Polymer Bulletin, Vol.52, No.3-4, 201-207, 2004
Preparation of mechanically cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol)
A novel cyclic macromonomer based on a cyclic polystyrene was prepared. Its radical copolymerization with vinyl acetate was carried out to give a mechanically cross-linked poly(vinyl acetate) which was converted to a mechanically cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol) with high swellability.