特殊形态接枝高分子颗粒的合成

表面接枝高分子微球具有分子结构的可设计性 ,分散稳定性好 ,被用于高效催化剂的载体、药物释放控制和疾病治疗等生物医学领域 ,因而引起了许多高分子材料和生物医学工作者的极大兴趣[1～ 3] .我们用链转移自由基聚合法合成了一端为苯乙烯基封端的聚乙二醇 ( PEG)和聚 ( N -异丙基丙烯酰胺 )等亲水性大分子单体 .在与疏水性单体如苯乙烯等的二元分散共聚反应中 ,利用接枝共聚物在溶液中的自组装 ,制备了粒径分布均一 ,颗粒表面形态光滑 ,同时表面具有功能性高分子链的微球 [4～ 8] .传统的合成高分子微球的研究主要是以苯乙烯或甲基丙烯酸…     

热敏性聚(N-乙烯基异丁酰胺)接枝高分子微球的合成

用自由基聚合和端基反应法合成了大分子单体聚 (N 乙烯基异丁酰胺 ) (PNVIBA) ,将其与苯乙烯在乙醇 水的混合溶剂中进行分散共聚 ,得到了PNVIBA接枝聚苯乙烯 (PNVIBA g PSt)高分子微球 .用GPC、激光光散射和电子显微镜等对聚合物的分子量和微球直径及形态进行了表征 .研究结果表明 ,大分子单体PNVIBA和PNVIBA g PSt高分子微球具有明显的热敏性 ,并且发现PNVIBA g PSt微球直径和形态可通过改变反应条件加以控制 ,得到了一种新形态的亚微米级高分子微球     

PEG大分子单体的合成及纳米级微球的制备

以端基反应法合成苯乙烯封端的聚乙二醇（PEG）大分子单体,用凝胶色谱和核磁共振表征它们的相对分子量和末端官能度,发现得到的大分单体的末端有较高的官能度,使该大分子单体与苯乙烯进行接枝共聚,将得到的产物逐步滴加到各种比例的甲醇－水的混合溶剂中,实验发现,接枝共聚物浓度,共聚物中PEG的含量和混合溶剂的比例对纳米微球的形成与聚集形态有明显的影响,X－射线能谱研究表明,微球表面为亲水性PEO,核为疏水的聚苯乙烯,即形成的聚集物为核－壳复合结构的纳米微球。     

PAm-g-PMAA亲水性聚合物微球的合成

利用链转移自由基聚合和端基置换反应法 ,合成了苯乙烯基单封端的聚甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯 (PBMA)大分子单体 .在N ,N′ 亚甲基二丙烯酰胺 (Bis A)存在的条件下 ,使PBMA大分子单体与亲水性单体丙烯酰胺(Am)在乙醇 水的混合介质中进行分散共聚反应 ,得到了表面为PBMA接枝的聚丙烯酰胺 (PAm g PBMA)聚合物微球 .将所得PAm g PBMA微球在酸性条件下水解 ,得到了整体亲水的聚甲基丙烯酸接枝的聚丙烯酰胺(PAm g PMAA)聚合物微球 .用激光光散射、透射电子显微镜和X射线光电子能谱仪等对聚合物微球的直径、形态及表面组成进行了表征 .研究结果表明 ,在共聚反应中PBMA大分子单体的分子量与浓度、Bis A浓度和介质的组成对微球的形成与颗粒直径的大小有明显影响 ;所形成的聚合物颗粒是以PBMA为壳、以交联PAm为核的核壳结构微球 .     

PEG接枝PAN/PS高分子颗粒的形态控制研究

采用甲基丙烯酸单封端聚乙二醇大分子单体(MAA—PEG)为反应性稳定剂，使之与苯乙烯／丙烯腈在乙醇／水混合介质中三元分散共聚，利用单体间反应性差异及聚合物溶解性的不同，制备具有特殊形态的高分子颗粒．电子显微镜观察发现，颗粒形态与反应时间、单体配比、MAA—PEG浓度及分子量有关．X射线光电子能谱研究表明，增加反应时间，颗粒表面聚集的亲水性PEG成分增加，中心是聚苯乙烯，外部凸起部主要为聚丙烯腈，高分子颗粒具有核-壳结构．调节苯乙烯浓度、MAA—PEG浓度及介质组成可以控制颗粒大小，影响颗粒形态的主要因素是单体反应性差异和MAA—PEG的分子量及浓度．     

单分散P(St-BA-AN)/PANI核壳结构复合微球的制备与电性能

以苯乙烯(St)、丙烯酸丁酯(BA)和丙烯腈(AN)为单体, 采用乳液聚合的方法制备出单分散苯乙烯-丙烯酸丁酯-丙烯腈三元共聚物[P(St-BA-AN)]种子微球, 再在该种子微球表面包覆聚苯胺(PANI), 制得P(St-BA-AN)/PANI核壳结构复合微球. 采用扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、傅里叶变换红外透射光谱(FTIR)和漫反射光谱等测试手段对所制备的种子微球和复合微球的形态、结构和形成机理进行了研究, 并用四探针法测定了核壳结构复合物的导电性. 研究结果表明, 通过改变种子乳液共聚物的组成和加入苯胺的量及氧化剂的量等条件可调控复合微球的电导率. 与P(St-BA)/PANI核壳结构复合微球相比, 在核组成中引入了氰基的P(St-BA-AN)/PANI核壳结构复合微球的电导率明显提高, 当加入苯胺的量为P(St-BA-AN)种子微球与苯胺单体总质量分数的40%时, 其电导率可达到0.71 S/cm. 红外光谱结果证实了P(St-BA-AN)种子微球中的氰基和壳层中聚苯胺的胺基之间存在某种相互作用, 导致核壳结构复合物电导率的提高.     

PNVA-g-PSt微球的功能化与离子吸附研究

由大分子单体法合成了表面聚N-乙烯基乙酰胺接枝聚苯乙烯(PNVA-g-PSt)微球,通过对该接枝链进行化学改性得到了新型功能化高分子微球.用透射电子显微镜、激光光散射和X射线光电子能谱对高分子微球的形态、表面组成和直径大小进行了表征,发现微球经水解后形态更加规整,在分散状态下直径有所增加且保持核-壳型结构.实验比较了几种高分子微球对Cu2 ,Pb2 离子的吸附效果.定量测定结果表明:高分子微球经功能化处理后,其吸附效果有了很大的改进,在较低浓度范围,Pb2 离子的脱除率可达100%.     

PVA-g-PS复合微球的制备与粒径控制研究

由链转移自由基聚合与端基置换反应法,合成了苯乙稀基单封端的聚醋酸乙烯酯(PVAc)大分子单体,使其与苯乙烯在乙醇/水的混合介质中进行自由基分散共聚,得到了表面以PVAc为接枝链的聚苯乙烯(PVAc-g-PSt)微球。将所得微球在碱性条件下醇解,形成了以亲水性聚乙烯醇(PVA)为壳、聚苯乙烯为核的复合微球(PVAc-g-PSt)。用核磁共振对聚合物的结构进行表征,定出了PVAc末端双键的含量;并用激光光散射、扫描电子显微镜对微球的粒径与形态进行了表征。研究结果表明,在共聚反应体系中大分子单体的分子量与浓度、苯乙烯浓度、引发剂浓度及溶剂的组成对微球的形态和粒径大小有明显影响。     

热敏性高分子接枝聚苯乙烯微球的制备

通过使聚N－乙烯基异丁酰胺（PNVIBA）大分子单体与苯乙烯在乙醇／水的混合溶剂中进行自由基分散共聚，得到热敏性PNVIBA接枝聚苯乙烯（PNVIBA－g-PSt)高分子微球。用TEM对微球的形态进行了观察，同时考察了起始PNVIBA大分子单体浓度、苯乙烯浓度、引发剂浓度、聚合温度和混合溶剂中水对微球直径的影响。发现在较宽的聚合反应条件下，得到的接枝高分子颗粒均保持球形并具有单分散性，微球的数均直径（D）与反应条件的关系遵循：D＝K[PNVIBA]^-0.39[St]^0.80[I]^-0.14;微球直径随聚合温度的升高和混合溶剂中水含量增加而降低；颗粒形态可以通过改变聚合反应条件或添加第二小分子单体加以控制。     

PSt种子与“花瓣”形PSt/PAN复合颗粒的制备

以过硫酸钾为引发剂,在乙醇/水的混合介质中使苯乙烯进行无皂乳液聚合,得到了单分散亚微米级聚苯乙烯(PSt)微球.用扫描电子显微镜研究了引发剂浓度、单体浓度、反应温度和溶剂组成对PSt微球粒径的影响.结果表明,改变上述条件能明显影响其粒径.以所得单分散聚苯乙烯微球为种子,在丙烯酸单封端聚乙二醇大分子单体存在的条件下,使丙烯腈和少量苯乙烯进行新的无皂种子乳液聚合,在合适的条件下制得到了“花瓣”形的聚合物复合颗粒,为深入探讨这类特殊形态聚合物颗粒的形成机理提供了新的佐证.     

Thermosensitive Particles with Unusual Morphology Prepared by Dispersion Copolymerization

The monodispersed polymeric particles with an unusual structure were prepared by the dispersion copolymerization of acrylonitrile/styrene（AN/St） in mixed solvents of ethanol/water by using the poly（N-isopropylacrylamide） （PNIPAAm） macromonomer as a reaction stabilizer. It was found that the AN monomer plays a key role in the formation of the particles with special morphology analyzed via scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The reaction parameters have remarkable influences on the particle size and morphology. The particles possess a thermosensitive property according to the result of laser light scattering（LLS）.     

Thermal degradation of copolymers of styrene and acrylonitrile. III. Chain-scission reaction

The chain-scission reaction which occurs in copolymers of styrene and acrylonitrile has been studied at temperatures of 262, 252, and 240°C. Under these conditions volatilization is negligible, and chain scission can be studied in virtual isolation. At 262°C three kinds of chain scission are discernible, namely, at weak links which are associated with styrene units, “normal” scission in styrene segments of the chain and scission associated with the acrylonitrile units. The rate constants for normal scission and scission associated with acrylonitrile units are in the ratio of approximately 1 to 30. The molecular weight of the copolymer has no effect on the rates of scission. At 252°C the same general behavior is observed for the copolymers containing up to 24.9% acrylonitrile. The 33.4% acrylonitrile copolymer is anomalous, however. At 240°C the trends observed at 262°C appear to break down completely although individual experiments are quite reproducible. This behavior at the lower temperatures is believed to be associated with the fact that the melting points of the various copolymers are in this temperature range. Thus the viscosity of the medium, which should be expected to have a strong influence on the chain scission reaction, will be changing rapidly with temperature, copolymer composition, and molecular weight in this temperature range.     

Ag Nanocomposite Particles: Preparation,Characterization and Application

Summary Herein, we report that different core-shell particles could be successfully used as the carrier systems for the deposition of silver nanoparticles. Firstly, thermosensitive core-shell microgel particles have been used as the carrier system for the deposition of Ag nanoparticles, in which the core consists of poly (styrene) (PS) whereas the shell consists of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) network cross-linked by N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide (BIS). Immersed in water the shell of these particles is swollen. Heating the suspension above 32 °C leads to a volume transition within the shell, which is followed by a marked shrinking of the network of the shell. Secondly, “nano-tree” type polymer brush can be used as “nanoreactor” for the generation of silver nanoparticles also. This kind of carrier particles consists of a solid core of PS onto which bottlebrush chains synthesized by the macromonomer poly (ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) are affixed by “grafting from” technique. Thirdly, silver nanoparticles can be in-situ immobilized onto polystyrene (PS) core-polyacrylic acid (PAA) polyelectrolyte brush particles by UV irradiation. Monodisperse Ag nanoparticles with diameter of 8.5 nm, 7.5 nm and 3 nm can be deposited into thermosensitive microgels, “nano-tree” type polymer brushes and polyelectrolyte brush particles, respectively. Moreover, obtained silver nano-composites show different catalytic activity for the catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol depending on the carrier system used for preparation.     

Synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate) macromonomer

Anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out in tetrahydrofuran (THF) or THF/toluene mixture at ?78°C initiated by triphenylmethyl sodium or lithium as initiators. Highly syndiotactic PMMA of low polydispersity (M _w/m _n = 1.11–1.17) could be prepared with triphenylmethyl lithium in THF or THF/toluene mixture at ? 78°C. Moreover, PMMA macromonomer having one vinylbenzyl group per polymer chain was prepared by the couplings of living PMMA initiated by triphenylmethyl lithium with p-chloromethyl styrene (CMS) at ?78°C. The coupling reaction of living PMMA initiated by triphenylmethyl sodium with CMS was scarcely occurred.     

Synthesis of brushite nanoparticles at different temperatures

Phase pure, stable nanocrystalline brushite particles with average diameter in the range of 23–87 nm were obtained by the reverse microemulsion technique employing a mixture of surfactants (Aliquat 336 & Tween 80) as template directing agents, and calcium nitrate tetrahydrate and biammonium hydrogen phosphate as precursors. Particle sizes and morphologies were tuned by adjusting the reaction parameters, precursor concentration and temperature. FTIR, TEM, and XRD were used to characterize morphological changes of as synthesized nanoparticles. FTIR and XRD analyses confirmed the formation of brushite nanoparticles. Variations in the reaction temperature resulted in changes in the particle morphology and distribution. At high temperatures (60°C), the sample exhibited high monodispersity and spherical morphology with the average grain size of 42 nm. At low temperatures (6°C), nanoflakes were formed. The results suggest that a reverse microemulsion system provides facile media for control of the phase and morphology of nanoscale calcium phosphate biominerals. A mechanism providing an insight into the formation of brushite particles has also been proposed.     

Controlled synthesis of polymethylene-b-poly(ethylene glycol) as well as its crystallization and self-assembly behavior

Polymethylene-b-poly(ethylene glycol) (PM-b-PEG) with different block length ratio was synthesized by a combination of polyhomologation and coupling reaction. The effect of hydrophilic and hydrophobic block length on the crystallization process and self-assembly behavior of PM-b-PEG was self-assembled were investigated. The results showed that with the increase of methylene units, the crystallization temperature of PM block raised from 54.59?°C to 70.93?°C gradually, while that of the PEG block reduced from 17.54?°C to 15.23?°C. In addition, the amphiphilic PM-b-PEG was self-assembled into star-like micelles in water, and its diameter extended from 98.2?nm to 151.9?nm as the block length of hydrophobic PM increased from 30 to 70. And the micelles also exhibit super stability when the concentration of copolymer precursor is 0.50?～?0.90?mg/ml and the storage temperature lies in the range of 25?～?60?°C.     

Poly(ethylene oxide) macromonomer-grafted polymer nanoparticles synthesised by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerisation

Ultrafine polymer nanoparticles based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) macromonomer-grafted polystyrene (PS) have been synthesised by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerisation. In addition to the binary copolymerisation between PEO macromonomer and styrene, ternary copolymerisations were also conducted in the presence of a cationic monomer (2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl) trimethylammonium chloride (MATMAC) as a second comonomer. The size and charge characteristics of fine nanoparticles were characterised using both photon correlation spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy techniques as well as colloidal titration. It was found that after PEO chains (repeat unit 9 or higher) were incorporated into the PS latex, the particle size was significantly reduced owing to the steric effect contributed from grafted PEO chains. Ternary copolymerisation using MATMAC as comonomer further reduced the particle size, leading to nanoparticles as small as 60 nm. Increasing the MATMAC feed ratio gradually reduced the final size of the nanoparticle, owing to the enhancement in electrostatic stabilisation, whereas increasing the PEO macromonomer feed ratios led to slightly larger particles but significantly inhibited the agglomeration of primary particles. The formation mechanism of the nano- or microparticles with various sizes during polymerisation is discussed in terms of nucleation, agglomeration and adsorption of primary particles.     

Determination of reactivity ratios for the copolymerization of styrene and styrene–acrylonitrile with polybutadienes

The copolymerization of styrene and styrene–acrylonitrile with polybutadienes of various microstructures was studied and the reactivity ratios determined. It was shown that for the styrene/acrylonitrile/polybutadiene systems the 1,2 structure is twice as reactive as the trans and four times as reactive as the cis. Studies in the temperature range of 50–80°C reveal that the reactivity of the polybutadiene increases as the temperature rises. When styrene is the monomer the reactivity of polybutadiene and the temperature effect is less intense than when styrene–acrylonitrile is used.