably the agents are aromatic or partly hydroaromatic hydrocarbons. Examples of suitable diluting-precipitating agents are aromatic hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene, o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene and/or their mixture, ethyl benzene, cumene, P-cumene, and the alike; hydroaromatic hydrocarbons, such as tetraline; halogenic derivates of aromatic hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzene, o-chlorotoluene, benzyl chloride, and the like; halogenic derivates of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons, especially chlorinated, fluorinated, and/or fluor-chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as methylene chloride, chloroform, tetrachloromethane, ethylene dichloride, trichloroethylene, trichloro-trifluoro ethane (freon 113), and the like; esters of carbonic acids and aliphatic alcohols, such as ethyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, isoamylacetate, and the like; esters of carbonic acids of aromatic hydrocarbons, such as di-n-butyl phthalate in both instances, di-iso-octyl phtalate, and the like; ethers and cycloethers, such as diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, di-n-butyl ether, di-iso-propyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofurane; ketones and cycloketones, such as acetone, methyl-ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, and the like.
The diluting-precipitating agents can be used either alone or in mixtures with aliphatic hydrocarbons, in amounts from 0 to 50% by volume based on the mixture of diluting agents or solvents, such as petrol ether, hexane, petrols, and the like; as well as mixtures with fully hydroaromatic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, and the like.
Each of the diluting-precipitating agent in a different manner affects the course of the precipitation polymerization or copolymerization of glycol monomethacrylates or glycol monoacrylates, in the presence of the corresponding cross-linking comonomers, and the resultant portion or soluble polymer or copolymer in the product is thus varied. The effect of various diluting-precipitating agents on the amount of the soluble parts is illustrated in the examples given in Table 1. In each case the precipitation polymerization of ethylene glycol monomethacrylate (having 1 wt.-% of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), was conducted in the presence of the given diluting-precipitating agent. The monomer comprised 10% by volume, and the given diluting agent 90% by volume. 0.25 wt.-% of dibenzoyl peroxide as an initiator of free-radical polymerization was used, based on the weight of the monomer. The polymerization was carried out under an inert atmosphere of carbon dioxide, at the temperature of 70� C for 3 hrs. 100% of conversion was achieved in each instance. The soluble portion was thereafter obtained by 20 hrs. extraction of the polymer product with methanol in a Soxhlet's extractor, and the precipitation of the polymer solution obtained with an excess of diethyl ether. The resultant products were all suitable for prosthetic devices, implant organs and devices, dentures, lenses, medicinal and pharmaceutical carriers, such as bandages, implant sponges and the like.
TABLE I______________________________________Diluting-precipitating agent wt.-% of soluble polymer inExamples 1 - 15 the polymer product______________________________________methylene chloride 1.27chloroform 9.80bromoform 76.3trichloroethylene 5.78glycol diacetate 3.70methyl acetate 2.26ethyl acetate 6.15n-butyl acetate 10.75benzene 6.50toluene 13.3p-xylene 6.70acetone 1.95cyclohexanone 5.15di-n-butyl ether 6.55dioxane 43.5______________________________________
The effect of the concentration of cross-linking agent (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) with a constant dilution of the polymerization mixture, i.e. 90% by volume, on the portion of the soluble polymer in the polymer product obtained by precipitation polymerization under the same conditions as in the legend to Tabl. I, for chloroform (1), and di-n-butyl ether (2), is presented graphically in the FIG. 2. The higher quantity of the soluble polymer in the case of chloroform is as a consequence of the larger chain transfer onto the solvent (cf. also with extreme bromoform in Tab. I). From this relationship, the effect of the cross-linking comonomer on a course of precipitating polymerization is quite evident. Slight amounts of cross-linking agent steeply decrease the portion of soluble polymer in the resulting polymer product. With about 0.2% by volume, based on the total starting polymerization mixture, the portion of the soluble polymer is not far from zero. From this it is clear that the limiting concentration of cross-linking agent, in the whole polymerization mixture, lies in the range of 0.02 to about 0.2% by volume, without regard to the amount of monoester of glycol methacrylate or glycol acrylate, or other non-cross-linking comonomer.
The production of polymers or copolymers according to the present invention can be performed practically either in a discontinuous or batch manner or in a continuous manner for a large production. According to the discontinuous manner the method proceeds with individual batches in a device which is very simple, and consists of these basic parts: a polymerization reactor (a duplicator) provided with an indirect heating, preferably up to 100� C, and having a cover provided with a reflux condenser, a check-up thermometer, a charging inlet (also through a condenser) for starting raw materials, and an outlet placed at the bottom of the polymerization reactor. An inlet for inert gas is preferably provided through a reflux condenser. Stirring is not necessary in this production method, but on the contrary it is best to avoid its use for better sedimentation of the polymer product and its fall out in the course of polymerization, the formation of solid discrete particles. After termination of the polymerization process the polymer product is separated out of the diluting-precipitating agent used, simply by either filtration or centrifugation. Any remainder of diluting agent may be removed by drying, preferably under vacuum. The drying temperature should not exceed about 80� C, otherwise at the higher temperature an agglomeration of polymer particles into bigger bits (lumps) could take place. The quantity of the soluble product may also be decreased by its additional cross-linking through unsaturated groups which are to some extent present in the polymer chains (e.g. pendent vinyl groups) from the partly utilized cross-linking agents.
As an initiator for the free-radical polymerization according to the invention the customary and conventional ones can be used, which afford sufficient quantity of free radicals able to initiate, at an adequate rate, the monomers used, within temperatures preferably from 20 to 100� C. Examples of suitable initiators are the organic peroxides, azo-compounds and the like such as dibenzoyl peroxide, tert.butyl peroctoate, di-iso-propyl percarbonate, cumene hydroperoxide, azo-bis-isobutyro nitrile, and the like.
Polymer products in the form of fine powder, which composition can be varied according to the desired use or application, are prepared according to the invention by extremely fast techniques at relatively low production costs. In addition, the polymer product has an unusual character, i.e. if used in the starting mixture, for preparing of hydrophilic gels, it acts simultaneously as a thickening agent and a significant active filler as well. This makes possible the preparation of mechanically strong gels with extended life, even if used in practice in extreme conditions.
The method according to the invention is also employed by merely changing the charging speed of the monomer mixture with a given content of cross-linking agent to produce powder-like mixtures containing both soluble hydrophilic polymers in an optional ratio, e.g. within a range from 10 to 90% by weight of the soluble polymer. The mixture obtained may be further mixed with solvent which together with the soluble polymer gives a viscous solution, in which the insoluble particles (microgels) of the cross-linked polymer are dispersed and/or suspended. On addition of a further monomer, with a content of cross-linking agent above 0.2 wt.-%, together with an initiator of free-radical polymerization, the mixture can be polymerized to the form of sparingly cross-linked gel, which has excellent mechanical properties reinforcing the effect of the cross-linked polymer which there acts as an active filler.
Some further examples of the production manner according to the invention follow as examples. They are by no means a complete catalogue of examples, and do not limit the possibility of preparing other polymer products.
40 grams of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (with 0.17% by weight of its corresponding diester) was weighed out into a ground glass flask of 250 cc, and 160 cc. of tetrachloromethane was added, in which 0.1 gram of dibenzoyl peroxide was first dissolved. The thus comprised polymerization mixture was polymerized at the boiling point of the solvent used (i.e. 78� C) for 2 hrs. under the reflux condenser, and in an inert atmosphere of pure nitrogen. At the end of the polymerization process the polymer product, which fell out of the polymerization mixture in the form of fine white powder, was caught on a sintered glass filter, washed with a small amount of pure tetrachloromethane (10 cc.), and dried at room temperature under vacuum. 38.5 grs. of fine powder-like polymer were thus obtained, which contained about 45% by weight of a soluble part (soluble in methanol). The rest comprised cross-linked polymer particles having a size of 1 - 1.5 μ. Final separation of the microgels was performed by using a dense paper filter of the type usually serving for BaSO4 precipitate. The particles were capable of being used subsequently as gels or otherwise as biological implants, therapeutic and similar devices of the types heretofore described.
45 cc. of methylene chloride as diluent/precipitant were measured out into a glass ampule of 60 cc. volume, and 5.0 grs. of monomer mixture were added to it. The composition of the monomer mixture was as follows: 3 parts of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (with 0.32 wt.% of its diester, and 2 parts of diethylene glycol monomethacrylate (with 0.43 wt.-% of its diester. To this monomer mixture 0.0250 grs. of azo-bis-isobutyro nitrile as an initiator of the polymerization was dissolved in the mixture, and the polymerization was then performed at the temperature of 60� C for 3 hrs. under an inert atmosphere of nitrogen. The precipitant polymer product was dried at room temperature under vacuum and 4.9 grs. of fine powder-like copolymer were thus obtained, which contained about 27 wt.% of the soluble part (in methanol).
The procedure according to Example 16 was followed, but di-n-butyl ether as the diluting-precipitating agent was used under similar conditions, and a polymer product having 17 wt.-% of the soluble part was thus obtained.
The procedure according to Example 17 was followed. 10 grs. of a monomer mixture having a composition as follows: 5 parts of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (with 0.32 wt.% of diester), 4 parts of butyl methacrylate, and 1 part of methacrylic acid were used as the charge. 0.050 gr. of cumene hydroperoxide was used as an initiator of the polymerization (0.5 wt.-% based on the monomer mixture), and the polymerization was carried out with the given diluent/precipitant at the temperature of 80� C for 2 and 1/2 hours. 9.3 grs. of the polymer product (the copolymer) containing about 50 wt.-% of a soluble polymer (in methanol) were thus obtained.
The method according to Example 16 was followed and the polymer product obtained. The method was then extended so that this product was further worked by the the following manner: 1 part of the polymer product was mixed together with 1 part of diacetin (a mixture of 1,2 and 1,3 isomers), and with 2 parts of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomer (with 0.32 wt.-% of diester), and 0.22 part of dibenzoyl peroxide. The mixture was stirred thoroughly, and a very thick paste was thus formed which after further polymerization was spread onto a hard base of polymethyl methacrylate providing it with a firm hydrophilous gel (the polymerization at 80� C for 1 hr.) The gel layer was firmly combined and chemically bonded with the said hard base oven under conditions of the equilibrium swelling in water. Such a procedure can be practically used to advantage for providing hard acrylic dentures with a soft hydrophilic gel layer according to the invention of Czech. Pat. No. 138,197.
In another example following the procedure of Example 20, three dimensional polymerization of the subsequent mixture was carried out in a mold conforming to the denture.
The same examples as those given above may be duplicated in similar examples using a continuous process such as that suggested in the copending application, by charging the monomer mixture with the cross-linking agent in small quantities, while being stirred, with the diluent/precipitant at a rate sufficient to maintain the concentration thereof in the critical limits, preferably equal to the rate at which the resultant products fall out of the solution.
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On top of the news about two untitled Marvel movies, Disney has updated their calendar, and changed the title of 'The Muppets' sequel, which is now going by the name 'The Muppets Most Wanted.'
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The New England quarterback is eager to get back in the game after spending nearly a year recovering from a left knee injury suffered just 7:33 into the 2008 season opener against Kansas City.
That's a little more than 7 minutes of NFL playing time since the Patriots fell to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in 2008.
No wonder Brady is excited about the Patriots' preseason game tomorrow at Lincoln Financial Field.
Brady said yesterday that he hadn't spoken with Belichick about his playing time, but said the entire team had been told to be ready to play.
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Status Update - Yahoo = JOKE
Playoffs are going on and money is at stake. You guys are pathetic. Update the darn stats. Will be moving all baseball (3), football(3) leagues to ESPN. At least they can update their stats!!!!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Sep 11, 2013 12:12 PM Flag
#$%$ about a free service..................DUMB.
urbanlegendsrg urbanlegendsrg Sep 11, 2013 8:59 AM Flag
this is absolutely pathetic. I figured, ok maybe they are running slow at 6:00 in the morning (Eastern). Bu it's already 9:00 freaking AM. Unreal.
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Urban, I agree its aweful and no excuse but fyi Yahoo is based out in Cali so 9am here in the east is only 6am there. Given the standard 8ish-5ish work day I would think this will be fixed around 11:30 eastern
#$%$ is going on, I have all teams in my league asking #$%$ is going on? I too will be looking for a new site next season. You get it right for 22 weeks and then when playoffs start you #$%$ the bed. Pathetic.
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Leave then - then you will be #$%$ about the other free service...
Philmore Cooter Philmore Cooter Sep 11, 2013 8:56 AM Flag
I agree. I do know that they messed up 1 other time this season though.
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Goodbye guys! Servers sometimes have problems and there is no magical 2 minute cure. It's annoying but get some perspective - they are not ignoring the issue and are working on it.
I'm also effected in many matchups but instead of whining, I realise that my opponent has the exact same problem. To combat it, I just looked over 2 days stats and roughly worked out the standings myself. Took a few minutes but its better spent than 2 minutes of whining cos a server had an outage or a gremlin in it.
Remember that 'I quit facebook day'. Loads of people said they'd quit - over a hundred thousand. That day, facebook lost a tiny number of users. If you want to quit - quit.. but I bet half of you will return next year once you see the mess that are other sites fantasy services (which won't be immune to server issues either).
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The 2014 Freddie Mac Multifamily® Customer Conference is receding in the rearview mirror, but it's still fresh in my mind. Read More
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Our First CSO Meeting
At our customer conference last month, we held the first-ever meeting of chief servicing officers. We call them "CSOs," but they are much more than an acronym. This is a group of industry leaders, coming together for a common purpose: determining the best way to implement a servicing standard for multifamily finance. And the discussion was robust. Read More
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Published on November 11, 2014
Jazzed Up in New Orleans
I remember leaving Chicago at the end of our conference last October, wondering a) where is my pillow and b) how will we possibly top having Sam Zell as the keynote, 600 people in attendance, and yet another fantastic year at Freddie Mac Multifamily? Now, a year later, looking back at our recent conference in New Orleans, it's hard to believe but we actually raised the bar. Read More
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Closing the Workforce Housing Gap
The demand for affordable workforce rental housing is outpacing supply. Our research shows that around 440,000 additional apartments will be needed each year for the next 10 years to meet coming demand; Read More
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Published on October 29, 2014
Behind the Scenes: Manufactured Housing Communities
On October 3, Freddie Mac Multifamily purchased our first Manufactured Housing Community (MHC) loan: a $10.5 million loan to finance Longhaven Estates in Phoenix, Ariz. This inaugural deal brought to fruition a new initiative we have been working on for a while, and announced last spring. You can read about the Longhaven deal here and our initiative announcement here. Read More
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Published on October 23, 2014
A Golden Age for Multifamily
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our recent Freddie Mac Multifamily® Customer Conference in New Orleans. We were very pleased by the turnout and the strong enthusiasm expressed by those attending. At the conference, I had the opportunity to share some thoughts on where our business and the multifamily industry are headed. Following is a brief recap. Read More
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Published on October 17, 2014
Our New Small Balance Loan (SBL) Offering
Today, October 9, 2014, Freddie Mac Multifamily publically announced our new Small Balance Loan (SBL) offering. We believe this offering, specifically designed to meet the long-term debt capital needs of small rental property borrowers nationwide, will increase liquidity in the small balance space and provide stability in this somewhat underserved market. Read More
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Published on October 9, 2014
The Ruthless Defaulter
Deteriorating property cash flows are never in the plan for multifamily investments, especially to the extent that property income falls below expenses. Nonetheless, this unfortunate situation happens for some properties, and they go "underwater." Read More
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Published on September 22, 2014
Our First Deal: Direct Purchase of Tax-Exempt Loans
We met a key milestone at the end of August: Freddie Mac Multifamily conducted our first transaction of a Tax-Exempt Loan. This new loan execution was recently approved by FHFA, and is one of several initiatives we have been rolling out to better support the rental housing market. In this instance, we have financed the preservation of affordable units using a housing finance agency's (HFA) tax-exempt obligations and 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Read More
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Published on September 3, 2014
Raising The Bar On Servicing
This year we have really raised the bar on the Freddie Mac Multifamily Servicing Standard with several enhancements. As part of this effort, we just finished an inaugural conference call with the newly designated Chief Servicing Officers (CSOs) from our Servicers. Read More
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Create a Button to Access Documents
How to create a button to access documents.
To access frequently used documents without having to remember their network path, add a built-in button to the toolbar. To do this, right-click on any toolbar button, and choose Customize. Select the Commands tab, then choose Built-In Menus from the Categories list. Select Work from the Commands list, drag it to an existing toolbar, then close the Customize dialog box. To add a document to your Work menu, open a saved document, click the Work button, and select Add To Work Menu. To access this document, even when it's closed, click the Work menu, and select the document.
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