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Lattice-Type Polymers from an Adduct of C60 and 2-Methylaziridine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

A. Nigam
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California, 94025, U S A
T. Shekharam
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California, 94025, U S A
T. N. Bharadwaj
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California, 94025, U S A
J. Giovanola
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California, 94025, U S A
S. C. Narang
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California, 94025, U S A
R. Malhotra
Affiliation:
Chemistry and Molecular Physics Laboratory, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California, 94025, U S A
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Abstract

A one to ten adduct of C60 and 2-methylaziridine was prepared and copolymerized with Novolac, Epon and Bisphenol A to obtain three dimensional polymers containing C60 with low coefficients of friction and good wear properties, which bode well for their potential use as solid lubricants.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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