Surface-initiated living radical polymerization from silica particles functionalized with poly(ethylene glycol)-carrying initiator |
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Authors: | Kohji Ohno Hiroshi Tabata Yoshinobu Tsujii |
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Institution: | 1. Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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Abstract: | A novel yet versatile approach is described for surface-initiated living radical polymerization (SI-LRP) from silica particles (SiPs). Monodisperse SiPs were surface-modified with a newly designed surface-fixable initiator (BPEGE) having three components: a triethoxysilane moiety, a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) unit, and an initiation site for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in the form of a 2-bromoisobutyryl group. The surface-initiated ATRP of methyl methacrylate (MMA) mediated by a copper complex was carried out with the BPEGE-fixed SiPs. The polymerization proceeded in a living manner, producing SiPs coated with well-defined poly(MMA) of a target molecular weight with a graft density as high as 0.5 chains/nm2. Thanks to the amphiphilic property of PEG, the system was successfully applied for SI-ATRP of PEG methacrylate and sodium p-styrenesulfonate in aqueous media in which the BPEGE-fixed SiPs were highly dispersed without causing any aggregations. The formation of colloidal crystals with the polymer brush-afforded SiPs demonstrated the high uniformity and perfect dispersibility of the hybrid particles. |
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