RAFT链转移剂存在下凹凸棒土表面甲基丙烯酸甲酯接枝聚合

将γ-(甲基丙烯酰氧)丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPS)接枝到凹凸棒土(AT)表面,制得表面带有可聚合碳碳双键的改性粒子AT-MPS;以二硫代苯甲酸氰基异丙酯(CPDB)为链转移剂,采用可逆加成断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合技术,在AT表面进行甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)接枝聚合.通过红外(FTIR)、热失重(TGA)等方法进行了表征,考察了引发剂以及RAFT链转移剂用量对聚合反应动力学和AT表面接枝聚合接枝率的影响.结果表明,PMMA通过RAFT聚合成功接枝在AT表面;基于RAFT过程的接枝聚合比传统自由基接枝聚合具有更长的反应时间和较高的接枝率.本体系相对适宜条件:温度为70℃,[MMA]/[CPDB]/[AIBN]为400/1/0.5.此条件下聚合反应具有很好的可控性,溶液中的聚合物分子量分布指数为1.2~1.3,AT表面PMMA接枝率为16.33%.引发剂和RAFT链转移剂用量过大均会造成接枝率降低.     

SiO2表面RAFT接枝聚合苯乙烯

基于纳米SiO2表面羟基与7-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷间的偶联反应,在纳米SiO2表面引入可聚合双键。采用可逆加成断裂链转移（RAFT）聚合技术,以偶氮二异丁腈为引发剂,使SiO2表面接枝聚合苯乙烯。考察了二硫代苯甲酸异丁腈酯、二硫代苯甲酸苄酯、（1,2,4-三氮唑）基二硫代甲酸苄酯和二硫代新戊酸苄酯等对SiO2表面接枝聚合苯乙烯速率的影响。结果表明,SiO2表面接枝聚合苯乙烯的速率决定于RAFT试剂的Z基团结构。二硫代新戊酸苄酯调控的SiO2表面接枝聚合苯乙烯的速率最高。     

苯乙烯与N-取代马来酰亚胺的可逆加成-断裂链转移交替共聚合

研究了二硫代苯甲酸酯存在下偶氮二异丁腈引发苯乙烯(St)、St与N-对羟基苯基马来酰亚胺(HPM)、St与N-对(2-氯/溴丙酰氧基)苯基马来酰亚胺(CPPM/BPPM)的可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)均/共聚,聚合物的结构由紫外-可见光(UV-Vis)与凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)表征.结果表明,St的RAFT均聚以及St与N-取代马来酰亚胺的RAFT共聚均呈现活性聚合特征,分子量随着转化率上升而增加,且分子量分布较窄.对于St的RAFT均聚,由于双基终止,聚苯乙烯(PSt)链中"戴帽效率"随着转化率上升逐渐下降.对于St与N-取代马来酰亚胺的RAFT共聚合,电荷转移复合物的形成显著地提高了共聚反应速度,并促进交替结构的形成.随后进行了以P(St-alt-BPPM)引发St的原子转移自由基聚合以制备梳型PSt,结果表明在强极性溶剂中进行的聚合过程失去可控性,所得产物分子量极宽,而在本体聚合中所得聚合物分子量相对较窄,有一定的可控性.     

活性正离子聚合与原子转移自由基聚合转换合成聚β-蒎烯接枝共聚物

通过活性正离子聚合与原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)转换合成了β-蒎烯与甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)、丙烯酸丁酯(BA)、苯乙烯(St)的新型接枝共聚物.首先以α-氯代乙苯/TiCl4/Ti(OiPr)4/nBu4NCl体系引发β-蒎烯活性正离子聚合,合成预定分子量大小和窄分子量分布的聚β-蒎烯,然后经N-溴代琥珀酰亚胺(NBS)定量溴化,得到溴化聚β-蒎烯大分子引发剂(Br/β-蒎烯链节摩尔比为0.5).然后将该大分子引发剂与溴化亚铜(CuBr)/2,2′-联吡啶(bpy)复合,引发MMA、BA、St进行ATRP接枝聚合.接枝反应显示一级动力学特征,且产物的分子量及分子量分布可控,表明上述ATRP接枝聚合反应具有可控聚合特征.接枝产物的结构经1H-NMR分析得到进一步证实.     

结构可控的聚合物长短刷接枝纳米粒子

通过RAFT聚合制备了一系列窄分子量分布的聚(γ-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三乙氧基硅烷)(PTEPM)-b-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)嵌段共聚物和PTEPM、PMMA低聚物.将具有不同PMMA分子量的2种PTEPM-b-PMMA共聚物与低聚物PMMA或PTEPM进行共组装(微相分离),形成片、柱、球等不同PTEPM相区结构.采用盐酸气氛处理,PTEPM相区水解交联形成倍半硅氧烷SiO1.5内核,分离纯化得到聚合物长短刷接枝纳米粒子.使用这种相分离-交联-分散制备方法,调节嵌段共聚物分子结构和三组分比例,可实现聚合物接枝纳米粒子内核形状和尺寸、接枝密度、长短刷比例、长刷长度的精确调控.这些纳米粒子是研究聚合物纳米复合材料结构-性能关系的理想模型体系.     

活性聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯活性链和溴甲基化聚苯乙烯偶合反应制备接枝共聚物

采用基团转移聚合、阴离子聚合以及高分子偶合反应的方法，合成了一种结构明确、链长均匀、分子量可控的聚苯乙烯接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯。主链聚苯乙烯由阴离子聚合得到，并进行溴甲基化。支链活性聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯由基团转移聚合制备。经偶合反应后得到分子量为３×１０４～７×１０４、多分散性指数Ｄ为１．２～１．４的接枝共聚物。用１ＨＮＭＲ，ＧＰＣ和ＤＳＣ表征接枝产物。和均聚物相比，共聚物的玻璃化温度较低。     

原子转移自由基聚合制备聚(丙二醇-g-苯乙烯)

以氯甲基化苯氧基聚丙二醇 (CMPOPPG)为大分子引发剂 ,由CuCl/bpy催化的苯乙烯原子转移自由基聚合反应合成了聚 (丙二醇 g 苯乙烯 ) .CMPOPPG经环氧丙烷 (PO)与缩水甘油苯基醚 (GPE)的开环聚合和氯甲基化反应制得 .接枝聚合反应具有可控性 .用1H NMR和微库仑分析法对接枝共聚物进行了表征 .结果表明 ,支链分子量可控 ,接枝率可达 8.6.     

两亲性RAFT试剂存在下丙烯酸六氟丁醋和苯乙烯的无皂乳液聚合

合成了具有两亲性结构的可逆加成断裂链转移(RAFT)试剂,在RAFT试剂的作用下,通过无皂乳液聚合方法合成了丙烯酸六氟丁酯与苯乙烯的共聚物.研究了RAFT试剂浓度和聚合温度对聚合动力学、聚合反应可控性及乳胶粒粒径的影响.通过红外光谱(FTIR)、核磁共振谱(1H NMR)、示差扫描量热仪(DSC)、凝胶渗透色谱仪(GPC)及表面张力仪表征了共聚物的结构、玻璃化转变温度(Tg)、分子量和分子量分布及乳胶膜表面性能.结果表明,得到的苯乙烯和丙烯酸六氟丁酯共聚物无皂乳液的乳胶粒粒径在100 nm左右且呈单分散分布.当RAFT试剂浓度高于0.016 mol/L时聚合体系有较好的可控性.共聚物乳液的乳胶膜对水和二碘甲烷的接触角都很高.     

聚羧酸铜/亚硫酸钠体系引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯聚合的研究

以杨梅型(聚丙烯接枝)聚羧酸铜/亚硫酸钠体系引发甲基丙烯酸甲酯水溶液聚合,测得表现聚合速率 R_p=1.2×10~(14)e~(-21,400/RT)[MMA]~(1.3)[Na_2SO_3]~(0.5)[P-Cu]~0 聚合按自由基机理进行。聚羧酸铜/亚硫酸钠/甲基丙烯酸甲酯之间通过“络合-氢转移”过程产生初级自由基。     

活性聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯和溴甲基化聚苯乙烯偶合反应制备接枝共聚物

采用基团转移聚合、阴离子聚合以及高分子偶合反应的方法,合成了一种结构明确、链长均匀和分子量可控的聚苯乙烯接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯。主链聚苯乙烯由阴离子聚合得到,并进行溴甲基化。支链活性聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯由基团转移聚合制备。经偶合反应后得到分子量为3×10⁴～7×10⁴、多分散性指数D为1.2～1.4的接枝共聚物。溴甲基化聚苯乙烯和活性聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯的偶合反应活性随分子量的增大而降低,理想的反应温度为-20℃。用¹HNMR、GPC和DSC表征接枝产物。和均聚物相比,共聚物的玻璃化温度较低。     

Surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization grafting of poly(2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate) from flat silicon wafer surfaces

Poly(2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate) (PTFEMA), a partially fluorinated polymer, was directly grafted from silicon wafer surfaces by a surface‐initiated atom‐transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The polymer layer thickness increased linearly with monomer conversion and molecular weight of free polymers in solution. The thickness was mainly determined by the experimental conditions such as activator/deactivator ratio, monomer/catalyst ratio, and monomer concentration. PTFEMA layers of more than 100‐nm thick were obtained. The grafted PTFEMA chains were “living” and allowed the extension of a second block of PMMA. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy study showed that the chemical compositions at the surfaces agreed well with their theoretical values. A novel surface‐attachable difunctional initiator was also synthesized and applied to the grafting of PTFEMA. The grafting density was doubled using this difunctional initiator, from 0.48 to 0.86 chains/nm². © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 1252–1262, 2006     

Effect of rate retardation in RAFT grafting polymerization from silicon wafer surface

Polystyrene and poly(butyl acrylate) were grafted from silicon wafer surface by reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Three RAFT agents were immobilized onto silicon wafer through their leaving/initiating groups (R group). Grafting polymerization of butyl acrylate (BA) and styrene (St) was then carried out from the immobilized RAFT agents. The immobilization of the RAFT agents and the subsequent grafting polymerization of St and BA were evaluated by ellipsometry and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that type of monomer, structure of RAFT agent, and local RAFT concentration on the surface have dramatic influences on the thickness of grafted polymer layer. The grafting polymerization with more severe rate retardation effect yielded thinner polymer films on the silicon wafer. Selection of a RAFT agent with little rate retardation was critical in the grafting polymerization to achieve thick films. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 970–978, 2008     

High density cationic polymer brushes from combined “click chemistry” and RAFT‐mediated polymerization

A simple method for preparing cationic poly[(ar‐vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride)] [poly(VBTAC)] brushes was used by combined technology of “click chemistry” and reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Initially, silicon surfaces were modified with RAFT chain transfer agent by using a click reaction involving an azide‐modified silicon wafer and alkyne‐terminated 4‐cyanopentanoic acid dithiobenzoate (CPAD). A series of poly(VBTAC) brushes on silicon surface with different molecular weights, thicknesses, and grafting densities were then synthesized by RAFT‐mediated polymerization from the surface immobilized CPAD. The immobilization of CPAD on the silicon wafer and the subsequent polymer formation were characterized by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, water contact angle measurements, grazing angle‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and ellipsometry analysis. The addition of free CPAD was required for the formation of well‐defined polymer brushes, which subsequently resulted in the presence of free polymer chains in solution. The free polymer chains were isolated and used to estimate the molecular weights and polydispersity index of chains attached to the surface. In addition, by varying the polymerization time, we were able to obtain poly(VBTAC) brushes with grafting density up to 0.78 chains/nm² with homogeneous distributions of apparent needle‐like structures. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Photoiniferter surface grafting of poly(methyl acrylate) using xanthates

The UV‐induced and catalyst‐free photoiniferter surface grafting using xanthate RAFT agents is studied. First, a novel silane containing a xanthate RAFT agent moiety is synthesized and successfully grafted onto a silicon wafer as confirmed by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Next, using only methyl acrylate, solvent and UV light (365 nm) polymer brushes are grafted rapidly from the surface with film thicknesses up to 25 nm reached within half an hour. The obtained polymer films are thoroughly analyzed by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ToF‐SIMS, and AFM. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 2002–2007     

Synthesis of cationic N‐[3‐(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide brushes on silicon wafer via surface‐initiated RAFT polymerization

Surface‐initiated reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (SI‐RAFT) polymerization of N‐[3‐(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide (DMAPMA) on the silicon wafer was conducted in attempt to create controllable cationic polymer films. The RAFT agent‐immobilized substrate was prepared by the silanization of hydroxyl groups on silicon wafer with 3‐aminopropylthriethoxysilane (APTS) and by the amide reaction of amine groups of APTS with ester groups of 4‐cyano‐4‐((thiobenzoyl) sulfanyl) pentanoic succinimide ester (CPSE); followed by the RAFT polymerization of DMAPMA using a “free” RAFT agent, that is, 4‐cyanopentanoic acid dithiobenzoate (CPAD) and an initiator, that is, 4,4′‐azobis‐4‐cyanopentanoic acid (CPA). The formation of homogeneous tethered poly(N‐[3‐(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide) [poly(DMAPMA)] brushes, whose thickness can be tuned by reaction time varying, is evidenced by using the combination of grazing angle attenuated total reflectance‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and water contact‐angle measurements. The calculation of grafting parameters from the number‐average molecular weight, M _n (g/mol) and ellipsometric thickness, h (nm) values indicated the synthesis of densely grafted poly(DMAPMA) films and allowed us to predict a polymerization time for forming a “brush‐like” conformation for the chains. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

马来酸酐-苯乙烯多组分单体熔融接枝高密度聚乙烯机理及性能研究

用单螺杆挤出机制备了马来酸酐-苯乙烯(MAH-St)多单体熔融接枝高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)体系,研究发现添加St共同接枝,可以显著提高接枝物的接枝率.随着St的增加,接枝率先增大后有所降低.当两种单体物质的量比约为1:1时,接枝物的接枝率最高,此时接枝物的熔体流动速率(MFR)最小.即MAH接枝率越高,接枝物的MFR越...     

Orthogonal surface-grafted polymer gradients: A versatile combinatorial platform

Orthogonal polymer brush gradients are assemblies of surface-anchored macromolecules, in which two material properties of the grafted chains (e.g., grafting density, molecular weight) vary independently in orthogonal directions. Here, we describe the formation and applications of two such orthogonal assemblies, involving: (1) molecular weight and grafting density (MW/σ) gradients of a given polymer and (2) molecular weight gradients (MW1/MW2), of two different polymers. Each point on orthogonal gradient substrate represents a unique combination of the two surface properties being varied, thus facilitating systematic investigation of a phenomenon that depends on the two said properties. We illustrate this point by employing orthogonal structures to study systematically: (1) formation of polymer brush-nanoparticle composite assemblies, (2) protein adsorption and cell adhesion, and (3) chain conformations in tethered diblock copolymers exposed to selective solvents. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 3384–3394, 2005     

Grafting acrylic polymers from flat nickel and copper surfaces by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

Acrylic polymers, including poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate), poly( N,N'-dimethyaminoethyl methacrylate), and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) were grafted from flat nickel and copper surfaces through surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). For the nickel system, there was a linear relationship between polymer layer thickness and monomer conversion or molecular weight of "free" polymers. The thickness of the polymer brush films was greater than 80 nm after 6 h of reaction time. The grafting density was estimated to be 0.40 chains/nm2. The "living" chain ends of grafted polymers were still active and initiated the growth of a second block of polymer. Block copolymer brushes with different block sequences were successfully prepared. The experimental surface chemical compositions as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy agreed very well with their theoretical values. Water contact angle measurements further confirmed the successful grafting of polymers from nickel and copper surfaces. The surface morphologies of all samples were studied by atomic force microscopy. This study provided a novel approach to prepare stable functional polymer coatings on reactive metal surfaces.     

Surface‐initiated single‐electron transfer reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylamide on silicon substrate at ambient temperature

2‐Hydroxyethyl acrylamide was successfully polymerized via single‐electron transfer initiation on the silicon surface and propagation through the reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (SET‐RAFT) polymerization at ambient temperature for different polymerization times. This work is the first time application of the surface‐initiated SET‐RAFT mechanism to afford the preparation of well‐defined poly(2‐hydroxyethyl acrylamide) [poly(HEAAm)] brushes at ambient temperature. The polymerization was well controlled and produced poly(HEAAm) brushes on the silicon surface with a well‐defined target molecular weight. The controlled nature of the polymerization was further demonstrated in the presence of sulfur atoms at the chain ends in X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments. The grafting density (σ, chains nm^?2) and the average distance between grafting points (D, nm) were found to be 0.42 chains nm^?2 and 1.74 nm, respectively, indicating moderate grafting density. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 1140–1146     

Effect of bidispersity in grafted chain length on grafted chain conformations and potential of mean force between polymer grafted nanoparticles in a homopolymer matrix

In efforts to produce polymeric materials with tailored physical properties, significant interest has grown around the ability to control the spatial organization of nanoparticles in polymer nanocomposites. One way to achieve controlled particle arrangement is by grafting the nanoparticle surface with polymers that are compatible with the matrix, thus manipulating the interfacial interactions between the nanoparticles and the polymer matrix. Previous work has shown that the molecular weight of the grafted polymer, both at high grafting density and low grafting density, plays a key role in dictating the effective inter-particle interactions in a polymer matrix. At high grafting density nanoparticles disperse (aggregate) if the graft molecular weight is higher (lower) than the matrix molecular weight. At low grafting density the longer grafts can better shield the nanoparticle surface from direct particle-particle contacts than the shorter grafts and lead to the dispersion of the grafted particles in the matrix. Despite the importance of graft molecular weight, and evidence of non-trivial effects of polydispersity of chains grafted on flat surfaces, most theoretical work on polymer grafted nanoparticles has only focused on monodisperse grafted chains. In this paper, we focus on how bidispersity in grafted chain lengths affects the grafted chain conformations and inter-particle interactions in an implicit solvent and in a dense homopolymer polymer matrix. We first present the effects of bidispersity on grafted chain conformations in a single polymer grafted particle using purely Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. This is followed by calculations of the potential of mean force (PMF) between two grafted particles in a polymer matrix using a self-consistent Polymer Reference Interaction Site Model theory-Monte Carlo simulation approach. Monte Carlo simulations of a single polymer grafted particle in an implicit solvent show that in the bidisperse polymer grafted particles with an equal number of short and long grafts at low to medium grafting density, the short grafts are in a more coiled up conformation (lower radius of gyration) than their monodisperse counterparts to provide a larger free volume to the longer grafts so they can gain conformational entropy. The longer grafts do not show much difference in conformation from their monodisperse counterparts at low grafting density, but at medium grafting density the longer grafts exhibit less stretched conformations (lower radius of gyration) as compared to their monodisperse counterparts. In the presence of an explicit homopolymer matrix, the longer grafts are more compressed by the matrix homopolymer chains than the short grafts. We observe that the potential of mean force between bidisperse grafted particles has features of the PMF of monodisperse grafted particles with short grafts and monodisperse grafted particles with long grafts. The value of the PMF at contact is governed by the short grafts and values at large inter-particle distances are governed by the longer grafts. Further comparison of the PMF for bidisperse and monodisperse polymer grafted particles in a homopolymer matrix at varying parameters shows that the effects of matrix chain length, matrix packing fraction, grafting density, and particle curvature on the PMF between bidisperse polymer grafted particles are similar to those seen between monodisperse polymer grafted particles.