聚乙烯基吡咯烷酮修饰多壁碳纳米管的研究

采用超声波辅助技术,研究了两亲性聚合物聚乙烯基吡咯烷酮(PVP)修饰多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)的效果、作用机理及影响因素.研究结果表明在适合的条件下两亲性聚合物PVP可以被引入到多壁碳纳米管表面,修饰后的MWNTs在DMF、乙醇和水等溶剂中具有良好的分散性.通过红外光谱(FTIR)和拉曼光谱(Raman)分析表明,两亲性聚合物与MWNTs之间产生了化学接枝作用,高分辨透射电镜分析表明两亲性聚合物不均匀地存在于MWNTs的表面和端部.两亲性聚合物的浓度对接枝量的影响不大,但超声波作用时间对MWNTs表面两亲性聚合物PVP的接枝量有较大的影响,在超声时间为4h时接枝量最大.两亲性聚合物修饰效果不同于表面活性剂,采用表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)修饰的MWNTs经过洗涤过滤后,不能重新溶于水中,而两亲性聚合物PVP修饰的MWNTs可以重新溶解.     

含氟聚合物修饰碳纳米管及其聚氨酯复合疏水膜的研究

利用羟基碳纳米管上的羟基与2-溴异丁基酰溴之间的简单反应, 在碳纳米管上引入了含溴ATRP引发剂, 并进一步引发含氟丙烯酸酯的ATRP聚合, 从而在碳纳米管表面接枝上了低表面能的含氟聚合物. 红外光谱(FT-IR)、热重分析(TGA)和透射电镜(TEM)的研究结果表明碳纳米管与含氟聚合物之间为化学键连接. 以此低表面能聚合物包裹的碳纳米管作为填充粒子, 采用溶液浇铸方法制备了聚氨酯/碳纳米管复合膜, 并利用溶剂四氢呋喃(THF)刻蚀表面获得了不同碳纳米管裸露程度的复合膜材料. 静态接触角测试结果表明, 无论是羟基碳纳米管还是低表面能修饰的碳纳米管均可提高其复合膜的疏水性能, 且其疏水性能随碳纳米管含量的增加而增加; 相同含量时, 含氟聚合物接枝后的碳纳米管使复合膜具有更佳的疏水性能, 膜表面经溶剂刻蚀后可显著提高其疏水性能. 采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究了加入碳纳米管和溶剂刻蚀对聚合物表面微观结构以及材料表面疏水性能的影响. 上述结果表明: 利用接枝聚合物可改变碳纳米管本身的疏水性能, 并可进一步制备新型的具有表面疏水性能的聚合物纳米复合材料.     

聚氨酯接枝多壁碳纳米管的制备及表征

采用两步法成功地将聚氨酯分子链以共价键连接到碳纳米管表面. 首先将聚丙烯酰氯通过与强酸氧化后多壁碳纳米管表面产生的羟基及少量羧基之间的化学反应共价接枝到碳纳米管表面; 然后将接枝到碳纳米管表面的聚丙烯酰氯与端羟基聚氨酯发生酯化反应, 实现了聚氨酯对碳纳米管的表面共价接枝. 采用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、透射电镜(TEM)、扫描电镜(SEM) 和热重分析(TGA)等对接枝后的产物进行了表征, 结果表明, 聚氨酯已共价接枝到碳纳米管表面, 被接枝的聚合物的含量接近90%.     

尺寸可控的金纳米粒子在功能化的MWNTs表面的自组装

提出了一个有效的、以晶种媒介的光化学法可控生长不同尺寸的胶体金纳米粒子在多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)表面的自组装.方法基于羧基化的MWNTs以双官能团巯基乙酸分子化学修饰而连接上巯基,随后,不同尺寸的胶体金纳米粒子以共价结合的方式分别被直接锚定在其表面,从而获得良好的Au/MWNTs杂化材料.通过UV-Vis光谱、TEM和XRS等技术对胶体金纳米粒子、Au/MWNTs复合物及其自组装过程的表征,详细研究了金纳米粒子尺寸对功能化MWNTs表面自组装的影响,结果表明,直径为2.5～5.2nm范围很好分散的金纳米粒子能够很好自组装在平均直径约20nm的功能化MWNTs表面上.同时探讨了双官能团分子的化学修饰和金纳米粒子对MWNTs表面自组装的驱动力。     

新型室温酯化法接枝聚合物改性SiO_2纳米微粒

提出了一种在室温、大气环境等温和条件下通过酯化反应将端羧基聚合物链接枝到纳米SiO2微球表面从而制备有机/无机复合纳米微粒的新方法.该方法通过以下两个步骤得以实现,即第一,用3-环氧丙基三甲氧基硅烷对纳米SiO2微球表面进行改性处理,接着将引入到纳米SiO2表面的环氧基团转化为烷羟基基团;第二,通过引入到纳米SiO2微球表面的烷羟基与聚合物中的端羧基在室温下发生酯化反应,从而将聚合物接枝到纳米SiO2表面制得复合微球.利用XPS、FTIR、TEM和TGA等测试手段对纳米SiO2的改性过程以及聚合物接枝后得到的复合微球进行了表征.研究结果表明,该室温酯化接枝方法具有较高的接枝率,接枝到无机纳米微粒表面的聚合物占复合微球质量的55wt%～70wt%;接枝聚合物后,纳米SiO2微球的粒径从40nm增加到64～75nm,从而得到了以SiO2为核、以聚合物为壳的有机-无机复合微球.     

多壁碳纳米管表面L-组氨酸手性印迹聚合材料的制备及性能表征

通过酰胺化反应在多壁碳纳米管（MWNTs）表面接枝双键,以L-组氨酸（L-His）为模板,甲基丙烯酸（MAA）为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯（EGDMA）为交联剂,偶氮二异丁腈（AIBN）为引发剂,利用表面印迹技术,在MWNTs表面制备印迹聚合物（MWNTs-MIPs）．采用红外光谱,扫描电子显微镜和热重分析表征印迹聚合物的性质,结果表明MWNTs表面成功接枝了一层稳定的、厚度为35～40nm具有识别能力的印迹聚合材料．结合高效液相色谱技术,通过填充色谱柱在线色谱分析,探讨不同pH值的流动相下该印迹材料对L-His的分离行为,结果表明MWNTs—MIPs色谱柱在流动相pH=7．0时分离效果最好,能够选择性地识别L-His和D-His,分离度R为1．78,选择因子α为1．28．     

超支化聚合物接枝改性碳纳米管及其分散性能

将碳纳米管用c(K2Cr2O7)=0.25 mol/L,c(H )=1 mol/L混合溶液进行处理,制得表面含有活性羟基的碳纳米管. 在催化剂的存在下,以CNTs为反应中心核,氧化处理后的CNTs表面上的活性羟基与A2B型单体发生一步缩聚反应,将超支化聚合物接到碳纳米管的表面上,实现了碳纳米管的表面修饰. 探讨了反应条件对接枝在CNTs表面上的超支化聚合物(HPAE)量的影响,当反应温度为120 ℃,反应时间为10 h,反应配料比n(CNTs-OH):n(A2B单体)=1:6时,固载量达到0.255. FTIR、XPS、TEM的表征结果证明,CNTs接枝上了超支化聚合物. 透光度的测定和静置实验表明,超支化聚合物接枝改性CNTs在丙酮、乙醇、水等溶剂中具有很好的分散性能.     

碳纳米管在接枝二元胺过程中微结构的变化

通过对酸化的多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)进行酰氯化, 在碳纳米管表面接枝己二胺. 用红外光谱、热重分析、拉曼光谱和场发射扫描电镜对处理前后的碳纳米管进行分析表征. 结果表明, 经过酰氯活化, 己二胺比较容易被接枝到碳纳米管上. 而且还发现碳纳米管在酸化后形成紧密块状结构, 在接枝胺后重新变得蓬松, 其表观比容甚至大于原始碳纳米管. 从理论上分析了碳纳米管的反应过程, 对碳纳米管在接枝胺过程中微结构的变化机理进行推测, 认为通过接枝, 己二胺插入碳纳米管之间, 改变了碳纳米管之间的相互作用, 使得酸化后因形成氢键而导致的紧密堆砌结构被破坏.     

多壁碳纳米管表面邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯印迹聚合物的制备及其在固相萃取中的应用

以苯基修饰的多壁碳纳米管为载体,邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯为模板分子,甲基丙烯酸为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,在碳纳米管表面接枝一层塑化剂邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯印迹聚合层.采用红外光谱和扫描电镜对聚合物进行表征和分析.结果表明,在碳纳米管表面成功接枝一层20～30 nm厚的印迹聚合层.采用高效液相色谱研究该印迹聚合物的吸附性能,结果表明,碳纳米管分子印迹聚合物对邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯最大吸附量为69.1 μmol/g,达到吸附平衡时间约为60 min.选择性吸附实验表明,与其它结构类似物相比,该印迹复合材料对邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基)己酯有良好的识别能力.作为固相萃取材料装填于固相萃取柱中,该印迹聚合物能对芒果汁样品中塑化剂进行有效的分离和富集.     

碳纳米管芹菜素印迹聚合物的制备及应用

本文以羧基化多壁碳纳米管为基材,结合芹菜素、丙烯酰胺、丙酮和乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯,在多壁碳纳米管表面合成对芹菜素具有特异性识别的分子印迹聚合物(MWCNTs-MIPs),并利用扫描电镜(SEM)、傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱和比表面积分析(BET)对该印迹聚合物进行表征。结果表明,在碳纳米管表面能均匀稳定地接枝一层厚度约为10~20nm的印迹材料。对聚合物的静态吸附性能和选择性进行研究,表明MWCNTs-MIPs的吸附效果优于其非印迹材料(MWCNTs-NIPs)。固相萃取实验表明该方法不仅重现性好,并能使芹菜素的纯度由0.53%增高至90.93%,回收率可达95.84%,富集因子高达171.6。可作为复杂天然产物中芹菜素分离提取材料。     

Grafting Efficiency of Hydroxy‐Terminated Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

Summary: Poly(methyl methacrylate)s (PMMAs) containing a terminal hydroxy group or multiple hydroxy groups as pendants were grafted to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) by esterification in toluene at 100 °C. The recovered polymer with a low level of MWNTs and the PMMA‐g‐MWNTs with up to 12 wt.‐% grafted polymer were characterized using spectroscopic, microscopic, and thermogravimetric analyses. The percentage of polymer present in the PMMA‐g‐MWNT samples is very low based upon the concentration of the acid groups in the tubes.

The grafting of hydroxy‐terminated PMMA to MWNTs by esterification.     

Preparation of poly 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate functionalized carbon nanotubes as novel biomaterial nanocomposites

We report a simple method for the functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with a biomedically important polymer, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (poly(HEMA)), by chemical grafting of HEMA monomer followed by free radical polymerization. The nanotubes were first oxidized with a mixture of conc. nitric acid and sulfuric acid (1:3), in order to obtain carboxylic acid functionalized MWNTs. Then the grafting of HEMA on to the surface of MWNTs was carried by chemical functionalization of HEMA with acid chloride-bound nanotubes by esterification reaction. FT-IR was used to identify functionalization of -COOH and HEMA groups attached to the surface of the nanotubes. The presence of poly(HEMA) on the nanotubes were confirmed by FESEM, TEM, and TGA analyses. Additionally, the dispersibility of the polymer functionalized nanotubes in methanol was also demonstrated. Considering the biomedical importance of poly(HEMA) and the recent successful in vivo studies on CNTs, in future, these materials are expected to be useful in the pharmaceutical industry as novel biomaterials composites with potential applications in drug delivery.     

“Click” coupling between alkyne‐decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes and reactive PDMA‐PNIPAM micelles

Covalent functionalization of alkyne‐decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with a well‐defined, azide‐derivatized, thermoresponsive diblock copolymer, poly(N,N‐dimethylacrylamide)‐poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PDMA‐PNIPAM) was accomplished by the Cu(I)‐catalyzed [3 + 2] Huisgen cycloaddition. It was found that this reaction could simultaneously increase the molecular size and bonding density of grafted polymers when PDMA‐PNIPAM micelles were employed in the coupling system. On the other hand, attachment of molecularly dissolved unimers of high‐molecular weight onto the nanotube resulted in low‐graft density. The block copolymer bearing azide groups at the PDMA end was prepared by reversible addition–fragmentation transfer polymerization, which formed micelles with a diameter of ～40 nm at temperatures above its critical micelle temperature. Scanning electron microscopy was utilized to demonstrate that the coupling reaction was successfully carried out between copolymer micelles and alkyne‐bearing MWNTs. FTIR spectroscopy was utilized to follow the introduction and consumption of alkyne groups on the MWNTs. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the functionalized MWNTs consisted of about 45% polymer. Transmission electron microscopy was utilized to image polymer‐functionalized MWNTs, showing relatively uniform polymer coatings present on the surface of nanotubes. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 7187–7199, 2008     

碳纳米管表面绿原酸印迹固相萃取材料的制备及应用

在多壁碳纳米管表面接枝的双键键合,以绿原酸为模板,甲基丙烯酸为功能单体,乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯为交联剂,采用沉淀聚合技术,在碳纳米管表面成功制备绿原酸印迹材料.采用红外光谱、扫描电镜和热重分析研究此印迹材料的性能.结果表明,在碳纳米管表面接枝一层稳定、均匀、30～40 nm厚的印迹材料.采用高效液相色谱研究此印迹材料的吸附动力学及吸附容量,实验结果表明,此印迹材料对绿原酸的结合存在两个结合位点,最大吸附容量Qmax分别为21.5和32.7 μmol/g.以此印迹材料作为固相萃取剂,优化萃取条件,成功应用于金银花提取液中绿原酸的富集分离研究,富集因子达25.     

Highly visible-light luminescence properties of the carboxyl-functionalized short and ultrashort MWNTs

Luminescence of the short multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) conjugated with carboxylic acid groups has been studied. The results show that the carboxyl-functionalized short MWNTs could emit luminescence and the emission peak appears at 500 nm with a corresponding optimal excitation wavelength centering at 310 nm. When the short MWNTs are filtered through 0.15 μm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane, the ultrashort MWNTs are obtained from the filtrate. An interesting feature for the ultrashort MWNTs is that the emission intensity is strengthened and the peak is slightly blue shifted to 460 nm. This result indicates that the luminescence properties of MWNTs are strongly affected by the tube length. After chemical oxidization cutting, defects and carboxylic acid groups at the tube end and/or sidewall can be produced; the more shorten of MWNTs, the better dispersion and carboxylic passivation of the nanotubes, and the more intense luminescence emissions. The broad emissions are logically attributed to the trapping of excitation energy by defect sites in the carboxyl-functionalized nanotube structure.     

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes with chemically grafted polyetherimides

Covalent attachment of a non-fluorinated polyetherimide onto the surface of carboxylic acid-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) has been achieved via grafting reactions. This confirms for the first time that the grafting reaction occurs at the nanotube surface when the carboxylic acid-functionalized MWNTs react with the polyetherimide with amine-terminated groups, through both amide and imide linkages formed at the interface between the carbon nanotubes and the polyetherimide. Additionally, an increase in the average molecular weight is detected in gel permeation chromatography when the polyetherimide is chemically attached onto the nanotubes. More interestingly, the chemical bonding at the interface provides much better interfacial adhesion and mechanical stress transfer, evidenced by a significant improvement in mechanical properties. As a result of the chemical attachment, the carbon nanotube-reinforced polyetherimide composite films have enhanced electrical conductivity, thermal deformation temperatures, and mechanical properties.     

Synthesis and self‐assembly of polystyrene‐grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes with a hairy‐rod nanostructure

Polystyrene‐grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes (PS‐g‐MWNTs) with a hairy‐rod nanostructure were synthesized by the in situ free‐radical polymerization of styrene in the presence of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) terminated with vinyl groups. To quantitatively study the molecular weight and composition of polystyrene (PS) chains in PS‐g‐MWNTs, PS‐g‐MWNTs were fully defunctionalized by hydrolysis. The results showed that 1 of every 100 carbon atoms in MWNTs was functionalized at the tips and outer walls of the carbon nanotubes and grafted by PS with a weight‐average molecular weight of 9800 g/mol; therefore, a uniform thin layer (ca. 8–10 nm) of a PS shell was formed on the outer wall of MWNTs. PS‐g‐MWNTs were soluble in dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran. The thermal stability and glass‐transition temperature of PS in PS‐g‐MWNTs were obviously increased. Nanopins were formed on the glass substrates by the self‐assembly of PS‐g‐MWNTs, and the dewetting effect between the glass substrate and PS chains covered MWNTs during the evaporation of the solution. Both the length and diameter of the nanopins increased with the solution concentration. When PS‐g‐MWNTs were compression‐molded, MWNTs were dispersed uniformly in the PS matrix and formed good networks, such as circlelike and starlike structures, because of the entanglements of hairy PS chains on MWNTs. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 3869–3881, 2006     

Functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with polyesters via bergman cyclization and “grafting from” strategy

In this work, pristine multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were functionalized by utilizing the free radicals generated through Bergman cyclization of enediyne containing compounds 3 . Polyesters were subsequently grafted from the surface of MWNTs through ring‐opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone or lactide initiated by free hydroxy groups generated after hydrolysis of ester groups. Functionalized MWNTs were characterized with a variety of techniques, including TGA, NMR, IR, UV–vis, TEM, and Raman spectroscopy. After surface modification, MWNTs showed good solubility in common organic solvents and polymer solutions. Fabrication of MWNTs polymer nanocomposites was revealed through electrospinning with polycaprolactone. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2010     

Conjugated polymer covalently modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes for optical limiting

A new soluble multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) covalently functionalized with conjugated polymer PCBF, in which the wt % of MWNTs is approximately calculated as 7.3%, and the average thickness of PCBF covalently grafted onto MWNTs is 10.4 nm, was synthesized by an amidation reaction. In contrast to the starting polymer PCBF‐NH₂, grafting of PCBF onto MWNTs led to a 0.3 eV red‐shift of the N1s XPS peak at 399.7 eV assigning to N in the unreacted NH₂moieties in the resulting copolymer structure and an appearance of new peak at 402 eV corresponding to N bound to the carbonyl C (i.e., NH? C?O). Unlike PCBF‐NH₂, which only displayed a weak optical limiting response at 532 nm, Z‐scan for MWNT‐PCBF exhibited a much broader reduction in transmission and a scattering accompanying on the focus of the lens at both 532 and 1064 nm, indicating a prominent broadband optical limiting response. The thermally induced nonlinear scattering is responsible for the optical limiting. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2010