两亲性三嵌段共聚物PAA-PHB-PAA的合成及表征

本文用ATRP方法, 以两端溴化的聚β-羟基丁酸酯链段(Br-PHB-Br)作为大分子引发剂, 丙烯酸叔丁酯为单体, 合成了一种新的三嵌段共聚物聚丙烯酸叔丁酯-聚β-羟基丁酸酯-聚丙烯酸叔丁酯(PtBA-PHB-PtBA). 在酸性条件下进一步水解, 得到了一种两亲性的聚丙烯酸-聚β-羟基丁酸酯-聚丙烯酸(PAA-PHB-PAA)三嵌段共聚物.     

环形侧链聚合物刷的合成与表征

通过grafting-onto方法合成高侧链接枝密度的环形侧链聚合物刷并进行结构表征.先通过开环易位聚合(ROMP)制备带有炔基侧基的线形聚降冰片烯衍生物主链(l-PND),通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)和铜催化的叠氮-炔环加成(Cu AAC)反应制备带有一个叠氮基的环形聚丙烯酸叔丁酯侧链(c-Pt BA),再利用Cu AAC反应将环形侧链高密度地接入主链,得到环形侧链聚合物刷.通过核磁氢谱(1H-NMR)、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)和红外光谱(IR)对聚合物主/侧链及聚合物刷的结构和组成进行了表征.该聚合物刷主链聚合度为400,高接枝密度的环形侧链使主链构象伸展.聚合物刷在原子力显微镜(AFM)下呈单分子蠕虫形貌(柱状形貌),分子长度为200 nm,直径为30 nm.     

基于聚亚甲基的三嵌段聚合物:合成及其多孔薄膜的制备

利用叶立德活性聚合与原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)相结合的方法制备得到基于聚亚甲基的两、三嵌段聚合物.首先由叶立德活性聚合及氧化反应得到末端羟基的聚亚甲基(PM-OH),再与2-溴异丁酰溴反应得到含溴末端的大分子引发剂(PM-Br),之后引发丙烯酸叔丁酯的ATRP聚合得到聚亚甲基-b-聚丙烯酸叔丁酯(PM-b-P-t-...     

一种以聚酰亚胺为主链的分子刷合成及表征

以自制的侧基含溴的聚酰亚胺为大分子引发剂,2,2'-联吡啶/氯化亚铜为催化体系,通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)反应,引发甲基丙烯酸三氟乙酯(TFEMA)和甲基丙烯酸2-(三甲基硅氧基)乙酯(HEMA-tms)共聚,制备了以聚酰亚胺为主链的分子刷,聚酰亚胺-接枝-聚(甲基丙烯酸三氟乙酯-共-甲基丙烯酸2-(三甲基硅氧基)乙酯),(PI-g-P(TFEMA-co-HEMA-tms)).对其中甲基丙烯酸2-(三甲基硅氧基)乙酯进行水解得到侧链含羟基的聚酰亚胺分子刷(PI-g-P(TFEMA-co-HEMA)),最后通过羟基与氯磷酸二乙酯反应,得到含亚磷酸酯基团的聚酰亚胺分子刷(PI-g-P(TFEMA-co-HEMA-P)).利用核磁共振氢谱(1H-NMR)、红外等方法,表征了所合成分子刷的结构.利用示差扫描量热法(DSC)、热失重分析(TGA)研究了聚合物分子刷的热性能.根据TGA计算出的分子刷组成与1H-NMR计算结果能较好的吻合.     

含偶氮苯侧链分子刷聚合物的合成及其光响应自组装

分子刷聚合物伸展的高分子主链、高密度的侧链和较低的侧链空间缠结,使其展现出独特的流变学、力学性能和特殊的分子聚集状态,在纳米技术、表面科学等领域有着广泛的应用前景.基于同时含有2-羰基溴与炔基基团的大分子试剂聚2-((2-溴代丙酰氧基)甲基)丙烯酸丙炔酯,引发偶氮苯丙烯酸酯单体的原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)与叠氮功能化的巴比妥酸衍生物的点击反应,合成了新型含偶氮苯侧链的分子刷聚合物聚丙烯酸酯-g-聚(6-(4-丁基-4′-氧偶氮苯)正己基丙烯酸酯)/巴比妥酸(PA-g-PAzo/Bar),研究了其在溶液中的自组装和光响应性行为.随着分子刷聚合物浓度的增加,聚集体由柱状胶束向复合胶束转变.由于光响应性偶氮苯侧链的存在,在紫外光的照射下偶氮苯生色团发生trans-cis异构化转变,促使柱状胶束融合形成多孔网状聚集体,同时球形复合胶束融合形成珍珠项链状聚集体.     

PtBMA-b-P4VP的ATRP合成及其化学转变

以α-氯代丙酸乙酯(ECP)为引发剂,N,N,N′,N″,N″-五甲基二亚乙基三胺(PMDE-TA)为配体,在N,N′-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)溶液中引发甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯(tBMA)进行原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP),调节聚合反应时间得到了端基为氯原子,数均分子量为1.8×103~6.4×103的聚甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯(PtBMA-Cl)大分子引发剂。采用合成的5,5,7,12,12,14-六甲基-1,4,8,11-四氮杂环化合物(Me6[14]aneN4)为配体,使PtBMA-Cl引发4-乙烯吡啶(4VP)进行ATRP反应,得到了PtBMA-b-P4VP两嵌段共聚物,可使P4VP的收率达到60%。通过对PtBMA-b-P4VP的不同链段进行季铵化和水解反应,得到了聚甲基丙烯酸-b-季铵化聚4-乙烯吡啶(PMAA-b-QPVPB)亲水性嵌段共聚物。傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、核磁共振(1H-NMR)和凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)分析表明:所得嵌段共聚物的结构明确,可将PtBMA与P4VP的链段长度之比调整在1∶0.5~1∶1的范围内。     

含偶氮苯两亲性ABA三嵌段共聚物合成与自组装研究

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)制备了中间链段含对氰基偶氮苯尾挂液晶基元的PMAA-b-PMAZOCN-b-PMAA两亲性三嵌段共聚物.首先合成了含有偶氮苯液晶基元的甲基丙烯酸酯单体;再使用小分子双端引发剂,以对壬基联二吡啶、溴化亚铜为催化剂,通过ATRP反应制备了含偶氮苯液晶侧基的双端大分子引发剂.进一步以氯化亚铜为催化剂,用该大分子引发剂引发甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯聚合,制备了结构规则的PtBMA-b-PMAZOCN-PtBMA三嵌段共聚物.通过在三氟乙酸作用下的选择性水解,将PtBMA段中的甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯单体单元转化为甲基丙烯酸,得到了两端亲水,中间疏水的两亲性ABA三嵌段共聚物.用1H-NMR、GPC、PLM、DSC等对产物进行了表征.并利用溶剂诱导微相分离的方法,研究了该共聚物在THF/水混合溶剂中的自组装行为.TEM结果显示,在采用的亲疏水链段比例的条件下,得到了囊泡结构.囊泡结构的平均直径在300~500 nm.在固态下经过紫外光照射,囊泡结构转变为实心胶体球.     

用多官能链转移剂通过普通自由基聚合制备两亲性杂臂星形聚合物

以偶氮二异丁腈为引发剂,四(3-巯基丙酸季戊四醇四酯)(PETMP)为链转移剂进行甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)的自由基聚合,得到了含有残余巯基的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯大分子链转移剂(HS-PMMA).然后,以HS-PMMA作为大分子链转移剂进行甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯(tBMA)的自由基聚合,合成了杂臂星形聚合物.最后,将所得杂臂星形聚合物的PtBMA链段水解得到了两亲性杂臂星形聚合物.     

AB_2型星形杂臂偶氮液晶聚合物的合成及表征

通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)与ATRP衍生物化学修饰结合的方法,合成了一系列AB2型星形杂臂偶氮液晶聚合物.其中,A为聚苯乙烯,B为聚6-[4-(4′-甲氧基苯基)偶氮苯氧基己酯](PMMAZO).合成分三步进行.首先,以ATRP方法得到ω-溴聚苯乙烯活性链PS(Br).然后对PS(Br)进行化学改性,得到带两个末端溴原子的聚苯乙烯活性链PS(Br)2·最后,以PS(Br)2作为双官能团大分子引发剂,引发6-[4-(4′-甲氧基苯基)偶氮苯氧基]己酯(MMAZO)发生ATRP聚合,得到星形杂臂PS(PMMAZO)2聚合物.进一步对聚合产物进行了GPC和1H-NMR分析.结果表明合成产物是预期的星形杂臂聚合物,产物分子量可控且分子量分布狭窄.同时,以DSC和POM表征了星形杂臂聚合物的液晶性.     

聚赖氨酸为主链的牙刷状分子刷的可控合成

设计合成了溴基功能化的赖氨酸单体(Br-lys)并通过关环反应制备了对应的溴代L-赖氨酸N-羧酸酐(Br-Lys-NCA)单体.利用过渡金属引发剂Ni(COD)depe调控的NCA活性开环聚合和顺序添加单体的方法,得到了组成和结构明确的聚(ε苄氧羰基L-赖氨酸)-b-PBrLL(PZLL-PBrLL)两嵌段共聚肽.利用PZLL-b-PBrLL两嵌段共聚肽为大分子引发剂,通过ATRP引发甲基丙烯酸寡聚乙二醇酯(EGMA),合成了以聚赖氨酸为骨架的牙刷状分子刷.研究发现PZLL-PBrLL两嵌段在四氢呋喃中形成α-螺旋结构,螺旋度随着PBrLL链段的增长而降低,而PZLL-b-(PBrLL-g-PEGMA)形成部分α-螺旋构象,螺旋度随侧链PEGMA增长而减小.     

Degradable cellulose‐based polymer brushes with controlled grafting densities

Cellulose‐based polymer brushes with variable grafting densities and low dispersity were synthesized by grafting poly(n‐butyl acrylate) (PBA) side chains from cellulose‐derived backbones via ATRP. Esterification of commercially available cellulose acetate with 2‐bromoisobutyryl bromide (2‐BiBB) in NMP provided cellulose‐based macroinitiators averaging one initiation site per double glucose unit. ATRP macroinitiators averaging up to 6 initiation sites per repeating double glucose unit were prepared by acylation of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) in LiCl/DMAc solvent system with 2‐BiBB. A series of linear macroinitiators with narrow MWD were obtained by fractional precipitation process. The content of initiating sites was determined by elemental analysis. (Meth)acrylate side chains were then grafted from the cellulose‐based macroinitiators. The prepared cellulose‐based polymer brushes showed tunable degradation rates dependent on grafting density of the brush, following two different degradation pathways, either cleavage of the main chain or detachment of the side chains. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 2426–2435     

Effect of residual copper on stability of molecular brushes prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization

Effect of residual copper on stability of molecular brushes with poly(n-butyl acrylate) (PBA) side chains was studied. The brushes were prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using the grafting-from approach. Although the copper concentration was decreased down to below ten ppm levels by passing through alumina column, further removal was required to prevent crosslinking reactions. Further removal was performed by dialysis or precipitation.     

Synthesis of molecular brushes by "grafting onto" method: combination of ATRP and click reactions

Molecular brushes (densely grafted polymers or bottle-brush macromolecules) were synthesized by the "grafting onto" method via combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and "click" reactions. Linear poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) polymers were synthesized first by ATRP. After esterification reactions between pentynoic acid and the hydroxyl side groups, polymeric backbones with alkynyl side groups on essentially every monomer unit (PHEMA-alkyne) were obtained. Five kinds of azido-terminated polymeric side chains (SCs) with different chemical compositions and molecular weights were used, including poly(ethylene glycol)-N3 (PEO-N3), polystyrene-N3, poly(n-butyl acrylate)-N3, and poly(n-butyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene-N3. All click coupling reactions between alkyne-containing polymeric backbones (PHEMA-alkyne) and azido-terminated polymeric SCs were completed within 3 h. The grafting density of the obtained molecular brushes was affected by several factors, including the molecular weights and the chemical structures of the linear SCs, as well as the initial molar ratio of linear chains to alkynyl groups. When linear polymers with "thinner" structure and lower molecular weight, e.g., PEO-N3 with Mn = 775 g/mol, were reacted with PHEMA-alkyne (degree of polymerization = 210) at a high molar ratio of linear chains to alkynyl groups in the backbone, the brush copolymers with the highest grafting density were obtained (Y(grafting) = 88%). This result indicates that the average number of SCs was ca. 186 per brush molecule and the average molecular weight of the brush molecules was ca. 190 kg/mol.     

Synthesis of degradable molecular brushes via a combination of ring-opening polymerization and click chemistry

Acid-degradable molecular brushes with polycarbonate backbone and densely grafted side chains (∼1.9 SCs per backbone repeating unit) were synthesized for the first time using the grafting-onto method. Extremely efficient copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition click reactions between the polycarbonate backbone containing two pendant azido groups per backbone unit and alkynyl-terminated poly (methyl acrylate) (ay-PMA₇₂, average degree of polymerization DP = 72) SCs were demonstrated to finish in 10 min with a quantitative conversion of the azido groups. Similar grafting efficiencies were also achieved when using alkynyl-terminated polystyrene (ay-PS), poly(ethylene oxide) (ay-PEO), and poly (t-butyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene (ay-PtBA-b-PS) to successfully prepare molecular brushes with high grafting density (>1.8 SCs per backbone repeating unit). Under acidic condition, the polycarbonate backbones were completely degradable and the final degraded product of the molecular brushes was a linear polymer chain with molecular weight two times of the SCs. When a mixture of hydrophobic ay-PS and hydrophilic ay-PEO chains was used, amphiphilic heterobrushes PC-g-(PS-co-PEO) were synthesized, which could self-assemble into micelles or vesicles in selective solvents, depending on the ratio of the two SCs in the brush. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015 , 53, 239–248     

Uni‐molecular nanoparticles of poly(2‐oxazoline) showing tunable thermoresponsive behaviors

Herein, cylindrical molecular bottlebrushes grafted with poly(2‐oxazoline) (POx) as a shaped tunable uni‐molecular nanoparticle were synthesized via the grafting‐onto approach. First, poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) backbones with azide pendant units were prepared via reversible addition fragmentation transfer (RAFT) polymerization followed by post‐modification. The degree of polymerization (DP) of the backbones was tuned in a range from 20 to 800. Alkynyl‐terminated POx side chains were synthesized by living cationic ring opening polymerization (LCROP) of 2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline (EtOx) and 2‐methyl‐2‐oxazoline (MeOx), respectively. The DP of side chains was varied between 20 and 100. Then, the copper‐catalyzed azide‐alkynyl cycloaddition (CuAAC) click chemistry was conducted with a feed ratio of [alkynyl]:[azide] = 1.2:1 to yield a series of brushes. Depending on the DP of side chains, the grafting density ranged between 47 and 85%. The resulting brushlike nanoparticles exhibited shapes of sphere, rod and worm. Aqueous solutions of PEtOx brushes demonstrated a thermoresponsive behavior as a function of the length of backbones and side chains. Surprisingly, it was found that the lower critical solution temperature of PEtOx brushes increased with a length increase of backbones. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 174–183     

Synthesis and properties of polymer brushes composed of poly(diphenylacetylene) main chain and poly(ethylene glycol) side chains

Novel cylindrical polymer brushes consisting of poly(diphenylacetylene) main chain and poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether monomethacrylate) (PPEGMA) side chains were synthesized by the diphenylacetylene macromonomer or side chain initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether monomethacrylate (PEGMA) from an bromo isobutyryl-bearing poly(diphenylacetylene) (poly(BrDPA)) method. The diphenylacetylene macromonomer, namely, DPA-PPEGMA, were prepared by the ATRP of PEGMA from bromo isobutyryl-bearing diphenylacetylene. DPA-PPEGMA was polymerized successfully with WCl₆-Ph₄Sn catalyst to give high molecular weight polymer brushes poly(DPA-PPEGMA). Meanwhile, polymer brushes (PDPA-g-PPEGMA) were obtained by ATRP of PEGMA from poly(BrDPA). The molecular weight of the side chains of PPEGMA could be controlled simply by modulating the ATRP time. The macromonomer and polymer brushes are soluble in nonpolar solvents such as toluene and chloroform. The polymers of poly(BrDPA) and poly(DPA-PPEGMA) absorb in the longer wavelength region, with two peaks at around 370 and 414 nm. The polymers are thermally stable and exhibit double crystallization and melting peaks during the cooling and heating scans.     

Poly(acrylic acid) with disulfide bond for the elaboration of pH-responsive brush surfaces

We report on a new route for the facile preparation of pH-responsive tethered brushes on metallic surfaces, starting from poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) containing a disulfide (S-S) bond (PAA-S-S-PAA). First, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 1-ethoxyethyl acrylate (EEA) with a disulfide-containing initiator was performed to obtain the poly(EEA) precursor polymer (PEEA-S-S-PEEA). Deprotection of PEEA by a heating step resulted in the desired PAA chains without any further purification. The brushes, obtained by the ‘grafting to’ of PAA-S-S-PAA onto gold, were then characterized by atomic force microscopy in water at various pH values. The results evidence a large collapsing/swelling capacity.     

Surface-grafted poly(acrylic acid) brushes as a precursor layer for biosensing applications: effect of graft density and swellability on the detection efficiency

Carboxyl groups along poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) brushes attached to the surface of a gold-coated substrate served as the precursor moieties for the covalent immobilization of amino-functionalized biotin or bovine serum albumin (BSA) to form a sensing probe for streptavidin (SA) or anti-BSA detection, respectively. Surface-grafted PAA brushes were obtained by acid hydrolysis of poly(tert-butyl acrylate) brushes, formerly prepared by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization of tert-butyl acrylate. As determined by surface plasmon resonance, the PAA brushes immobilized with functionalized biotin or BSA probes not only showed good binding with the designated target analytes but also maintained a high resistance to nonspecific protein adsorption, especially those PAA brushes with a high surface graft density. Although the probe binding capacity can be raised as a function of the graft density of the PAA brushes or the amount of carboxyl groups along the PAA chains, the accessibility of the target analyte to the immobilized probe was limited at the high graft density of the PAA brushes. The effect was far more apparent for the BSA-anti-BSA probe-analyte pair than for the much smaller biotin-SA probe-analyte pair. The impact of the swellability of the PAA brushes, as tailored by the degree of carboxyl group activation, on both the sensing probe immobilization and analyte detection was also addressed. This investigation demonstrated that PAA brushes having a defined graft density have a promising potential as a precursor layer for biosensing applications.     

Architecture and solution properties of amphiphilic polymer brushes with peripheral charged ions

Functionalized poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) macromonomers (alpha -tertiary amino and omega -methacryloyl groups) were prepared by ring-opening polymerization of live PEO anions end-capped with styrene oxide using 2-[2-(N ,N -dimethylamino)-ethoxy]ethanol potassium alkoxides as an initiator with methacryloyl chloride. PEO brushes were synthesized by free-radical homopolymerization of such PEO macromonomers. These brushes were converted into peripherally charged brushes by quaternization. We studied the solution properties of both types of brushes from the viewpoint of charge effect. It was found from dynamic light scattering (DLS) that the polymer brushes formed a single macromolecule in solution due to crowding of side chains. It was speculated from angular dependence measurements that the polymer brushes with large aspect ratios took a geometrical anisotropic conformation such as a cylinder. In methanol with a low dielectric constant, radius of gyration (R(G)), and cross-sectional radius of gyration (R(G,C)) of the polymer brushes with charged side chains were smaller than those of the polymer brushes without charges. In a solvent with a low dielectric constant such as methanol, ionic groups do not dissociate and condense. On the other hand, these physical values in an aqueous solution were somewhat larger than those of the polymer brushes without charges. In water with a high dielectric constant, peripherally charged brushes were strongly stabilized by electric double layers.