两亲性共聚物的分子设计与合成及其共混膜性能

从分子结构设计出发,采用自由基聚合、醚化、酯化、原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)、可逆加成断裂链转移自由基聚合(RAFT)等方法合成了一系列具有不同分子结构(包括接枝、嵌段、交替、超支化等)和链形态(包括直链、梳状、哑铃状、链球状等)的两亲性共聚物,并对这些聚合物进行了谱学表征和性能测试.将这些两亲性共聚物与聚合物膜材料(包括聚偏氟乙烯、聚氯乙烯、聚砜、聚醚砜、聚醚砜酮等)进行溶液共混,通过相转化法制备共混膜,在成膜热力学和动力学分析的基础上,对共混膜的结构和性能进行调控.研究发现,两亲性共聚物在成膜过程中自发地向膜表面迁移富集,并进行自组装,在膜表面形成两亲性共聚物包膜,显著改善了聚合物多孔膜的亲水性和抗污染性能.此外,两亲性共聚物中的功能基团还可赋予共混膜某些功能特性,如生物相容性、环境响应性(pH、温度敏感性)、酶活性等.     

PSF-g-PAA和PSF-g-PNIPAAm的合成及其共混膜的环境响应性研究

以氯甲基化双酚A型聚砜(PSF-CH2Cl)为大分子引发剂,通过原子转移自由基聚合法(ATRP)合成了以聚砜(PSF)为疏水主链、分别以聚丙烯酸(PAA)和聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAAm)为亲水侧链的两种梳状两亲性共聚物PSF-g-PAA和PSF-g-PNIPAAm.利用1H-NMR和GPC对合成产物进行表征.然后,分别将PSF-g-PAA和PSF-g-PNIPAAm与PSF进行共混,通过浸没沉淀相转化法制备了共混膜.研究发现,引入20 wt%的两亲性共聚物后,PSF-g-PAA/PSF共混膜的水通量在pH=2~6区间发生明显的变化,即膜的水通量显示出典型的pH响应性;而PSF-g-PNIPAAm/PSF共混膜的纯水通量在20~60℃温度区间显示出典型的温度响应性.     

PEG链段对聚乙二醇接枝聚苯胺结构与性能的影响

将苯胺(An)与甲氧基聚乙二醇邻氨基苯基醚氧化共聚,制备了梳状接枝共聚物PAn-g-PEG.研究了梳状接枝共聚物的UV-Vis、微观结构、热稳定性和溶解成膜性等随侧链聚乙二醇(PEG)链段的变化规律.结果表明随PAn-g-PEG中PEG链段长度和含量的提高,共聚物的溶解性和成膜性能显著提高,电子导电率缓慢降低,热稳定性变差.共聚物具有微相分离结构,其形态随PEG链段的改变分别为“海-岛相”和“双连续相”;提高PEG链段长度和含量,PAn-g-PEG能形成稳定的水溶性分散体系,并能浇注成柔韧平整的导电高分子自支撑膜.     

PSF-g-P(PEGMA)的合成及其共混超滤膜的制备与性能研究

以氯甲基化双酚A型聚砜(PSF-CH2Cl)为大分子引发剂,通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)法合成了以聚砜(PSF)为疏水主链、聚(聚乙二醇单甲醚甲基丙烯酸酯)[P(PEGMA)]为亲水侧链的梳状两亲性共聚物PSF-g-P(PEGMA).FT-IR和1H-NMR的表征结果证实了两亲性共聚物的生成.将PSF-g-P(PEGMA)与PSF进行共混,通过浸没沉淀法制备了共混超滤膜.研究发现,引入5 wt%的PSF-g-P(PEGMA),共混膜的孔隙率和平均孔径分别从65.9%和0.08μm提高到81.9%和0.18μm;将共混膜于90℃热水中浸泡24 h后,膜表面O/S从14.63提高到17.16;共混膜的亲水性和抗牛血清蛋白(BSA)吸附性能显著提升.     

浸没凝胶相转化制备聚合物膜的孔结构及其形成机理

全面地综述了浸没凝胶相转化法制备的聚合物微孔膜的表面和膜中存在的各种孔的结构和形态,从制膜体系的热力学性质和成膜动力学角度解释了各种孔结构形态的形成和生长机理,即膜表面与膜中孔的结构形态由此时制膜体系发生的相分离类型决定,由此可推断出不同的膜层可能有不同的成膜机理。因此,只要掌握了各种膜孔结构形成的机理,通过改变膜的制备条件,控制体系的热力学性质与成膜时动力学扩散是可以实现相转化膜结构的控制。     

内凝固浴组成对聚醚酰亚胺中空纤维膜结构和性能的影响

以N,N-二甲基乙酰胺(DMAc)为溶剂,水为外凝固浴,乙醇为内凝固浴,DMAc为内凝固浴添加剂,采用相转化法制备了聚醚酰亚胺(PEI)中空纤维膜,研究了内凝固浴组成和纺丝液浓度对膜结构和性能的影响。实验结果表明,随着内凝固浴中DMAc含量在一定范围内增加,纤维断面指状孔有所减少,内表面由无孔到有微孔出现,但膜的水通量下降,截留率不受影响;随着纺丝液浓度提高,膜的水通量下降,截留率提高。     

水辅助法制备聚醚酰亚胺微孔膜

通过水辅助法采用聚醚酰亚胺的氯仿溶液制备了聚醚酰亚胺微孔膜, 并研究了环境相对湿度和聚合物浓度对孔形貌的影响. 研究结果表明, 在优化条件下, 可以制备规则均一的聚醚酰亚胺(Ultem 1010)微孔膜, 而且微孔膜的热稳定性、耐腐蚀性以及力学性能表现优异.     

表面活性剂对PVDF-SiO_2超滤膜的性能与结构的影响

在PVDF-SiO_2共混膜中添加不同种类的表面活性剂以及两种复配的表面活性剂,通过相转化法制备了一系列的改性膜。实验通过测定未改性膜及改性膜的纯水通量、牛血清白蛋白的截留率、接触角大小、拉伸强度来表征表面活性剂对膜性能的影响,同时通过测试改性膜的通量恢复率来表征膜的抗污染能力。采用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)及热分析(DSC)对膜的微观形貌和晶体结构进行了表征。结果表明,添加单一表面活性剂及复配表面活性剂均可使膜的渗透性能提高,能够改善膜的机械性能、亲水性,对膜的结晶度没有明显的影响,微观结构观察得到改性膜呈现出优化的表面及断面结构,微孔数目变多,孔间的连通性趋好,纳米颗粒在表面分散的更加均匀,改性膜的抗污染性能得到改善。     

聚乙二醇对聚醚砜微孔膜致孔作用的研究

以聚醚砜聚乙二醇溶剂为铸膜液体系、采用干湿相转化法制备微孔滤膜,研究了各种制膜条件对膜孔径结构的影响.实验发现聚乙二醇在体系中起到分散稳定的作用,只有到浓度大于70%时,才会对铸膜液的粘度产生明显影响,聚合物在铸膜液中的溶解状态也随之改变,进而影响膜的结构.不同溶剂NMP、DMF、DMAc、DMSO等极性溶剂或固体溶剂己内酰胺均可制得开孔率较高的微孔膜,但对膜的结构和性能影响差别不大.在本研究体系中,膜的结构取决于聚乙二醇、溶剂的浓度比例关系.     

相转化纳滤膜的膜材料结构设计及调控策略

非溶剂致相分离技术由于其制膜工艺简便且对膜结构调控手段多样化,在制备高通量、具有选择性筛分特性的纳滤膜上具有显著优势。然而如何进一步提升相转化纳滤膜的分离精度及渗透系数,仍受国内外学者广泛关注。本文首先系统阐述了相转化过程中,铸膜液热力学性质及成膜动力学对膜结构及性能的影响机理。其次总结了传统膜材料,如聚砜、聚醚砜等材料在纳滤膜制备中的研究进展。然后重点分析了两亲性嵌段共聚物材料的特点及在相转化纳滤膜制备中的突出优势。最后,本文展望未来制备高性能相转化纳滤膜的发展方向。     

Modification effects of amphiphilic comb-like polysiloxane containing polyether side chains on the PVDF membranes prepared via phase inversion process

Amphiphilic comb-like polysiloxane (ACPS) containing polyether side chains was used as the modification reagent in the preparation of hydrophilic porous poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes via a phase inversion process. The effects of ACPS on morphology, crystallinity, mechanical properties, reservation of ACPS in the phase inversion process, chemical structure, hydrophilicity and filterability performance of porous PVDF membranes were discussed. It was found that the addition of ACPS would result in the delayed demixing which yields “sponge-like” sublayers and longer crystallization time during the membrane formation process. It was revealed that O/F ratios of the bulk membrane were almost the same as those of the corresponding casting solutions which obviously indicated the high reservation of ACPS in the membrane formation process. The fact that the O/F ratios in the membrane surface layers were much higher than those in the bulk membrane proved the enrichment of ACPS on the surface. The filterability experiments and water contact angle testing proved the hydrophilicity of the blend membranes. Through a schematic model, the mechanism relating the membrane structure and performance was interpreted. From the observed results, it can be concluded that ACPS acts as a potential candidate material for preparing PVDF membranes with extraordinary hydrophilicity and filterability. __________ Translated from Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2007, 12: 1168–1175     

溶剂对PVDF铸膜液相转化和微孔膜皮-亚两层结构的不同影响

采用皮-亚分步凝固成膜机理分析了3种不同溶剂对聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)铸膜液相转化和膜结构的影响,采用浊度法测定铸膜液体系的热力学性质,沉淀速度采用光透射仪测定.结果显示,3种膜的皮层分相主要由热力学性质控制,均发生延时液固分相,生成了相互融合的球粒组成的致密皮层.3体系的亚层分相行为由动力学扩散过程控制;对于二甲基亚砜(DMSO)、N,N-二甲基乙酰胺(DMAc)体系亚层发生瞬时液液分相,结晶化对动力学过程影响小,表现为光透射曲线上分相时间t2短,生成了大孔结构为主的亚层,膜厚度、孔隙率和气通量均高、结晶度低;N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)体系亚层发生延时液液分相,结晶化对动力学过程影响大,t2长,生成蜂窝状孔结构亚层,其膜厚度、孔隙率和气通量较低,但膜的结晶度高.     

INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL-BASED NONSOLVENTS ON THE FORMATION AND MORPHOLOGY OF PVDF MEMBRANES IN PHASE INVERSION PROCESS

Through the preparation of PVDF membranes using various nonsolvent coagulation baths following the phase inversion process, the influence of alcohol-based nonsolvents on the formation and structure of PVDF membranes were investigated. The light scattering and light transmission measurements were used to characterize the equilibrium phase diagram and the gelation speed, respectively. The locations of the crystallization-induced gelation boundaries for various systems and precipitation processes were explained from the corresponding thermodynamic and kinetic parameters. It was found that the better affinity between alcohol-based nonsolvents and DMAc solvent caused the gelation boundaries further away from the PVDF-DMAc axis with the coagulation bath varying from water, methanol, ethanol to iso-propanol. Due to the lower exchange rate of DMAc and alcohols, the delayed demixing took place for the membrane-forming using alcohols as baths, and the delayed time became longer when the coagulation bath was changed from methanol, ethanol to iso-propanol. The characterization results of membranes indicate that the influence of nonsolvents on the phase diagram and the precipitation process are in agreement with those on the membrane morphology. The better thermodynamic stability and a low exchange diffusion rate of PVDF/DMAc/alcohols favor the liquid-solid phase separation in gelation process, and therefore yield the membranes with a porous upper surface, a particular bottom surface and symmetrical structure.     

Molecular elucidation of morphology and mechanical properties of PVDF hollow fiber membranes from aspects of phase inversion, crystallization and rheology

This study explores the fundamental science of fabricating poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) hollow fiber membranes as well as elucidates the correlation among membrane morphology, crystallinity and mechanical properties as functions of non-solvent additives and dope rheology in the phase inversion process. A series of non-solvents (i.e. water, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol) are used either as non-solvent additives in the dope or as a component in the external coagulant. Depending on the strength of the non-solvent, the phase inversion of semi-crystalline PVDF membranes is dominated by liquid–liquid demixing or solid–liquid demixing accompanying crystallization. As a result, the membrane morphology transforms from an interconnected-cellular type to an interconnected-globule transition type with lower mechanical strengths when adding water, methanol, ethanol, or isopropanol into the spinning dopes or into the coagulation bath. The crystallinity and size of spherulitic globules in the morphology are controlled by the amounts of non-solvents presented in the systems. The rheological behavior of dope solutions is explored and the relationship between elongation viscosity and mechanical properties has been elaborated. Analytical methods and molecular dynamics simulations are employed to provide insights mechanisms from the views of thermodynamic and kinetic aspects as well as the state of polymer chains involved in the phase inversion process.     

The effect of the second phase inversion on microstructures in phase inversion EVAL membranes

There were many discussions in the literature describing the membrane formation mechanism for the phase inversion process such as liquid–liquid demixing or crystallization, but few references described the phenomena after the event of the phase inversion process. The purpose of this work is to illustrate the effect of the second phase inversion on membrane structures when the first phase inversion has occurred. Analysis showed the second phase inversion (crystallization or liquid–liquid demixing) may be preceded by the first phase inversion (liquid–liquid demixing only) during poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVAL) membrane formation. Therefore, we can make membranes combined with macrovoids (the first phase inversion) and particulate morphology (the second phase inversion) from experiments in this work. As a result, the concept the membrane morphology only influenced by the liquid–liquid demixing is misleading and the second phase inversion must be considered as a possible and important mechanism.     

Modification of porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane using amphiphilic polymers with different structures in phase inversion process

Three kinds of amphiphilic polymers, including the tri-block copolymer of (polyethylene oxide)–(polypropylene oxide)–(polyethylene oxide) (I, EPTBP), the comb-like copolymer of polysiloxane with polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide side chains (II, ACPS) and the hyperbranched star copolymer of polyester-g-methoxyl polyethylene glycol (III, HPE-g-MPEG), were blended with PVDF to fabricate porous membranes via a phase inversion process, respectively, and the effects of the different structures of the amphiphilic polymers on the properties of the blend membranes were compared. The membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, mercury porosimetry, water contact angle measurements, etc. The anti-fouling properties of the prepared membranes were evaluated by static and dynamic bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorptions. Specially, the stabilities of these amphiphilic polymers in the final membranes were estimated by continuous leaching tests. At the same time, the properties of the membranes using the amphiphilic polymers as modifiers were compared with those of the membrane using poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as modifier.     

扩散致相转化法制备结晶性聚合物多孔膜

介绍了扩散致相转化法制备结晶性聚合物多孔膜的研究现状。其三元等温成膜体系的相图包含液-液分相和固-液分相两种相分离方式,是理解成膜过程的重要工具,总结了成膜机理和膜的结构形貌：单纯S-L相分离生成粒子状对称膜结构;单纯L-L相分离生成蜂窝状非对称膜结构;两种相分离方式竞争发生将生成多样的混合膜结构。铸膜液浓度、非溶剂种类、铸膜溶剂组成、凝胶浴组成、制膜温度是影响膜结构形貌的主要因素。     

TEP-DMAc混合溶剂对PVDF膜性能的影响

利用非溶剂相转化法(NIPS)制备聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)膜,考察了聚乙二醇(PEG200)与N,N-二甲基乙酰胺(DMAc)的质量比对膜分相速率和膜性能的影响,讨论了以磷酸三乙酯(TEP)和DMAc的混合液作溶剂对PVDF膜凝胶速率、膜结构和膜通量的影响。结果表明:PEG200的加入减弱了溶剂对聚合物的溶解能力,但铸膜液的分相行为由延迟分相转变为瞬时分相,膜通量提高。随着混合溶剂中TEP含量的增大,铸膜液的黏度增大,分相速率减慢;在高质量比m(TEP)/m(DMAc)时,膜表面的孔增多,指状孔膜结构逐渐消失,整个膜截面呈海绵状,膜通量变大,力学性能提高。     

添加剂对PVDF相转化过程及膜孔结构的影响

研究了PVP、PEG及LiCl 3种成孔添加剂下PVDF DMAc H2 O 添加剂体系的成膜机理 .无论那种添加剂的铸膜液相转换成膜过程中都存在凝胶分相和液液分相两种相变方式 ,在 30～ 6 0℃时凝胶分相在较低的非溶剂浓度下先于液液分相发生 ,LiCl作为添加剂较PEG、PVP对铸膜液有较强的致凝胶作用 ,成膜过程中凝胶分相段时间依PVP、PEG、LiCl的顺序延长 ,导致液液分相初始分相点处聚合物浓度增大 ,阻止了大孔结构的充分发展 .制得的膜依PVP、PEG、LiCl的顺序有效孔隙率和通量降低 ,结晶度升高 .以LiCl为添加剂制得的膜几乎不改变PVDF膜的疏水性 ,而以PVP或PEG为添加剂的膜隔水压差降低约 2 0kPa .     

Improving hydrophilicity and protein resistance of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes by blending with amphiphilic hyperbranched-star polymer

To endow hydrophobic poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes with reliable hydrophilicity and protein resistance, an amphiphilic hyperbranched-star polymer (HPE-g-MPEG) with about 12 hydrophilic arms in each molecule was synthesized by grafting methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) to the hyperbranched polyester (HPE) molecule using terephthaloyl chloride (TPC) as the coupling agent and blended with PVDF to fabricate porous membranes via phase inversion process. The chemical composition changes of the membrane surface were confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the membrane morphologies were measured by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Water contact angle, static protein adsorption, and filtration experiments were used to evaluate the hydrophilicity and anti-fouling properties of the membranes. It was found that MPEG segments of HPE-g-MPEG enriched at the membrane surface substantially, while the water contact angle decreased as low as 49 degrees for the membrane with a HPE-g-MPEG/PVDF ratio of 3/10. More importantly, the water contact angle of the blend membrane changed little after being leached continuously in water at 60 degrees C for 30 days, indicating a quite stable presence of HPE-g-MPEG in the blend membranes. Furthermore, the blend membranes showed lower static protein adsorption, higher water and protein solution fluxes, and better water flux recovery after cleaning than the pure PVDF membrane.