利用MALDI-TOF质谱技术研究MPEG-b-PCL两嵌段共聚物的嵌段长度及嵌段分布

利用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)结合源后分解(PSD)技术对甲氧基封端的聚乙二醇-b-聚己内酯(MPEG-b-PCL)两嵌段共聚物进行了结构分析. 根据得到的MALDI-TOF MS谱图和PSD碎片信息清晰地确定了嵌段共聚物的嵌段长度和嵌段分布. 结果表明, 采用MALDI-TOF MS结合PSD技术研究这类嵌段共聚物链结构非常有效. 这为更好地认识和应用这类嵌段共聚物提供了重要的依据, 同时也建立了分析这类嵌段共聚物的方法.     

PDMS-b-PEO两亲性嵌段共聚物的合成及溶液性质

通过正丁基锂(n-BuLi)引发的六甲基环三硅氧烷(D3)阴离子开环聚合以及单硅氢封端聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)与烯丙基聚氧乙烯醚(PEO)的硅氢加成反应, 合成得到了一系列分子量分布窄的PDMS-b-PEO两亲性嵌段共聚物. 利用凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、氢核磁共振谱(1H-NMR)表征了嵌段共聚物的结构组成. 通过表面张力仪测定得到了不同结构嵌段共聚物的平衡表面张力及临界胶束浓度(cmc). 结果显示, 该系列嵌段共聚物的cmc值不仅受到憎水性嵌段的影响, 同时也受嵌段共聚物的体积效应以及嵌段共聚物的几何形状(即嵌段共聚物各嵌段的比例)的影响, PDMS-b-PEO两嵌段共聚物的cmc值表现出了随憎水嵌段增加而相应增加的趋势. 通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)表征发现, PDMS-b-PEO嵌段共聚物在选择性溶剂水中会自组装形成球状、棒状以及囊泡状的聚集体.     

嵌段质量分数对手性超分子螺旋结构自组装的影响

首先,以溴代聚乙二醇单甲醚(PEO-Br)为引发剂、甲基丙烯酸丁酯(BMA)为单体,通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)制备了一系列具有不同聚乙二醇(PEO)质量分数的聚甲基丙烯酸丁酯-b-聚乙二醇嵌段共聚物(PBMA-b-PEO)。在此基础上,将手性酒石酸(TA)以氢键的方式选择性掺入到嵌段共聚物的PEO相中,诱导嵌段共聚物自组装制备具有手性螺旋结构的复合薄膜PBMA-b-PEO/TA。利用小角X射线散射(SAXS)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和圆二色光谱(CD)对嵌段共聚物复合薄膜进行表征,研究了嵌段质量分数对手性诱导嵌段共聚物螺旋结构自组装的影响。结果表明:掺入TA与嵌段共聚物质量比为0.12、0.15的TA,当PEO质量分数为0.17～0.24时,有利于嵌段共聚物相分离形成柱状螺旋结构;当PEO质量分数增加至0.26时,嵌段共聚物自组装则形成层状结构,在分子间氢键作用下虽然发生手性转移,但无法得到螺旋结构。     

聚丙烯-聚乙烯嵌段共聚物的分子结构及性能的研究

本工作用核磁共振(~(13)C-NMR)、示差扫描量热(DSC)、动态力学分析(DMA)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等技术研究了将丙烯、乙烯单体两步分段共聚、预期为聚丙烯-聚乙烯嵌段共聚物的合成物(简称为聚丙烯-聚乙烯嵌段共聚物或嵌段共聚物)。结果表明,在嵌段共聚物中含有一定量的、能为正庚烷抽提出来的乙丙无规共聚物(EPR);分段共聚的产物并非预想的PP-b-PE两嵌段共聚物,而是含有多种组分的共混物;形态表征的结果表明了嵌段共聚物为多相体系,EPR和PE形成分散相以球形无规分布于PP基体中。     

共聚物在聚合物共混体系中的增容作用I.嵌段共聚物

随着高分子合金领域的研究发展，以共聚物作为增容剂对不相容的聚合物共混体系进行改性已得到了广泛的研究和应用。本文分为两篇，分别介绍利用嵌段共聚物、接枝共聚物和无规共聚物所做的增容改性研究。本篇着重讨论嵌段共聚物(包括两嵌段和三嵌段以及多嵌段共聚物)在聚合物共混体系中的增容作用和增容机理。     

聚(苯乙烯-ε-己内酯)嵌段共聚物的研究

本文采用活性阴离子聚合方法合成聚(苯乙烯-ε-己内酯)嵌段共聚物。研究了聚合反应条件,并用GPC、柱上溶解分级及红外光谱进行表征。对产物进行结构分析,产物为聚(苯乙烯-ε-己内酯)嵌段共聚物,具有多相结构,是由无定形聚苯乙烯链段、无定形聚-ε-己内酯链段和结晶型聚-ε-己内酯链段组成的嵌段共聚物。对该嵌段共聚物的性能进行了测试。     

动态密度泛函理论在嵌段共聚物介观结构模拟中的应用

采用动态密度泛函理论(DDFT)方法对两嵌段和三嵌段共聚物熔体微相分离后的三维介观结构进行了模拟研究,考察了共聚物链长．N—12下组分A、B不同配比的11种两嵌段共聚物和10种三嵌段共聚物,通过等密度面图很好地表述了微相分离后的三维介观结构。通过比较序参数户、自由能F和熵S随时间的变化,发现当组分A与组分B的链节数之比．NA／NB和模拟参数均相同时,两嵌段共聚物熔体比三嵌段共聚物熔体容易发生微相分离,而三嵌段共聚物越不对称,微相分离越容易。     

调控氢键作用力在多组分嵌段共聚物共混体系中的自组装结构

调控嵌段共聚物共混体系的氢键作用力可应用在光学、电性及生物医用领域,因此吸引了高分子科学家广泛的研究兴趣,它提供了制备新型高分子材料(包含可调性及响应性的功能)的方法.在此篇综述中,我们整理了各种氢键作用力调控嵌段共聚物共混体系(如嵌段共聚物/低分子量化合物、嵌段共聚物/均聚物及嵌段共聚物/嵌段共聚物混合体系)在固态及液态的自组装行为.     

结晶/无定形PMMA-b-PHBV-b-PMMA三嵌段共聚物的合成及热稳定性表征

以生物质聚酯聚(3-羟基丁酸酯-co-3-羟基戊酸酯)(PHBV)为结晶组分、聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)为无定形组分,通过原子转移自由基聚合法(ATRP)制备了ABA型结晶/无定形三嵌段共聚物.采用凝胶色谱法(GPC)、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)和核磁共振氢谱(1H-NMR)表征了三嵌段共聚物的分子量及其分子量分布和化学结构;使用热失重分析仪(TG)测试了三嵌段共聚物的热稳定性,并通过Horowitz-Metzger法计算了嵌段共聚物的降解表观活化能.研究表明,三嵌段共聚物的最大转化产率为92.39%;当单体与大分子引发剂的比例为8∶1时,三嵌段共聚物的T0、T5%、T max温度分别提高25 K、15 K和40 K,三嵌段共聚物降解表观活化能E a可由纯PHBV的428.25 kJ·mol-1降低至169.83 kJ·mol-1.     

新型茂钛催化剂合成聚乙烯-b-间规聚苯乙烯嵌段共聚物的研究Ⅱ.嵌段共聚物的分离及结构性能

将五甲基茂基三苄氧基钛 (Cp Ti(OBz) 3) 改性甲基铝氧烷 (mMAO)催化体系以顺序加料溶液法合成的乙烯与苯乙烯嵌段共聚反应产物进行沸丁酮、沸四氢呋喃 (THF)和沸氯仿等溶剂连续抽提分离 ,发现嵌段共聚物主要存在于THF和CHCl3的可溶级分中 ,嵌段共聚物的总含量占共聚产物的 2 2 8wt%～ 38 2wt% ,对THF和CHCl3可溶级分分别用 1 3C NMR、WAXD、DSC和GPC等手段进行表征 .1 3C NMR谱显示出含有支化聚乙烯链段和间规聚苯乙烯链段的嵌段共聚物特殊结构 ,WAXD谱表明嵌段共聚物因两链段的相互缠结使各自结晶度显著较低 ,由于嵌段共聚物苯乙烯链段较长、乙烯链段较短 ,DSC图谱只显示苯乙烯链段的结晶熔融峰 ,GPC曲线表明 ,单茂钛催化体系催化乙烯 苯乙烯嵌段共聚合的单一活性中心特征 .由此对Cp Ti(OBz) 3 mMAO催化体系的苯乙烯 乙烯嵌段共聚合机理进行初探     

Mechanism of gold metal ion reduction, nanoparticle growth and size control in aqueous amphiphilic block copolymer solutions at ambient conditions

Spontaneous formation and efficient stabilization of gold nanoparticles with an average diameter of 7 approximately 20 nm from hydrogen tetrachloroaureate(III) hydrate (HAuCl4.3H2O) were achieved in air-saturated aqueous poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymer solutions at ambient temperature in the absence of any other reducing agent. The particle formation mechanism is considered here on the basis of the block copolymer concentration dependence of absorption spectra, the time dependence (kinetics) of AuCl4- reduction, and the block copolymer concentration dependence of particle size. The effects of block copolymer characteristics such as molecular weight (MW), PEO block length, PPO block length, and critical micelle concentration (cmc) are explored by examining several PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers. Our observations suggest that the formation of gold nanoparticles from AuCl4- comprises three main steps: (1) reduction of metal ions by block copolymer in solution, (2) absorption of block copolymer on gold clusters and reduction of metal ions on the surface of these gold clusters, and (3) growth of metal particles stabilized by block copolymers. While both PEO and PPO blocks contribute to the AuCl4- reduction (step 1), the PEO contribution appears to be dominant. In step 2, the adsorption of block copolymers on the surface of gold clusters takes place because of the amphiphilic character of the block copolymer (hydrophobicity of PPO). The much higher efficiency of particle formation attained in the PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymer systems as compared to PEO homopolymer systems can be attributed to the adsorption and growth processes (steps 2 and 3) facilitated by the block copolymers. The size of the gold nanoparticles produced is dictated by the above mechanism; the size increases with increasing reaction activity induced by the block copolymer overall molecular weight and is limited by adsorption due to the amphiphilic character of the block copolymers.     

The phase behavior of comblike block copolymer A(m+1)B(m)/homopolymer A mixtures

The phase behaviors of comblike block copolymer A(m+1)B(m)/homopolymer A mixtures are studied by using the random phase approximation method and real-space self-consistent field theory. From the spinodals of macrophase separation and microphase separation, we can find that the number of graft and the length of the homopolymer A have great effects on the phase behavior of the blend. For a given composition of comblike block copolymer, increasing the number of graft does not change the macrophase separation spinodal curve but decreases the microphase separation region. The addition of a small quantity of long-chain homopolymer A increases the microphase separation of comblike block copolymer/homopolymer A mixture. However, the addition of short-chain homopolymer A will decrease the phase separation region of comblike block copolymer/homopolymer A mixture. It is also found that the microstructure formed by diblock copolymer is easier to be swelled by homopolymer than that formed by comblike block copolymer. This can be attributed to the architecture difference between the comblike block copolymer and linear block copolymer.     

SYNTHESES OF STYRENE-METHYL METHACRYLATE BLOCK COPOLYMER BY POLYAZOAMIDE AS INITIATOR

Polyazoamide(PAA) was used as initiator to prepare block copolymer P(MMA-b-St) byfree radical polymerization. The fraction of block copolymer was about 50%. The structureof the block-copolymer was characterized by IR and the results of ~1H-NMR and GPCshowed that the content of the block and the molecular weight (M_w) of the prepolymerand block copolymer could be controlled by varying the mol ratio of styrene/PAA andMMA/prepolymer. DSC and TEM results revealed that the block copolymer has twoseparated glass transition temperatures and phase separation within the domain structure.     

Synthesis of poly(p‐phenylene)‐poly(4‐diphenylaminostyrene) bipolar block copolymers with a well‐controlled and defined polymer chain structure

A poly(p‐phenylene) (PPP)‐poly(4‐diphenylaminostyrene) (PDAS) bipolar block copolymer was synthesized for the first time. A prerequisite prepolymer, poly(1,3‐cyclohexadiene) (PCHD)‐PDAS binary block copolymer, in which the PCHD block consisted solely of 1,4‐cyclohexadiene (1,4‐CHD) units, was synthesized by living anionic block copolymerization of 1,3‐cyclohexadiene and 4‐diphenylaminostyrene. To obtain the PPP‐PDAS bipolar block copolymer, the dehydrogenation of this prepolymer with quinones was examined, and tetrachloro‐1,2‐(o)‐benzoquinone was found to be an appropriate dehydrogenation reagent. This dehydrogenation reaction was remarkably accelerated by ultrasonic irradiation, effectively yielding the target PPP‐PDAS bipolar block copolymer. The hole and electron drift mobilities for PPP‐PDAS bipolar block copolymer were both on the order of 10^?3 to 10^?4 cm²/V·s, with a negative slope when plotted against the square root of the applied field. Therefore, this bipolar block copolymer was found to act as a bipolar semi‐conducting copolymer. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

Photoblock Copolymerization of Styrene with Acrylic Acid and Utilization for Reverse Osmosis Membrane

It was reported previously that carbon monoxide-styrene copolymer in benzene is photodegraded by irradiation from high pressure mercury lamp, and is block copolymerized in the presence of methyl methacrylate. In the present paper, by using macro-radical produced by photolysis with main chain scission of carbon monoxide-styrene copolymer, a styrene-acrylic acid block copolymer was prepared. The block copolymer could be utilized as a reverse osmosis membrane, if the thin layer was formed on a support membrane (Tyvek or Celgard).     

用新型茂钛催化剂制备的苯乙烯/丁二烯嵌段共聚物的结构表征

用CpTi(OBz)3/MAO催化体系合成的苯乙烯／丁二烯嵌段共聚合产物经丁酮、甲苯、四氢呋喃、氯仿连续抽提,并用已烷对丁酮的可溶级分进行再抽提;不同级分分别用GPC、^13C -NMR、DSC和WAXD等手段进行分析和表征。发现嵌段共聚物主要存在于氯仿可溶级分中,丁酮可溶级分基本上是无规聚苯乙烯和聚丁二烯组成的混合物（己烷可溶级分为聚丁二烯,不溶级分为无规模聚乙烯）。GPS谱图表明该嵌段共聚反应具有单催化活性中心的聚合特征,^13C-NMR谱图显示该嵌段共聚物分子链由间规聚苯乙链段和聚丁二烯链段组成,WAXD图谱显示嵌段共聚物有较高的结晶度。     

Viscoelastic behavior,order-disorder transition,and phase equilibria in mixtures of a block copolymer and an endblock-associating resin

The viscoelastic behavior, order-disorder transition, and phase equilibria in mixtures of a block copolymer and an endblock-associating resin were investigated. The block copolymer was a polystyrene-block-polyisoprene-block-polystyrene (KRATON® D-1107, Shell Development Co.) copolymer. The endblock-associating resins investigated were two different grades of a commercially available random copolymer of poly(α-methyl styrene) and polystyrene, one with a weight-average molecular weight \[\bar M_{\rm w}\] of 710 (KRISTALEX® 3085, Hercules Inc.) and the other with \[\bar M_{\rm w}\] = 4100 (KRISTALEX® 5140, Hercules Inc.). Mixtures of various proportions of the block copolymer and the endblock-associating resin were prepared in toluene solvent. With the mixtures, measurements of dynamic viscoelastic properties were made, namely, dynamic storage modulus G″ and dynamic loss modulus G″ as a function of temperature from temperature scans of the samples using a Rheometrics Mechanical Spectrometer. The following observations were made. (1) The plateau modulus of the block copolymer increased with increasing amount of KRISTALEX 3085 or KRISTALEX 5140, indicating that the low-molecular-weight resin was associated with the polystyrene microdomains of the block copolymer. (2) When KRISTALEX 3085 (up to 30 wt %) was added to the block copolymer, the glass transition temperature (T_g) of the polyisoprene midblock of the SIS block copolymer was shifted toward higher temperatures, indicating that part of the KRISTALEX 3085 added had associated with the rubbery midblock of the block copolymer. Also investigated was the order-disorder transition behavior of the mixtures, using a rheological technique (log G′ versus log G″ plots) recently introduced by Han and Kim. It has been found that the order-disorder transition temperature T_r of mixtures of the SIS block copolymer and KRISTALEX 3085 decreased steadily with increasing amount of KRISTALEX 3085, whereas the addition of KRISTALEX 5140 increased the T_r of the block copolymer. It was found by light scattering and hot-stage microscopy that macrophase separation occurred in the KRATON 1107/KRISTALEX 5140 mixtures while microdomains of polystyrene were present in the block copolymer.     

Application of solid phase peptide synthesis to engineering PEO–peptide block copolymers for drug delivery

This work describes a simple, versatile solid-phase peptide-synthesis (SPPS) method for preparing micelle-forming poly(ethylene oxide)-block-peptide block copolymers for drug delivery. To demonstrate its utility, this SPPS method was used to construct two series of micelle-forming block copolymers (one of constant core-composition and variable length; the other of constant core length and variable composition). The block copolymers were then used to study in detail the effect of size and composition on micellization. The various block copolymers were prepared by a combination of SPPS for the peptide block, followed by solution–phase conjugation of the peptide block with a proprionic acid derivative of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) to form the PEO-b-peptide block copolymer. The composition of each block component was characterized by mass spectrometry (MALDI and ES-MS). Block copolymer compositions were characterized by ¹H NMR. All the block copolymers were found to form micelles as judged by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and light scattering analysis. To demonstrate their potential as drug delivery systems, micelles prepared from one member of the PEO-b-peptide block copolymer series were physically loaded with the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). Micelle static and dynamic stability were found to correlate strongly with micelle core length. In contrast, these same micellization properties appear to be a complex function of core composition, and no clear trends could be identified from among the set of compositionally varying, fixed length block copolymer micelles. We conclude that SPPS can be used to construct biocompatible block copolymers with well-defined core lengths and compositions, which in turn can be used to study and to tailor the behavior of block copolymer micelles.     

A Morphological Transition of Inverse Mesophases of a Branched‐Linear Block Copolymer Guided by Using Cosolvents

We report here a strategy for influencing the phase and lattice of the inverse mesophases of a single branched‐linear block copolymer (BCP) in solution which does not require changing the structure of the BCP. The phase of the self‐assembled structures of the block copolymer can be controlled ranging from bilayer structures of positive curvature (polymersomes) to inverse mesophases (triply periodic minimal surfaces and inverse hexagonal structures) by adjusting the solvent used for self‐assembly. By using solvent mixtures to dissolve the block copolymer we were able to systematically change the affinity of the solvent toward the polystyrene block, which resulted in the formation of inverse mesophases with the desired lattice by self‐assembly of a single branched‐linear block copolymer. Our method was also applied to a new solution self‐assembly method for a branched‐linear block copolymer on a stationary substrate under humidity, which resulted in the formation of large mesoporous films. Our results constitute the first controlled transition of the inverse mesophases of block copolymers by adjusting the solvent composition.     

Compatibilizing effect of polyarylate-polystyrene block copolymer in polyarylate/polystyrene blends

The compatibilizing effect of polyarylate-polystyrene (PAR-PS) block copolymer prepared from macroazo initiator was examined in polyarylate/polystyrene blends from the view-points of morphology, density, and thermal, mechanical, and rheological properties. PARPS block copolymer enhanced the mutual dissolution of the homopolymers. Reduced dispersed-domain size and increased density showed the efficiency of the block copolymer as a compatibilizing agent. Results from mechanical and rheological properties could also be explained by the compatibilizing effect of PAR-PS block copolymer in the blends. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.