Amphiphilic polymer gel electrolytes. I. preparation of gels based on poly(ethylene oxide) graft copolymers containing different ionophobic groups

Amphiphilic graft copolymers were prepared via the radical copolymerization of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) macromonomers with fluorocarbon or hydrocarbon acrylates in toluene with 2,2′‐azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an initiator. ¹H NMR spectroscopy confirmed that the composition of the graft copolymers corresponded well to the monomer feed. For gel electrolytes prepared from the amphiphilic copolymers, the nature of the ionophobic parts of the amphiphilic graft copolymers had a great influence on the ion conductivity. Gel electrolytes based on graft copolymers containing fluorocarbon side chains showed significantly higher ion conductivity than electrolytes based on graft copolymers containing hydrocarbon groups. The ambient‐temperature ion conductivity was about 2.6 mS/cm at 20 °C for a gel electrolyte based on an amphiphilic graft copolymer consisting of an acrylate backbone carrying PEO and fluorocarbon side chains. Corresponding gels based on graft copolymers with PEO side chains and hydrocarbon groups showed an ambient‐temperature ion conductivity of about 1.2 mS/cm. The gel electrolytes contained 30 wt % copolymer and 70 wt % 1 M LiPF₆ in an ethylene carbonate/γ‐butyrolactone (2/1 w/w) mixture. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 2223–2232, 2001     

Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers as Phase-Transfer Catalysts in a Solid-Liquid System

Abstract

Amphiphilic graft copolymers consisting of a hydrophobic backbone and poly(oxyethylene) (PEO) side chains were employed as solidliquid phase-transfer catalysts (PTC) in the substitution of octylbromide by solid potassium phenoxide in toluene. A wide variety of structures were synthesized via ester substitution of poly(phthalimidoacrylate) (PPIA) or poly(phthalimidoacrylate-co-styrene) [poly(PIA-co-St)] with amino-functionalized methoxy-PEO (MPEO-NH₂). The phase-transfer catalytic activity (PTA) of these soluble graft copolymers was studied as a function of the structure of the backbone, the length of the side chains, and the graft density. The graft copolymers of a high degree of grafting showed PTA higher than that of parent PEOs. GPC was used to study the behavior of the graft copolymers in toluene at 90°C. It is believed that the phase-transfer reaction is accelerated in the PEO microphase.     

Grafting of poly(ethylene oxide) with Schiff's base end group onto chloromethylated polystyrene via Decker-Forster reaction

Amphiphilic graft copolymer of polystyrene (PS) as backbone and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) as branch chain was prepared by Decker-Forster reaction. PEO with Schiff's base end group (PEO_s) was obtained by ring-opening polymerization of ethylene oxide (EO) initiated with protected potassium aminoethoxide, and then alkylated with chloromethylated polystyrene (c-PS). A graft copolymer with high grafting efficiency was derived by hydrolysis of the above-mentioned product.     

Grafted and segmented hydrophilic polyimides for microfiltration membranes: Part I. Synthesis and characterisation

This paper describes the synthesis of two series of hydrophilic copolyimides. Polyimides were prepared with a variety of aromatic units. The copolyimides described are graft and segmented copolymers; the hydrophilic grafts and hydrophilic main-chain segments are both derived from amine-terminated poly(ethylene oxide)s (PEO). Graft copolymers were prepared by reacting mono-amine terminated PEO with pre-formed polyimide having pendant carboxyl groups activated by 1,1-carbonyl diimidazole (CDI). High molecular weight graft copolyimides with significant degrees of grafting were produced using commercial mono-functional Jeffamine^®, long-chain PEO; restricted solubility in appropriate solvents limited detailed characterisation. Segmented copolyimides were prepared using Jeffamine diamines in combination with aromatic diamines to form suitable copolymers for use in membrane applications. Equilibrium water uptakes were determined for both grafted and segmented copolyimides. The copolymers were prepared for investigations of fouling in microfiltration membranes the results of which are described in an accompanying paper.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AMPHIPHILIC GRAFT COPOLYMER CONTAINING MICROPHASE SEPARATED AND LONG POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE) SIDE CHAIN STRUCTURES**

Acryloyl terminated Poly (ethyleneoxide)macromonomers (PEO-A) with different PEO chain lengths have been prepared by deactivation of PEO alkoxide with acryloyl chloride. A new kind of amphiphilic polystyrene-g-poly (ethylene oxide)graft copolymer containing both microphase separated and PEO side chain structures has been synthesized from radical copolymerization of PEO-A macromonomer with styrene. After careful purification by a newly-developed method called "selective dissolution', the well-defined structure of the purified copolymers was confirmed by IR, ~1H-NMR and GPC. Various experimental parameters controlling the copolymerization were studied in detail. The results indicated that the feed ratio of styrene to macromonomer(S/M) was the most important determining factor for the composition of the copolymers. A detailed "comb- model" was proposed to describe the molecular structure of the graft copolymers. Finally, this amphiphilic graft copolymers may readily form microphase separated structures as clearly indicated by transmission electron microscopy.     

Preparation of poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐poly(isoprene) by nitroxide‐mediated free radical polymerization from PEO macroinitiators

Amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐poly(isoprene) (PEO‐b‐PI) diblock copolymers were prepared by nitroxide‐mediated polymerization of isoprene from alkoxyamine‐terminal poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). PEO monomethyl ether (M_n ≈ 5200 g/mol) was functionalized by esterification with 2‐bromopropionyl bromide with subsequent copper‐mediated replacement of the terminal bromine with 2,2,5‐trimethyl‐4‐phenyl‐3‐azahexane‐3‐nitroxide. The resulting PEO‐alkoxyamine macroinitiator was used to initiate polymerization of isoprene in bulk and in solution at 125 °C to yield PEO‐b‐PI block copolymers with narrow molecular weight distributions (M_w/M_n ≤ 1.1). Polymerizations were first order in isoprene through 35% conversion. Micellar aggregates of PEO‐b‐PI in aqueous solution were crosslinked by treatment with a water‐soluble redox initiating system, and persistent micellar structures were observed in the dry state by AFM. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 2977–2984, 2005     

Bioengineering Functional Copolymers. IX. Poly[(maleic anhydride-co-hexene-1)-g-poly(ethylene oxide)

Amphiphilic bioengineering copolymers having a combination of hydrophilic/hydrophobic linkages and polyelectrolyte behavior, along with an ability to interact with biomacromolecules, in particular with the invertase enzyme, have been synthesized by (a) complex-radical copolymerization of maleic anhydride (MA, the acceptor) and hexene-1 (H-1, the donor) monomers with benzoyl peroxide as the initiator in 1,4-dioxane at 65 degrees C under high-conversion conditions and (b) subsequent grafting (polyesterification) of synthesized poly(MA-alt-H-1) with alpha-methoxy-omega-hydroxy-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). Copolymerizations were also carried out in the steady state, in order to essentially reduce the effect of copolymer composition drift. The values of the monomer reactivity ratios (r(1) and r(2)) determined by using the known terminal models of Fineman-Ross (FR) and Kelen-Tüd?s (KT), as well as by nonlinear regression (NLR) analysis, are: r(1) = 0.16 and r(2) = 0.30 (FR), r(1) = 0.14 and r(2) = 0.27 (KT), and r(1) = 0.15 and r(2) = 0.29 (NLR), respectively. All the copolymers and graft copolymers were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, (1)H{(13)C} NMR spectroscopy, viscometric measurements, and chemical (acid number), thermal (DSC and TGA), and X-ray diffraction analyses. Unlike poly(MA-alt-H-1)s, PEO macrobranched graft copolymers exhibit expressed polyelectrolyte and swelling behavior in diluted and concentrated dioxane solutions, respectively. The copolymer and its PEO hyperbranched derivatives can be used as carriers for enzyme immobilization.     

FORMATION OF FLOWER-LIKE AGGREGATES FROM SELF-ASSEMBLING OF MICELLES WITH PEO SHELLS AND CROSS-LINKED POLYACRYLAMIDE CORES

Amphiphilic block copolymers,poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(N-acryloxysuccinimide) (PEO-b-PNAS) with various molecular weights have been successfully synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of NAS using functionalized PEO (PEO-Br) as ATRP macroinitiator.The self-assembling of the block copolymers in water,which is a good solvent for PEO and a non-solvent for PNAS.yielded spherical core-shell micelles with PNAS as core and PEO as shell.The cross-linked reaction of oxysuccinimide in PNAS ch...     

Amphiphilic graft copolymers with poly(oxyethylene) side chains: Synthesis via activated ester intermediates—properties

Amphiphilic graft copolymers were synthesized via activated ester substitution of derivatives of fumaric acid with amino-functionalized methoxypoly (oxyethylene)s (MPEO-NH₂) of different molecular weights. The monomeric activated esters, isopropyl pentachlorophenyl fumarate (PCPFA) and isopropyl succinimido fumarate (SIFA), were copolymerized with styrene (St) or N-vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) at equimolar ratio. The polymeric-activated esters proved to be good precursors for grafting of definite amounts of MPEO-NH₂. The aminolysis of the succinimide esters and VP-containing copolymers proceeded with gel formation due to extensive hydrogen bonding. The hydrodynamic behavior, the emulsifying ability, the thermal properties, and crystallinity of the graft copolymers were studied as a function of their molecular characteristics. The length of the PEO grafts and the degree of grafting are the factors which affect the melting parameters and the crystallinity of the side chains. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis, Purification and Characterization of Amphiphilic and Microphase Separated Graft Copolymer Polystyrene-g-Poly(ethylene oxide)

The present paper covers the poly (ethylene oxide) macromer with vinyl benzyl terminal group (PEO-VB) prepared by deactivation of the alkoxide function of mono-functional "living" PEO chains with vinyl benzyl chloride (VBC). The obtained macromers were subjected to careful purification and detailed characterization. A new kind of amphiphilic polystyrene-g-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-g-PEO) with both mi-crophase separated and PEO side chains was synthesized from radical copolymerization of PEO-VB macromer with styrene monomer. An improved purification method, referred as "selective dissolvation", was established for the isolation of graft copolymers from the grafting products, and the purity and yield of the purified copolymers were satisfactory. The well-defined structure of the purified copolymers was confirmed by IR, 1H NMR and GPC. The bulk composition of the graft copolymers was determined by a well-established first derivative UV spectrometry. Various experimental parameters controlling the copolymeri     

羧酸型接枝共聚物的合成及其络合物做化学阀

用大单体技术合成了带规整聚苯乙烯支链的聚丙烯酸接枝共聚物 .研究了各种聚合条件包括温度、时间、单体浓度、大单体分子量及大单体与小单体的投料比等对接枝效率、共聚物分子量的影响 .纯化的共聚物表现出良好的乳化性质及高吸水率 ,在稀溶液中的行为如同聚电解质 .此接枝共聚物与含规整聚氧乙烯支链的聚丙烯酸乙酯络合生成的大分子间络合物膜呈现化学阀的作用 ,水通过它的渗透速率能通过调节pH加以可逆地控制 .     

Dispersion copolymerization of polyoxyethylene macronomer and styrene 4. Solution properties of polystyrene-graft-polyoxyethylene copolymers

The graft copolymers (polystyrene-graft-polyoxyethylene) (PSt-graft-PEO) were prepared by the radical dispersion copolymerization of methacryloyl (MA)-terminated PEO macromonomer and styrene. By means of size-exclusion chromatography, liquid chromatography at the critical adsorption point, and light scattering, the molecular weight parameters and the solution properties of PSt-graft-PEO were investigated. The apparent average molecular weight and the molecular weight distribution (MWD) of graft copolymers were found to decrease with increasing molecular weight of PEO-MA macromonomer. This decreased molecular weight was attributed to the chain transfer to PEO unit and increased contribution of the solution polymerization. The broad MWD varied with the ratio of the polymerization in the continuous phase and the polymer particles. The number of PEO grafts per PSt backbone decreased with increasing molecular weight of the PSt-graft-PEO copolymer, which was attributed to the intramolecular association of PEO segments. The intrinsic viscosity or the coil size of graft copolymer molecules varied with temperature as a result of the dehydration of PEO segments. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 37: 3087–3097, 1999     

Formation of polymer vesicles by amphiphilic fluorosiloxane graft copolymers in solution

Amphiphilic fluorosiloxane graft copolymers with a poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) backbone,a hydrophobic fluorosiloxane side-chain and three hydrophilic poiyether side-chains were synthesized by hydrosilation reaction in this work.The micellization of amphiphilic graft copolymers in the water/ethanol solvent system was investigated,and vesicles with different size were formed after the self-assembly system was aged for different time.     

Structure–property relationship in PCL/starch blend compatibilized with starch‐g‐PCL copolymer

The polycaprolactone (PCL)/starch blends were prepared by using the starch‐g‐PCL (SGCL) graft copolymers as compatibilizers, and their mechanical properties were correlated with the compatibilizing effect of the SGCL copolymers having various molecular structures. The modulus and strength of the PCL/starch blend were decreased, whereas the percent elongation and the toughness were increased remarkably with the addition of SGCL having appropriate graft structure. These property changes were analyzed in terms of the PCL crystallinity and the interfacial adhesion between the PCL matrix and starch dispersion phases, which were dominated by the compatibilizing effects of the SGCL copolymers. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 2430–2438, 1999     

Hydrophilic polyisophthalamides containing poly(ethylene oxide) side chains: Synthesis,characterization, and physical properties

Novel polyisophthalamides containing pendent poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) sequences were prepared by grafting PEO onto poly(5‐hydroxy‐isophthalamide)s (HO‐PIPAs). First, an optimized method of synthesis was applied to prepare HO‐PIPAs, following the rules of the direct polyamidation reaction promoted by triphenyl phosphite and catalyzed by pyridine. Next, the modification of HO‐PIPAs was performed by a nucleophilic substitution reaction with chlorine‐terminated PEO monomethyl ether of average molecular weight 100, 550, and 1000 g/mol. The modification (grafting) reaction was optimized to assure virtually 100% yield. Polymers behaved as graft or brush‐like copolymers of polyisophthalamide (PIPA) and PEO, covering a wide range of ratios of PIPA/PEO. Physical properties, such as solubility, glass transition temperature, and thermal resistance were determined. Special attention was paid to the affinity of the novel copolymers for water. It was realized that with a high content of PEO, the materials could absorb water in amounts exceeding their own weight. Gravimetric methods and water contact angle measurements were used to quantify the hydrophilicity of the current PIPA‐g‐PEO copolymers. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013     

Synthesis and properties of butyl rubber–poly(ethylene oxide) graft copolymers with high PEO content

Butyl rubber‐poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) graft copolymers with high PEO content (40–83 wt %) were synthesized by the functionalization and activation of the double bond moiety of butyl rubber containing high (7 mol %) isoprene content and subsequent reaction with PEO of different molecular weights from 750 to 5000 g/mol. The properties of these copolymers, along with other butyl rubber‐PEO graft copolymers were studied in films and in aqueous solution. Despite the high PEO content, films of the copolymers were quite stable in water with respect to mass loss and were capable of releasing an encapsulated probe molecule in a manner that was dependent on the PEO content. At high PEO content they were resistant to the adhesion and growth of C2C12 cells. Despite the resistance of films to dissolution, it was possible to prepare nanosized aqueous assemblies via a THF‐water exchange process and the sizes of the assemblies were tuned by their method of preparation. The assemblies were also able to encapsulate a probe molecule and were found to be nontoxic in vitro. Combined, this set of properties makes these new amphiphilic copolymers promising for a wide range of potential applications. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013 , 51, 3383–3394     

EFFECTS OF SOLVENT TREATMENT ON SURFACE MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION OF POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)-g-POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)

Surface morphology and composition of solution-cast films of poly(methyl methacrylate)-g-poly(ethylene oxide)(PMMA-g-PEO) were investigated by using XPS, DSC, SEM and contact angle measurement. The microphase separatedstructure of the copolymers was studied by TEM. Generally, for the same graft copolymer, the surface content of PEO orhydrophilicity can be as follows: Surface treated with petroleum ether or cyclohexane>surface untreated with solvent>surface treated with water or ethyl alcohol. Graft copolymer having longer PEO side chains and higher PEO content shows aseparated PEO phase with even a certain degree of crystallinity on the surface. PEO crystallinity was destroyed by water orethyl alcohol treatment, however, surface treatment with petroleum ether or cyclohexane favors the growth of PEO crystal.TEM shows that graft copolymers with longer PEO side chains (M_n of PEO, 3200) may readily undergo microphase separation and the shape and size of domains depend on the copolymer's composition.     

焦磷酸络锰三价离子引发淀粉-丙烯酰胺的接枝共聚合

将带有极性基团的乙烯类单体通过化学接枝到淀粉或纤维素之类的天然多糖上,可作为絮凝剂、脱除剂和粘接剂^[1～3],近来已发展为高吸水性材料和石油分离剂^[4]。用Ce⁴⁺引发乙烯类单体接枝到淀粉和纤维素类已有报道^[5]。Rayonier用Mn³⁺的焦磷酸盐络合物引发接枝乙烯类单体至纤维素及其衍生物上^[6];Cenita等用Mn³⁺引发MMA、AN接枝淀粉^[7]。本文以焦磷酸络锰离子(Mn³⁺)作引发剂、丙烯酰胺(AM)为单体、淀粉为接枝基体进行接枝共聚,这一工作目前在国内外尚未见报道。     

Controlled grafting of acetylated starch by atom transfer radical polymerization of MMA

Graft copolymers of acetylated starch oligomer (AS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were polymerized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). AS was converted to an ATRP macroinitiator by converting a part of the hydroxyl groups of AS to 2-bromoisobutyryl groups. Macroinitiators with varying degrees of substitution for the 2-bromoisobutyryl group were prepared. The polymerizations were conducted using CuBr/BiPy catalyst system, either in bulk or in 1:1 v/v THF solution. They proceeded with first-order kinetics and the molecular weights of the polymers increased linearly with conversion. Graft copolymers with different graft densities and graft lengths were prepared in a controlled manner. The hydrophobicity of these copolymers was studied by contact angle measurements.     

Synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive amphiphilic block copolymers incorporating a poly(ethylene oxide‐stat‐propylene oxide) block

Amphiphilic BuO‐(PEO‐stat‐PPO)‐block‐PLA‐OH diblock and MeO‐PEO‐block‐(PEO‐stat‐PPO)‐block‐PLA‐OH triblock copolymers incorporating thermoresponsive poly(ethylene oxide‐stat‐propylene oxide) (PEO‐stat‐PPO) blocks were prepared by ring‐opening polymerization of lactide (LA) initiated by macroinitiators formed from treating BuO‐(PEO‐stat‐PPO)‐OH and MeO‐PEO‐block‐(PEO‐stat‐PPO)‐OH with AlEt₃. MeO‐PEO‐block‐(PEO‐stat‐PPO)‐OH was prepared by coupling MeO‐PEO‐OH and HO‐(PEO‐stat‐PPO)‐OH, followed by chromatographic purification. The cloud points of 0.2% aqueous solutions are between 36 and 46 °C for the diblock copolymers that contain a 50 wt % EO thermoresponsive block and 78 °C for the triblock copolymer that contains a 75 wt % EO thermoresponsive block. Variable temperature ¹H NMR spectra recorded on D₂O solutions of the diblock copolymers display no PLA resonances below the cloud point and fairly sharp PLA resonances above the cloud point, suggesting that desolvation of the thermoresponsive block increases the miscibility of the two blocks. Preliminary characterization of the micelles formed in aqueous solutions of BuO‐(PEO‐stat‐PPO)‐block‐PLA‐OH conducted using laser scanning confocal microscopy and pulsed gradient spin echo NMR point to significant changes in the size of the micellar aggregates as a function of temperature. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 5156–5167, 2005