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To complete the design of a mechanical testing system coupled with an environmental chamber to test the tensile creep properties of IPNs, to establish a protocol to make IPN samples, and to validate the accuracy and performance of the prototype following guidelines approved by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM).
Testing different formulations of interpenetrating networks (IPNs). 40G/60P 600 MW PEG diacrylate 40G/60P 2k PEG diacrylate 60G/40P 600 MW PEG diacrylate 60G/40P 2k PEG diacrylate 50G/50P 600 MW PEG diacrylate 50G/50P 2k PEG diacrylate
| Week | Reporting Period Beginning | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 23 | Prepare PEG 2k diacrylate and get ready for testing |
| 2 | January 30 | Prepare PEG 2k diacrylate and get ready for testing |
| 3 | February 6 | Test 40G/60P in air |
| 4 | February 13 | Test 40G/60P in PBS |
| 5 | February 20 | Test 50G/50P in PBS |
| 6 | February 27 | Prepare/Complete midsemester presentation & Test 50G/50P in air (one test) |
| 7 | March 5 | Optimize 2K formulation and set date for outreach |
| 8 | March 12 | Test 40G/60P 2k in PBS |
| 9 | March 19 | Test 50G/50P 2k in PBS |
| 10 | March 26 | Finish all testing |
| 11 | April 2 | Write Paper |
| 12 | April 9 | Write Paper |
| 13 | April 16 | Write Paper |
| 14 | April 23 | Prepare for Final presentation |
| 15 | April 30 | Submit Paper |
| Mid-Semester Presentation (Mar 30 2004, 310 kb) | |
| Final Poster Presentation (May 3 2004, 386 kb) | |
| Final Paper (May 3 2004, 1209 kb) |