表面引发接枝聚合法制备接枝微粒PHEMA/SiO2及其8-羟基喹啉功能化转变研究

通过用表面引发接枝聚合和高分子反应制备8-羟基喹啉型复合螯合微粒.首先使用γ-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(AMPS)对微米级硅胶微粒进行表面改性,制得改性微粒AMPS-SiO2;使改性微粒AMPS-SiO2表面的氨基与溶液中的过硫酸盐构成氧化-还原引发体系,实施了甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯(HEMA)在硅胶微粒表面的高效引发接枝聚合,制得了接枝微粒PHEMA/SiO2.又以5-氯甲基-8-羟基喹啉(CHQ)为试剂,使接枝的PHEMA发生大分子反应,实现了接枝微粒PHEMA/SiO2的8-羟基喹啉功能化转变,制得了复合微粒HQ-PHEMA/SiO2.采用多种手段对两种微粒进行了表征,重点研究了氨基-过硫酸盐表面引发接枝体系的接枝聚合机理,并研究了CHQ与接枝PHEMA的醇羟基之间取代反应的机理,还初步考察了功能微粒HQ-PHEMA/SiO2对重金属离子的螯合吸附性能.研究结果表明,氨基-过硫酸盐表面引发接枝聚合体系具有很高的引发活性,在室温(30℃)即可制得高接枝密度(40 g/100g)的接枝微粒PHEMA/SiO2;CHQ与接枝PHEMA的醇羟基之间的取代反应遵循SN1的反应历程,使用强极性溶剂有利于反应的进行.微粒HQ-PHEMA/SiO2对重金属离子呈现很强的螯合吸附能力,是一种功能复合微粒.     

构建巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐氧化还原引发体系实现丙烯腈在硅胶微粒表面的高效接枝聚合

使用偶联剂γ-巯丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPMS,KH-590),对微米级硅胶微粒进行了表面化学改性,将巯基引入硅胶微粒表面(SiO2-MPMS),构成巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐氧化-还原引发体系,探索研究了丙烯腈在硅胶微粒表面的引发接枝聚合,制得了高接枝度(30 g/100g)的接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN.采用红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电镜(SEM)及热重分析(TGA)等方法对接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN进行了表征.在此基础上,重点研究了主要因素对巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系引发AN接枝聚合的影响.研究结果表明,类似于羟基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系,巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系也可以有效地引发乙烯基单体在固体微粒表面接枝聚合.与在固体微粒表面引入可聚合双键的"grafting through"接枝聚合法相比,铈盐引发的接枝聚合,由于活性位点居于载体表面,故具有高的接枝度,是一种高效率的表面引发接枝法.为制得高接枝度的接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN,本研究体系适宜的酸浓度为0.25 mol/L;Ce(Ⅳ)盐浓度为5.0×10-3 mol/L;接枝聚合宜在50℃下进行.     

采用巯基-BPO氧化还原引发体系实现GMA在硅胶微粒表面的高效接枝聚合

使用偶联剂γ-巯丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPMS,KH-590),对微米级硅胶微粒进行了表面化学改性,制得了表面带有巯基的改性微粒MPMS-SiO2.使改性微粒MPMS-SiO2表面的巯基与溶液中的BPO构成氧化-还原引发体系,实现了油溶性单体甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)在硅胶微粒表面的引发接枝聚合,制得了接枝度为26g/100g的接枝微粒PGMA/SiO2.采用红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电镜(SEM)及热重分析(TGA)等方法对接枝微粒PGMA/SiO2进行了表征。在此基础上,重点研究了主要因素对巯基-BPO体系引发GMA接枝聚合的影响.研究结果表明,巯基-BPO体系引发的接枝聚合,由于活性位点位于固体表面,因此也是一种表面引发接枝法。与在固体微粒表面引入可聚合双键的"穿过接枝"("grafting through")法相比,巯基-BPO引发体系可更有效地实现油溶性单体的接枝聚合.为制得高接枝度的接枝微粒PGMA/SiO2,适宜的温度为55℃,适宜的BPO用量为单体的1wt%左右,适宜的单体浓度为10 wt%。     

构建芳叔胺-BPO氧化还原引发体系实现苯乙烯在硅胶微粒表面的高效接枝聚合

首先使用偶联剂γ-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(AMPS)对微米级硅胶微粒进行了表面改性,制得表面带有伯胺基的改性微粒SiO2-AMPS,接着使4-(二乙氨基)水杨醛(DEAS)与微球SiO2-AMPS发生席夫碱反应,制得表面含有芳叔胺基的改性微粒SiO2-DEAS.使改性微粒SiO2-DEAS表面的芳叔胺基团与溶液中的BPO构成氧化-还原引发体系,实现了油溶性单体苯乙烯(St)在硅胶微粒表面的引发接枝聚合,制得了高接枝度(27 g/100g)的接枝微粒SiO2-DEAS-g-PSt.采用红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电镜(SEM)及热重分析(TGA)等方法对接枝微粒SiO2-DEAS-g-PSt进行了表征.在此基础上,重点研究了主要因素对芳叔胺-BPO体系引发St接枝聚合的影响.研究结果表明,与在固体微粒表面引入可聚合双键的"穿过接枝"(grafting through)法相比,芳叔胺-BPO体系引发的接枝聚合,由于活性位点位于载体表面,故具有高的接枝度,是油溶性单体的一种高效率的表面引发接枝法.为制得高接枝度的接枝微粒SiO2-DEAS-g-PSt,适宜的温度为50℃,适宜的BPO用量为单体的3 wt%左右,适宜的单体浓度为10 wt%.     

阳离子功能接枝微粒QPDMAEMA/SiO_2的制备及其对阿魏酸吸附特性的研究

使含有氨基的改性硅胶微粒表面的氨基与溶液中的过硫酸盐构成氧化-还原引发体系,实施了甲基丙烯酸二甲基氨基乙酯(DMAEMA)在硅胶微粒表面的引发接枝聚合,制得接枝微粒PDMAEMA/SiO2;又以氯乙胺为试剂,使接枝的大分子PDMAEMA的叔胺基团发生季铵化反应,实现了接枝微粒PDMAEMA/SiO2的季铵化(Quaternization)转变,制得了阳离子性功能接枝微粒QPDMAEMA/SiO2。采用红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及Zeta电位测定等多种手段对两种微粒进行了表征。主要研究了温度对接枝聚合和季铵化转变反应的影响,优化了反应条件。还考察了功能接枝微粒QPDMAEMA/SiO2对阿魏酸的子吸附性能。研究结果表明,采用-NH2//S2O82-表面引发体系,可有效地实现DMAEMA的接枝聚合,适宜的反应温度为35℃;氯乙胺与接枝微粒叔胺基团之间的季铵化反应可顺利进行,适宜的反应温度为60℃,叔胺基团的季铵化度可达82%。凭借主-客体之间的强静电相互作用并协同以阳离子-π相互作用,功能接枝微粒QPDMAEMA/SiO2对阿魏酸可产生很强的吸附作用,在中性条件下,吸附容量高达187mg/g。     

表面引发接枝聚合法制备高接枝度的接枝微粒SiO2-g-PMAA

将偶联剂γ-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(AMPS)键合在硅胶微粒表面,得到改性微粒AMPS-SiO2;使改性微粒表面的氨基与溶液中的过硫酸铵构成氧化-还原引发体系,实现了甲基丙烯酸(MAA)在硅胶微粒的表面引发接枝聚合,制得了高接枝度(0.30 g/g)的接枝微粒SiO2-g-PMAA;研究了影响表面引发接枝聚合的主要因素。 结果表明,适宜的温度为40 ℃。 已接枝到硅胶表面的聚合物层对后续的接枝聚合产生阻隔作用。 适宜的引发剂用量为单体质量的1.1%,适宜的单体质量分数为5%左右。     

氨基-铈盐氧化还原体系引发对苯乙烯磺酸钠在硅胶微粒表面的接枝聚合

使用偶联剂γ-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(AMPS)对微米级硅胶微粒进行表面化学改性,将氨基引入硅胶微粒表面,构成氨基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐氧化-还原引发体系。研究了在其作用下对苯乙烯磺酸钠(SSS)在硅胶微粒表面的接枝聚合,制得了具有较高接枝度(18g/100g)的接枝微粒PSSS/SiO2。采用FTIR、SEM及TGA等方法对接枝微粒进行表征。考察了对该表面引发接枝聚合体系接枝度影响的主要因素。结果表明,氨基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系可以有效地引发乙烯基单体在固体微粒表面的接枝聚合,氨基的质子化对产生自由基的引发步骤具有负影响;为提高PSSS的接枝度,引发剂溶液(铈盐+硫酸)宜采用滴加的方式加入;适宜的单体浓度为14(wt)%;接枝聚合宜在50℃下进行。接枝微粒PSSS/SiO2是一种功能复合微粒,凭借离子交换作用,对重金属离子和稀土离子均可产生强的吸附作用。     

PET表面接枝偶氮聚合物和光致取向研究

合成了一种丙烯酸酯类含芳香族偶氮生色团的单体ANB .以二苯甲酮为引发剂 ,采用固相紫外光接枝方法将上述单体接枝到聚酯 (PET)膜的表面 ,得到了一种具有光响应性的接枝膜 .通过SEM研究了接枝膜的表面和断面的形貌 ,观察到偶氮接枝层均匀地覆盖了PET表面 ,接枝层厚度约 0 4μm .研究发现 ,当使用488nm的线偏振激光照射接枝膜时 ,偶氮生色团通过快速的顺反异构化反应在垂直于偏振光极化方向上发生取向 ,得到了具有光学各向异性表面的PET接枝膜 .接枝膜的取向是一个快速过程 ,取向有序度参数在 2min时即达到最大值 ,为 0 0 6左右     

咖啡因替代物(茶碱)分子表面印迹材料的制备及其分子识别特性研究

采用巯基-过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)氧化还原引发体系,先实现了甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(GMA)在微米级硅胶微粒表面的引发接枝聚合,制得接枝微粒PGMA/SiO2.使接枝大分子PGMA的环氧基团与5-氨基水杨酸(ASA)发生开环反应,将水杨酸基团键合在接枝大分子侧链,制得功能接枝微粒SA-PGMA/SiO2,并对其化学结构与表面电性能进行了表征.考察研究了功能微粒SA-PGMA/SiO2与咖啡因替代物茶碱分子之间的相互作用力.研究表明,微粒SA-PGMA/SiO2与茶碱分子之间存在有强的次价键力(静电和氢键相互作用).在此基础上,采用本课题组建立的新型分子表面印迹技术,以咖啡因替代物茶碱为模板分子,乙二醇二缩水甘油醚(EGDE)为交联剂,对接枝在硅胶表面的功能大分子链SA-PGMA进行了交联印迹,制备了茶碱分子表面印迹材料MIP-SAP/SiO2,深入考察研究了其分子识别特性.实验结果表明,相对于两种对照物甘油茶碱和苦参碱,印迹材料MIP-SAP/SiO2对茶碱分子具有特异的识别选择性与优良的结合亲和性,相对于甘油茶碱,印迹材料对茶碱的识别选择性系数为7.72.     

表面引发接枝聚合法制备凹凸棒土/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯杂化粒子的研究

将γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)接枝到凹凸棒土(AT)表面,制得表面键合伯氨基的改性粒子AT-APTES;通过AT-APTES表面的伯氨基和过硫酸铵(APS)构成氧化-还原引发体系,采用无皂乳液法实现甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)在AT表面接枝聚合,制得最高接枝率为29.4%的杂化粒子AT-g-PMMA;采用红外光谱(FTIR)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、透射电镜(TEM)以及热失重分析(TGA)等方法对杂化粒子AT-g-PMMA进行了表征;研究了主要配方及工艺条件对表面引发接枝聚合接枝率的影响.结果表明,伯氨基-过硫酸铵引发体系可以有效引发MMA在AT表面接枝聚合,由于引发点位于AT表面,故接枝率较高.本研究体系适宜的温度为65℃,单体MMA用量为水质量的6%,APS用量为单体质量的1%,此工艺条件下可有效减小均聚反应对接枝聚合反应的影响.先接枝到AT表面的聚合物对后续的接枝聚合反应产生抑制作用,接枝率越高,抑制作用越大.     

Superhydrophobic surface fabricated by bulk photografting of acrylic acid onto high-density polyethylene

A superhydrophobic polymeric surface was prepared through a very simple bulk photografting method. A thin layer of acrylic acid (AA), a highly hydrophilic monomer, was sandwiched between two high-density polyethylene (HDPE) sheets, followed by UV irradiation for a short time, and then the two sheets were pulled apart and dried. The contact angles on the two grafted surfaces decreased very quickly with irradiation time in the first several seconds, and then increased with irradiation time to a level higher than that on pristine HDPE surface. When using a scraped PE surface as the bottom one, it showed superhydrophobicity after 35 s irradiation. XPS investigations show that strong rearrangement of the poly(acrylic acid) molecules has taken place on both surfaces, especially on the bottom surface, which provides the low surface free energy. The scraping and the grafting process led to the formation a unique micro- and nanostructure on the surface. These two factors lead to the superhydrophobicity. The as-prepared surface possesses superhydrophobic properties in a wide range of pH values, stimuli-responsive properties and low or very high adhesion under different situations.     

Surface structures of fluoropolymer,polyolefin and polyester films after modification by graft polymerization

Pristine and argon plasma pretreated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polystyrene (PS), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and poly(ethylene terrephthalate) (PET) films have been subjected to near-UV light-induced graft polymerization with water-soluble acrylamide (AAm), the sodium salt of styrene sulfonic acid (NaSS), acrylic acid (AAc) and N,N-dimethylaminoethylmethylacrylate (DMAEMA) monomers. The structure and composition at the substrate surface with grafted polymer were studied by angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In most cases, the density of surface grafting is enhanced by plasma pretreatment. For each polymer substrate with a substantial amount of grafting, the hydrophilic graft penetrates or becomes partially submerged beneath a thin surface layer of dense substrate chains. This stratified microstructure is consistent with the static secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) and Ar⁺ beam depth profiling results. The two latter techniques also suggest that when the grafted polymer has a bulky substituent, there is less efficient penetration of the grafted polymer below the surface.     

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...     

二步法聚丙烯/丙烯酸表面接枝聚合研究

研究了二步法聚丙烯膜表面的丙烯酸接枝反应 .实验发现 ,以醋酐为溶剂的反应体系所得接枝率明显好于以水为溶剂的体系 ;接枝率随光敏剂浓度、单体浓度增大而增加 ;提高反应温度 ,可使接枝率明显增大 ;接枝后的聚丙烯膜表面亲水性可明显改善 .并用红外光谱证实了丙烯酸在聚丙烯膜表面的接枝 .     

Ultraviolet grafting of methacrylic acid and acrylic acid on high‐density polyethylene in different solvents and the wettability of grafted high‐density polyethylene. I. Grafting

Methacrylic acid (MAA) and acrylic acid (AA) were grafted onto high‐density polyethylene (PE) with UV initiation and a range of solvents. With acetone as the solvent, MAA was more easily grafted onto PE when the photoinitiator benzophenone was precoated on PE than when it was dissolved in the monomer solution. The grafting was faster in aliphatic solvents than in polar solvents or a UV‐adsorbing aromatic solvent (toluene). Acetone itself could initiate the photografting of both MAA and AA onto PE when it was mixed with water. The extent of grafting of MAA onto PE showed a maximum when there was about 40% acetone in the mixture. For AA, when the acetone/water concentration was 10%, the extent of grafting increased rapidly with the irradiation time. At higher acetone concentrations, the extent of grafting was low. Atomic force microscopy images showed that the surface topography of PE grafted with MAA in acetone/water was quite different from that obtained when the grafting was performed in other organic solvents. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 253–262, 2004     

Novel UV‐induced photografting process for preparing poly(tetrafluoroethylene)‐based proton‐conducting membranes

A novel process comprising the UV‐induced photografting of styrene into poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) films and subsequent sulfonation has been developed for preparing proton‐conducting membranes. Although under UV irradiation the initial radicals were mainly generated on the surface of the PTFE films by the action of photosensitizers such as xanthone and benzoyl peroxide, the graft chains were readily propagated into the PTFE films. The sulfonation of the grafted films was performed in a chlorosulfonic acid solution. Fourier transform infrared and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the grafted and sulfonated membranes. With a view to use in fuel cells, the proton conductivity, water uptake, and mechanical properties of the prepared membranes were measured. Even through the degree of grafting was lower than 10%, the proton conductivity in the thickness direction of the newly prepared membranes could reach a value similar to that of a Nafion membrane. In comparison with γ‐ray radiation grafting, UV‐induced photografting is very simple and safe and is less damaging to the membranes because significant degradation of the PTFE main chains can be avoided. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 2624–2637, 2007     

Role of vacuum ultraviolet irradiation in plasma‐induced graft polymerization in the pore‐filling polymerization of porous materials

The role of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) rays contained in the plasma during plasma‐induced graft polymerization in the pores of a porous high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) substrate was investigated through the separation of the VUV rays from the plasma with LiF, CaF₂, and quartz filters. Two characteristic phenomena, the effect of the solvent on the grafting rate and the graft polymerization in the pores of the porous substrate, were observed in the VUV‐induced graft polymerization process. These results provided clear evidence that VUV rays in the plasma played an important role in the formation of grafted layers in the pores of the HDPE substrate. The relationship between the penetration depth of the VUV rays and the distribution of the grafted layer inside the substrate was examined. The calculated penetration depth of the VUV rays (and hence the distribution of radicals) and the distribution of the grafted layer were not consistent. However, this inconsistency could be explained by the fact that the effective density of the radicals that could react with the monomer to grow the grafting polymer was very low because of the steric hindrance of the grafted chains. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 2068–2074, 2005     

Gas-phase and liquid-phase pre-irradiation grafting of AAc onto LDPE and HDPE films for pervaporation membranes

A study has been made on gas-phase and liquid-phase pre-irradiation grafting of acrylic acid onto LDPE and HDPE films for pervaporation membranes of ethanol-water mixtures. It was found that the degree of grafting, percent volume change of grafted membranes and length of grafting chains depend on the methods of grafting, crystal state of substrate films and diffusion rate of the monomer in the films. The pervaporation characteristics of grafted membranes is influenced directly by the surface hydrophilicity of grafted membranes, temperature of the feed, degree of grafting, crosslinking of grafted chains and alkaline metal ions in the functional groups. The potassium ion exchange membrane of HDPE synthesized by gas-phase grafting has better pervaporation efficiency. At 80 wt% ethanol in the feed, 25°C feed temperature and 70% degree of grafting a grafted membrane has a 0.65 kg/m²h flux and a separation factor of 20.     

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.     

Controlled pore functionalization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) track-etched membranes via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

A new method for surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) on the technical polymer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) has been developed which allows controlling and estimating the layer thickness of the grafted polymer in the isocylindrical pores of track-etched membranes. After PET surface treatment by oxidative hydrolysis, the bromoalkyl initiator was immobilized on the PET surface in a two-step solid-phase reaction; the isoporous membrane structure was preserved, and the pore diameter was increased from 760 to 790 nm. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) was grafted under ATRP conditions from a methanol/water mixture at room temperature. Both monomer concentration and reaction time could be used as parameters to adjust the degree of grafting. Effective grafted layer thickness and its response to temperature were estimated from pure water permeability. All data, especially the high polymer densities (0.37 g/cm3) in the swollen layers at 25 degrees C, indicate that grafted PNIPAAm with a "brush" structure has been achieved. For dry PNIPAAm layer thicknesses on the PET pore walls of up to 80 nm, a temperature-induced swelling/deswelling ratio of approximately 3 had been observed. Reduction of the brush grafting density, via composition of the reaction mixture used in solid-phase synthesis for initiator immobilization, led to an increase of that swelling/deswelling ratio. Further, density and temperature response of the grafted PNIPAAm layers synthesized via ATRP were compared with those obtained in the same membranes by less controlled photografting, leading to lower grafting density and larger gradients in grafted layer density and, consequently, much higher swelling/deswelling ratios (>15).