%0 Journal Article %T Study of Hydrophobic Nature of Fullerene-Based Poly (Methyl Hydro Siloxane) and Polyacrylonitrile Interpenetrating Polymer Network %A Mohd. Meraj Jafri %A Meet Kamal %A Subhash Mandal %A Sanjay Kanojia %J Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering %P 15-27 %@ 2327-6053 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/msce.2023.1111003 %X In this study, the effect of combining different molecular domains on single platform has been reported that revealed a proper packing and interpenetration of fullerene spheres with the monomeric species. The fabricated IPN system exhibits hydrophobic behavior in nature. An interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) of fullerene-based poly (methyl hydro siloxane) (PMHS) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was prepared. The synthesized polymer network was characterized using infrared (IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetric analysis (DSC), and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) technique. The IPN was analyzed by IR spectroscopy, which depicts presence of fullerene at 500 cm^−1 and 1632 cm^−1, presence of PHMS at 1050 cm^−1, 1250 cm^−1, 2225 cm^−1, and 3000 cm^−1 and presence of PAN at 3077 cm^−1, 1299 cm^−1, 1408 cm^−1 and 2083 cm^−1. Shifting in band positions indicated the interpenetration of the reacting species. DSC endotherm showed crystalline peak (T_c) at 117˚C, which indicated the crystalline nature of the synthesized IPN. The absence of T_g peak and clear observable T_c peak revealed crystalline behavior of polymeric network. The microstructure of the polymer network was observed by SEM technique, which revealed transparent and dual-phase morphology of the IPN surface. The fluorescent emission spectra of polymeric network were recorded on %K Polyacrylonitrile %K PMHS %K IPN %K Polymeric Network %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=129209