聚氧乙烯-镧系金属盐(Ln3+)的络合对聚氧乙烯形态结构的影响

采用偏光显微镜(POM)、差示扫描量热(DSC)和X 射线衍射,对聚氧乙烯(PEO)的形态结构和热物理行为随6种镧系盐对PEO的摩尔比变化的规律进行了系统的探讨.结果表明,随六合水氯化镧系盐摩尔比的增加,PEO球晶行为、熔点和熔融热均逐渐减弱,当盐对PEO的摩尔比达到一定值时(如YbCl3·6H2 O :PEO =2 0 ) ,则PEO完全不结晶.不同的镧系盐对PEO结晶的影响程度不同.X 射线衍射分析的结果也表明PEO晶面衍射峰随Ln3+ 盐摩尔比的增加而下降,与POM和DSC结果一致的.结果还表明较高的干燥温度(6 0℃)对PEO与Ln3+ 的相互作用有促进作用.对比二次降温的试样与原始试样的结晶行为,降温后结晶试样的特征表明络合在降温结晶后还存在.红外结果表明PEO与Ln3+ 的相互作用是络合作用.     

Synthesis and properties of segmented block copolymers based on mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(tetramethylene oxide) segments

The synthesis and characterisation of segmented block copolymers based on mixtures of hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) and hydrophobic poly(tetramethylene oxide) polyether segments and monodisperse crystallisable bisester tetra-amide segments are reported. The PEO length was varied from 600 to 8000 g/mol and the PTMO length was varied from 650 to 2900 g/mol. The influence of the polyether phase composition on the thermal mechanical and the elastic properties of the resulting copolymers was studied.The use of high melting monodisperse tetra-amide segments resulted in a fast and almost complete crystallisation of the rigid segment. The copolymers had only one polyether glass transition temperature, which suggests that the amorphous polyether segments were homogenously mixed. Thermal analysis of the copolymers showed one polyether melting temperature that was lower than in the case of ideal co-crystallisation between the two polyether segments. However, at PEO or PTMO lengths larger than 2000 g/mol two polyether melting temperatures were observed. The copolymer with the best low temperature properties was based on a mixture of PEO and PTMO segments, both having a molecular weight of 1000 g/mol, at a weight ratio of 30/70.     

Hydrophilic segmented block copolymers based on poly(ethylene oxide) and monodisperse amide segments

Segmented block copolymers based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) flexible segments and monodisperse crystallizable bisester tetra‐amide segments were made via a polycondensation reaction. The molecular weight of the PEO segments varied from 600 to 4600 g/mol and a bisester tetra‐amide segment (T6T6T) based on dimethyl terephthalate (T) and hexamethylenediamine (6) was used. The resulting copolymers were melt‐processable and transparent. The crystallinity of the copolymers was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR). The thermal properties were studied by DSC, temperature modulated synchrotron small angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The elastic properties were evaluated by compression set (CS) test. The crystallinity of the T6T6T segments in the copolymers was high (>84%) and the crystallization fast due to the use of monodisperse tetra‐amide segments. DMA experiments showed that the materials had a low T_g, a broad and almost temperature independent rubbery plateau and a sharp flow temperature. With increasing PEO length both the PEO melting temperature and the PEO crystallinity increased. When the PEO segment length was longer than 2000 g/mol the PEO melting temperature was above room temperature and this resulted in a higher modulus and in higher compression set values at room temperature. The properties of PEO‐T6T6T copolymers were compared with similar poly(propylene oxide) and poly(tetramethylene oxide) copolymers. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 4522–4535, 2007     

Influencing polymer properties by regiospecific complexation

ABA block-copolymers in which the A segments are capable of forming complexes and B is a non-complexing segment, have been used to prepare polymer materials with properties that can be changed by adding a complexing agent. The complex forming segments were poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), linear polyethylenimine (LPEI) and poly(N-tert-butylethylenimine) (PTBEI). Commercially available liquid ABA block-copolymers, in which A is PEO and B is poly(propylene oxide), were investigated with high molar mass poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) as the complexing agent for PEO. It was found that the mixtures containing 3 to 7 wt.-% of PAA, showed a marked shear-thickening behavior leading eventually to gelation. This was attributed to the transformation of intramolecular polymer complexes, at low shear rates, to intermolecular complexes, at high shear rates, due to the chain stretching of PAA. ABA copolymers in which A is LPEI or PTBEI and B polytetra-hydrofuran (PTHF), were prepared. Complexation of these copolymers with low molecular weight poly-acids or PAA in polar and non-polar solvents as well as in bulk have been investigated. ABA copolymers in which A is PEO and B a PTHF segment were prepared. These block-copolymers show two melting points: one at appr. 55°C, due to the PEO segments, and one at appr. 30°C due to the PTHF. Upon addition of alkali metal salts such as sodium iodide or sodium thiocyanate, complexes with PEO are formed and as a consequence, the melting point of the PEO segments shifts to appr. 160°C. The complexed materials behave as thermoplastic elastomers up to that temperature.     

Effects of several lanthanide trichloride hydrates on the melting behavior and spherulitic superstructure of poly(ethylene oxide)

Binary mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with the trichloride hydrates of lanthanum, cerium, europium, terbium, and ytterbium have been studied with calorimetry, polarized optical microscopy, and infrared spectroscopy. Melting‐point depression of the PEO‐rich phase occurs in all cases. At sufficiently high concentrations of the low molecular weight lanthanide complex, crystallization of the polymer is absent. The lighter lanthanides with larger ionic radii, such as lanthanum and cerium, are more effective in suppressing PEO crystallization from solution or the molten state because they are more oxophilic. The spherulitic superstructure of PEO disappears at rather low concentrations of the lanthanide salts, between 2 and 8 mol % Ln³⁺. Lanthanum and terbium are most efficient at disrupting the formation of PEO spherulites, and europium is least efficient. Infrared spectroscopy identifies twisting and wagging vibrational absorptions of CH₂ groups in the polymer that are sensitive to the morphologies of these mixtures. Modifications of the PEO infrared absorbances in the presence of these five lanthanide salts correlate more closely with the presence or absence of major PEO melting, not the formation of a spherulitic superstructure. The phase behavior is rather simple, with no evidence of eutectic solidification upon cooling from the molten state. Multiple melting endotherms are observed in the differential scanning calorimetry heating traces of binary mixtures containing 8 mol % Yb³⁺ and between 10 and 20 mol % Eu³⁺, but the concentration dependence of these first‐order endothermic transitions is not characteristic of eutectic phase behavior. The presence of trivalent cations, such as Eu³⁺ or Yb³⁺, in these complexes perturbs the crystallization kinetics of PEO upon cooling from the molten state, as well as the melting behavior upon heating. Ion–dipole or electrostatic interactions between the lanthanide cation and the ether oxygen of PEO might alter the surface free energy at the periphery of the crystalline lamellae and perturb the chain‐folding characteristics of PEO. Consequently, coupling between the amorphous matrix and the PEO crystallites is strengthened, and this provides stability for the existence of multiple‐chain‐folded crystals composed of rather thin lamellae that could be responsible for multiple melting behavior. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 2200–2213, 2003     

聚环氧乙烷/聚乙基■唑啉共混体系结晶行为及相容性的研究

用偏光显微镜（ＰＬＭ）、ＤＳＣ、ＩＲ和ＷＡＸＤ等测试方法对聚环氧乙烷（ＰＥＯ）／聚乙基唑啉（ＰＥＯｘ）共混体系结晶行为及相容性进行了研究．结果表明，ＰＥＯ含量在３０％以上的共混体系中，几乎完全被球晶充满，非晶态ＰＥＯｘ作为微区分散在大球晶之间或之中；含量为２０％的共混体系照片上呈树枝状晶；含量低于１０％时则看不到结晶出现，体系形成单一的非晶相．对任何组成的共混物，均只出现单一的玻璃化转变温度（Ｔｇ），而且符合Ｆｏｘ方程揭示的规律；随ＰＥＯｘ组分含量的增加，共混体系的结晶度减小，熔点下降，并利用平衡熔点方程计算出ＰＥＯ与ＰＥＯｘ的相互作用能密度．非晶ＰＥＯ与ＰＥＯｘ热力学相容，其相容性是由于这两种分子间存在着特殊相互作用．ＰＥＯｘ的加入不会改变ＰＥＯ的晶胞参数．     

Synthesis and block‐specific complexation of poly(ethylene oxide)–poly(tetrahydrofuran)–poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymers

Well‐defined ABA triblock copolymers in which A stands for poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and B for poly(tetrahydrofuran) (PTHF) were synthesized by end‐capping bifunctionally living PTHF with different polyethylene glycol–monomethylethers. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis of these copolymers showed two melting points: one around 55 °C due to the PEO blocks, and one around 30 °C due to the PTHF segments, demonstrating that these block copolymers show extensive phase separation. Upon addition of sodium thiocyanate, crystalline complexes with PEO were formed and as a consequence, the melting points of the PEO segments had shifted to approximately 170 °C, whereas the melting points of the PTHF segments decreased slightly. The obtained materials behave as thermoplastic elastomers up to 160–175 °C. The influence of the relative lengths of the PEO and the PTHF segments on the thermal and mechanical properties of the materials have been investigated. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Micro‐phase‐separation behavior of amphiphilic polyurethanes involving poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(tetramethylene oxide)

The temperature dependence of thermal, morphological, and rheological properties of amphiphilic polyurethanes was examined with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide‐angle X‐ray scattering (WAXS), small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS), rheological measurements, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Multiblock (MPU) and triblock (TPU) polyurethanes were synthesized with two crystallizable segments—poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as a hydrophilic block and poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO) as a hydrophobic block. DSC and WAXS measurements demonstrated that the microphase of MPUs in the solid state is dominantly affected by the PEO crystalline phase. However, high‐order peaks were not observed in the SAXS measurements because the crystallization of the PEO segments in MPUs was retarded by poor sequence regularity. The microphase in the melt state was induced by the hydrogen bonding between the N? H group of hexamethylene diisocyanate linkers and the ether oxygen of PEO or PTMO blocks. As the temperature increased, the smaller micro‐phase‐separated domains were merged into the larger domains, and the liquidlike ordering was eventually disrupted because of the weakening hydrogen bonding. However, the fully homogeneous state of an MPU with a molar ratio of 5/5 PEO/PTMO (MPU55) was not confirmed even at much higher temperatures with both SAXS and rheological measurements. However, the SAXS patterns of TPU showed weak but broad second‐order peaks below the melting temperature of the PEO block. Compared with MPU55, the ordering of the TPU crystalline lamellar stacks was enhanced because of the high sequence regularity and the low hydrogen‐bonding density. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 2365–2374, 2003     

铜离子配位下的聚氧乙烯受限结晶行为研究——缺陷引起的熔点下降

利用铜离子(Cu2+)对聚氧乙烯(PEO)的配位作用所形成的对分子链运动的束缚,研究了链段受限下PEO的结晶和熔融行为.首先利用宽频介电松弛谱(BDS)对受限条件下PEO的松弛行为进行表征,结果表明,加入铜离子后PEO的β-过程和γ-过程的特征松弛时间都变长,说明PEO的链段协同运动和主链扭转运动都变得更加困难;松弛时间为评价受限程度提供了定量的依据.DSC的测试结果表明,受限条件下PEO的玻璃化转变温度(Tg)升高,同时出现冷结晶现象,说明Cu2+配位作用确实对PEO的链段运动产生了束缚作用;同时PEO的结晶度和熔点都随着铜离子含量的提高而降低.WAXD结果表明,CuBr2在共混物中没有发生结晶,同时PEO的晶型没有发生改变.利用AFM进一步研究了PEO/CuBr2共混物薄膜的结晶形貌,发现在不同Cu2+含量的共混物中PEO都形成伸直链晶体,片晶厚度没有变化,说明熔点的降低并非是片晶厚度变化所导致.但是AFM的结果却显示螺位错晶体的数量随着Cu2+含量的提高明显增加.可以认为,在Cu2+配位受限下的PEO体系中,晶体缺陷应是引起熔点下降的主要原因,和金属等其它晶体材料的情况有着类似效应.     

Effect of poly(butylene succinate) crystals on spherulitic growth of poly(ethylene oxide) in binary blends of the two substances

The effects of the lamellar growth direction, extinction rings, and spherulitic boundaries of poly(butylene succinate) (PBSU) on the spherulitic growth of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) were investigated in miscible blends of the two crystalline polymers. In the crystallization process from a homogeneous melt, PBSU first developed volume‐filling spherulites, and then PEO spherulites nucleated and grew inside the PBSU spherulites. The lamellar growth direction of PEO was identical with that of PBSU even when the PBSU content was about 5 wt %. PEO, which intrinsically does not exhibit banded spherulites, showed apparent extinction rings inside the banded spherulites of PBSU. The growth rate of a PEO spherulite, G_PEO, was influenced not only by the blend composition and the crystallization temperature of PEO, but also by the growth direction with respect to PBSU lamellae, the boundaries of PBSU spherulites, and the crystallization temperature of PBSU, T_PBSU. The value of G_PEO first increased with decreasing T_PBSU when a PEO spherulite grew inside a single PBSU spherulite. Then, G_PEO decreased when T_PBSU was further decreased and a PEO spherulite grew through many tiny PBSU spherulites. This behavior was discussed based on the aforementioned factors affecting G_PEO. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 539–547, 2009     

Hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide)–aramide segmented block copolymers

The present paper discusses block copolymers with segments of either poly(ethylene oxide), poly(propylene oxide), or mixtures of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(propylene oxide) and monodisperse aramide segments. The length of the polyether segments as well as the concentration of polyethylene oxide was varied. The synthesized copolymers were analyzed by DSC, FTIR, AFM and DMTA. In addition, the hydrophilicity was studied.The crystallinity of the monodisperse aramide segments was found to be high and the crystals, dispersed in the polyether phase, displayed a nano-ribbon morphology. The PEO segments were able to crystallize and this crystalline phase reduced the low-temperature flexibility. The PEO crystallinity and melting temperature could be strongly reduced by copolymerization with PPO segments. By using mixtures of PEO and PPO segments, hydrophilic copolymers with decent low-temperature properties could be obtained.     

聚氧乙烯／聚酚氧共混体系的结晶行为及相容性研究

对聚氧化乙烯/聚酚氧(PEO/PH)共混体系的研究表明,随共混体系中非晶组份PH含量的增加,Avrami指数n值由2.0～2.3变为1.5～2.0,体系的结晶由盘状生长转化为纤维状生长;成核方式由方式Ⅰ转化为方式Ⅱ.PEO/PH共混体系的平衡熔点随PH含量的增加而降低,相互作用能量密度B=-1.46cal/mol,说明体系是互容的。     

Crystallization kinetics in shearing‐induced oriented and stretched poly(ethylene oxide)

Isothermal crystallization kinetics in the melting of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) were investigated as a function of the shear rate and crystallization temperature by optical microscopy. The radial growth rates of the spherulites are described by a kinetics equation including shearing and relaxation combined effects and the free energy for the formation of a secondary crystal nucleus. The free‐energy difference between the liquid and crystalline phases increased slightly with rising shearing rates. The experimental findings showed that the influence of the relaxation of PEO, which is related to the shear‐induced orientation and stretch in a PEO melt, on the rate of crystallization predominated over the influence of the shearing. This indicated that the relaxation of PEO should be more important so that the growth rates increase with shearing, but it was nearly independent of the shear rate within the measured experimental range. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 656–665, 2004     

CO2 permeation properties of poly(ethylene oxide)-based segmented block copolymers

This paper discusses the gas permeation properties of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-based segmented block copolymers containing monodisperse amide segments. These monodisperse segments give rise to a well phase-separated morphology, comprising a continuous PEO phase with dispersed crystallised amide segments. The influence of the polyether phase composition and of the temperature on the permeation properties of various gases (i.e., CO₂, N₂, He, CH₄, O₂ and H₂) as well as on the pure gas selectivities were studied in the temperature range of −5 °C to 75 °C. The CO₂ permeability increased strongly with PEO concentration, and this effect could partly be explained by the dispersed hard segment concentration and partly by the changing chain flexibility. By decreasing the PEO melting temperature the low temperature permeabilities were improved. The gas transport values were dependant on both the dispersed hard segment concentration and the polyether segment length (length between crosslinks). The gas selectivities were dependant on the polyether segment length and thus the chain flexibility.     

Thermal and structural characterization of poly(ethylene-oxide)/keratin blend films

Blends of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and keratin were prepared with the aim of obtaining bio-compatible materials suitable for film and fibre production. Aqueous keratin solutions, prepared by keratin extraction from wool with urea, m-bisulphite and sodium dodecyl sulphates (SDS), filtration and dialysis, were added with different amounts of PEO and solid films were prepared by casting. The addition of SDS prevents protein aggregation. Morphological, thermal and spectroscopic analysis of the films pointed out that keratin hinders the PEO crystallization process, since a progressive decrease in the size of PEO spherulites is observed and the melting point and the related enthalpy decrease with increasing the keratin content. On the other hand, according to thermal and spectroscopic investigations. PEO seems to interfere with the keratin self-assembling giving the protein a different thermal behaviour.     

Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable aliphatic copolyesters with poly(ethylene oxide) soft segments

A series of multiblock poly(ether-ester)s based on poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) as the hard segments and hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as the soft segments was synthesized with the aim of developing degradable polymers which could combine the mechanical properties of high performance elastomers with those of flexible plastics. The aliphatic poly(ether-ester)s were synthesized by the catalyzed two-step transesterification reaction of dimethyl succinate, 1,4-butanediol and α,ω-hydroxyl terminated poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO, = 1000 g/mol) in bulk. The content of soft PEO segments in the polymer chains was varied from about 10 to 50 mass%. The effect of the introduction of the soft PEO segments on the structure, thermal and physical properties, as well as on the biodegradation properties was investigated. The composition and structure of these aliphatic segmented copolyesters were determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The molecular weights of the polyesters were verified by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), as well as by viscometry of dilute solutions and polymer melts. The thermal properties were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The degree of crystallinity was determined by means of DSC and wide-angle X-ray scattering. A depression of melting temperature and a reduction of crystallinity of the hard segments with increasing content of PEO segments were observed. Biodegradation of the synthesized copolyesters, estimated in enzymatic degradation tests in phosphate buffer solution with Candida rugosa lipase at 37 °C was compared with hydrolytic degradation in the buffer solution. The weight losses of the samples were in the range from 2 to 10 mass%. GPC analysis confirmed that there were significant changes in molecular weight of copolyesters with higher content of PEO segments, up to 40% of initial values. This leads to conclusion that degradation mechanism of the poly(ether-ester)s based on PEO segments occurs through bulk degradation in addition to surface erosion.     

PEO分子量对POM/PEO晶/晶共混物溶液结晶的影响

以六氟异丙醇(HFIP)为聚甲醛(POM)与聚氧化乙烯(PEO)的共溶剂,通过溶液结晶研究了PEO分子量对POM/PEO 50/50晶/晶共混物结晶行为及结晶形态的影响。结果表明,PEO分子量越小,POM与PEO在结晶过程中相互干扰越大。当PEO分子量为4×103时,共混物中POM形成部分不完善晶体,出现明显的熔融双峰。SEM结果表明:含不同分子量PEO的共混晶体均无明显相分离,且低分子量PEO的共混物更易形成规整球晶,认为通过溶液结晶,POM/PEO 50/50共混物中POM与PEO形成了晶体相互穿插的结晶结构。     

PEO-LiClO_4-ZSM5 composite polymer electrolyte (IV): Polarized optical microscopy study

All solid-state lithium polymer batteries may be one of the best choices for the future electrochemical power source, characterized by high energy densities, good cyclability, reliability and safety[1,2]. Owing to its potential capability to replace the t…     

PEO-LiClO<Subscript>4</Subscript>-ZSM5 composite polymer electrolyte (IV): Polarized optical microscopy study

Polarized optical microscopy (POM) results show that ZSM5 has great influence on both the nucleation stage and the growth stage of PEO spherulites. Part of ZSM5 particles can act as the nucleus of PEO spherulites and thus increase the amount of PEO spherulites. On the other hand, ZSM5 can restrain the recrystallization tendency of PEO chains through Lewis acid-base interaction and hence decrease the growth speed of PEO spherulites. The increasing amount of PEO spherulites, decreasing size of PEO spherulites, and the incomplete crystallization are all beneficial for creating more continuous amorphous phases of PEO, which is very important for the transporting of Li⁺ ions. An adequate amount of ZSM5 can enhance the room temperature ionic conductivity of PEO-LiClO₄ based polymer electrolyte for more than two magnitudes.     

聚β—羟基丁酯酯／超高分子量聚氧化乙烯共混体系相容性和结晶行为

为了解决废弃塑料引起的“白色污染”问题,世界各国竞相研制开发可生物降解高分子材料,其中,有关聚β羟基丁酸酯［ｐｏｌｙ（βｈｙｄｒｏｘｙｂｕｔｙｒａｔｅ）（ＰＨＢ）］的研究尤其活跃．然而,由于商品价格较高,材料本身抗冲击性能较差、加工窗口较窄等限制...