Polymer–Metal Complexes Obtained by Radiation‐Induced Grafting Process onto Polyester Fabrics

Abstract

This paper reports the preparation of chelating copolymers via grafting of acrylic acid, and/or acrylamide onto polyester microfiber (PETMF) fabrics using a γ‐radiation technique. The effect of monomer concentration on the grafting process at irradiation dose 20?kGy was studied. The prepared graft chains (PETMF‐g‐AA), (PETMF‐g‐AAm), and (PETMF‐g‐PAAc/PAAm) acted as chelating sites for some selected transition metal ions. The effect of grafting on mechanical properties of PETMF and its copolymer–metal complexes was investigated. The prepared chelating copolymers and their metal complexes were characterized using x‐ray (energy dispersive x‐ray, EDX), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), color parameters, and electrical conductivity measurements. The possibility of practical uses for such prepared graft copolymer–metal complexes was discussed and determined. The observed results showed that the electrical conductivity of the grafted copolymers and their metal complexes are thermally activated. Moreover, the degree of grafting enhanced the conductivity values of the grafted and non‐complexed copolymer up to three orders of magnitude, on the other hand, the conductivity of the copolymer–metal complexes slightly increased.     

Relationships of graft polymerization of vinyl monomers onto cellulose. Reaction kinetics and polymer structure

Graft polymerization of acrylamide and sulfuric salt of 2-methyl-5 vinylpyridine onto cellulose using CO(III) salts was studied. It was shown that graft polymerisation of water-soluble polymers can be described by general relationships of radical reaction. The relation between elementary reaction constants of the formation and termination of active centers in cellulose, as well as relation between constants of the propagation, transfer and termination of chains were determined for different cellulose materials and monomers. The translational diffusion, sedimentation, viscosity, and flow birefringence of copolymers have been investigated in different solvents. Experimental data showed that the copolymers obtained are graft copolymers with two to five grafted chains onto macromolecules. The minimum distance between the branch points is 100 ± 20 glucoside units. The peculiarity of these copolymers is relatively low polydispersity. The conformation of macromolecules of such copolymers in solution depends on the compatibility of the copolymer components and the thermodynamic properties of the solvent.     

Playing LEGO with macromolecules: Design,synthesis, and self‐organization with metal complexes

Several synthetic strategies for the incorporation of supramolecular binding units into polymers are described. Specifically, terpyridine ligands have been introduced into polymers in such a way that they are distributed either randomly throughout the polymer backbone or at the chain end(s). Two terpyridine ligands form octahedral complexes with a variety of transition‐metal ions, each having different properties. Some general statements regarding metal complex stability are presented as well as a special case representing the selective construction of heteroleptic terpyridine complexes. This leads to a kind of LEGO system for connecting and disconnecting the polymer blocks via metal complexes. Metallo‐supramolecular block copolymers, graft copolymers, and chain‐extended polymers can be designed and prepared with the principles described. Once the design parameters have been derived, thorough control over the final material and its properties can be gained. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 1413–1427, 2003     

Irradiation-grafted polymeric films. I. Preparation and properties of acrylic acid–grafted polyethylene films

Graft copolymers of low-density polyethylene film and acrylic acid have been prepared by the direct grafting technique. The properties of 27.4, 33.9, 41.2, and 46.4 wt-% poly(acrylic acid) graft copolymer films have been compared. Measurements include degree and uniformity of grafting, gel water content, degree of swelling on wetting, tensile strength, elongation, ion-exchange capacity, water-vapor transmission, and water flux and solute rejection under reverse osmosis conditions. These properties were found to vary as the composition of the graft copolymer changed; most properties were found to be a linear function of the degree of grafting.     

Functionalized conducting polymers for chemical sensors – an in situ ESR/UV‐Vis‐NIR voltammetric study

The redox and optical properties of various well defined polymer and copolymer films containing pyrrole or thiophene units were studied. The in situ ESR/UV‐Vis‐NIR spectroelectrochemistry was applied to investigate polymers and copolymers deposited both electrochemically or by a special chemical procedure using adhesion promoter onto the optically transparent indium‐tin‐oxide (ITO) electrodes. The spectroelectrochemical responses of chemically and electrochemically prepared polythiophenes on ITO were compared and the electronic structures of both polymers found to be similar. In situ ESR/UV‐Vis‐NIR voltammetric studies on electrochemically prepared copolymers containing pyrrole units and various N,N′‐ethylene‐bis(salicylidenimine) (salen) transition metal complexes indicate the presence of both polysalen and polypyrrole redox active centers in the copolymer.     

Swelling–shrinking behavior of hydrated noncross‐linked copolymer films in response to photoreversible isomerizaton and metal complexation of spiropyran units of the copolymers

The copolymer of hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA) and photochromic spiropyran methacrylate (SPMA) has been synthesized. The films of the copolymer (P(HPMA‐SPMA)) in a hydrated state showed reversible swelling–shrinking behavior in response to photoreversible isomerization and metal complexation of SPMA units in spite of covalently noncross‐linked copolymers. In addition, the protonated open form of the SPMA units of the copolymer was possibly stabilized thermodynamically by the HPMA units from ultraviolet–visible absorption measurement of the hydrated P(HPMA‐SPMA) film. On the other hand, the difference in color of the hydrated films between P(HPMA‐AABMA) and P(NIPMA‐AABMA), which was a copolymer of N‐isopropyl methacryl amide (NIPMA) and azobenzene methacrylate (AABMA) as a pH indicator, was suggestive of the interference of the proximal hydroxyl groups of the immobilized HPMA units with protonation of the AABMA units. The HPMA units of the copolymers also contributed to improvement of thermodynamic stability of the metal complexes with the SPMA units. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ceric-initiated polymerization onto polyacrylonitrile with carbohydrate end groups. Graft versus block copolymer formation

Starch-g-polyacrylonitrile (starch-g-PAN) copolymers were prepared by ceric ammonium nitrate initiation, and the major portion of the starch in these graft copolymers was then removed by acid hydrolysis to yield PAN with oligosaccharide end groups. Although these PAN-oligosaccharide samples reacted with methyl methacrylate in the presence of ceric ammonium nitrate, the resulting products were largely graft copolymers rather than the expected PAN-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) block copolymers. The following evidence is presented for a PAN-g-PMMA structure: (i) PAN without oligosaccharide end groups also produced a copolymer with methyl methacrylate under our reaction conditions. (ii) Starch-g-PAN (51 or 37% add-on) was a less reactive substrate toward ceric-initiated polymerization than PAN with oligosaccharide end groups. (iii) Low-add-on (18%) starch-g-PAN reacted with methyl methacrylate to give a final graft copolymer in which a large percentage of PMMA was grafted to the PAN component rather than to starch.     

Polymeric complex membranes based on styrene–diene–styrene triblock copolymers for oxygen enrichment

Polymers containing a vinylpyridine, vinylimidazole or oxirane group could be used to immobilize cobalt Schiff bases (CoS), which serve as the oxygen carrier in oxygen enrichment. The graft copolymers, based on styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) and styrene–isoprene–styrene grafted with 4-vinylpryidine and 1-vinylimidazole, and epoxidized SBS copolymers were prepared to immobilize CoS. The equilibrium constants between CoS and polymeric materials, the oxygen coordination number and the oxygen binding constants were determined. The thermodynamic parameters of oxygen association/dissociation in various complex membranes were determined. The oxygen permeation behavior through various CoS-containing complex membranes was studied and discussed by the dual-mode facilitated transport theory. The permeation properties of oxygen and nitrogen at low pressure were also investigated.     

New high temperature polymers. VI. Ordered heterocycle copolymers

A new class of linear, thermostable polymers is reported. The compositions are ordered heterocycle copolymers in which two different heterocycles alternate regularly along the polymer chain. Examples of combinations studied are: oxadiazole–benzimidazole, oxadiazole–pyromellitimide, and thiazole–pyromellitimide. The heterocycle copolymers, or alternatively, the corresponding precursor polymers, were prepared by condensing preformed di-or tetrafunctional blocks which contain one type of heterocycle with a second di- or tetrafunctional monomer under such conditions that no rearrangement of bonds occurred. The polymers are characterized in general by neither melting nor decomposing below 500°C. when heated in an inert atmosphere at a rate of about 10°C./min. Some of the copolymers are readily soluble in organic solvents; many, however, are soluble only in solvents such as concentrated sulfuric acid. In the case of the more intractable polymers, soluble precursor polymers can usually be prepared. In such precursor polymers only one of the heterocycles is preformed; the second heterocycle is formed by post-treatment after the polymer has been fabricated into an end product. All of the polymers yielded self-supporting films, some having very high strength; films of several of the polymers were hot-drawable. Drawn film of an ordered oxadiazoleimide copolymer was shown to be well oriented and moderately crystalline.     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of comb‐like copolymeric complexes based on thiazole ring and ionic liquid

Two comb‐like copolymers (BIMT and PMB) composed of N‐2‐thiazolylmethacrylamide (NTMA) and 2‐(1‐butylimidazolium‐3‐yl) ethyl methacrylate tetrafluoroborate (BIMA) were prepared by free radical polymerization and reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The conversion of the monomers to copolymer has been confirmed by FTIR spectra and ¹H NMR spectra. The metal (Ni²⁺, Nd³⁺) complexes of these two copolymers were prepared, and the magnetic behaviors of the complexes were studied. The coordinated complexes display three possible chelating structures, which lie on the nitrogen donor and oxygen donor ligands and the kinds of the metal ions. The bimetallic complexes (BIMT‐Nd‐Ni and PMB‐Nd‐Ni) were synthesized by using the different coordination sites of the polymers. The magnetic properties of the complexes show that different structures arising from the different preparations, the kinds and the contents of metal ions, and the state of the complexes can infect the exchange interaction between the metal ions and induce various magnetic phenomena. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 5123–5132, 2008     

Metallo‐Supramolecular Graft Copolymers: A Novel Approach Toward Polymer‐Analogous Reactions

A copolymer of poly(methyl methacrylate) with terpyridine units in the side chains was synthesized utilizing free‐radical polymerization. The free terpyridine units were complexed with several different terpyridineruthenium mono‐complexes, yielding metallo‐supramolecular graft copolymers. The materials obtained were characterized by means of NMR and UV‐vis spectroscopy as well as GPC. Characterization by thermal analysis revealed distinct differences between these new materials and the initial copolymer.     

Linear and comb‐like acrylonitrile/N‐isopropylacrylamide copolymers synthesized by the combination of RAFT polymerization and ATRP

We describe the synthesis of three novel thermoresponsive copolymers of acrylonitrile (AN) with N‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) by a combination of reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Linear copolymer polyacrylonitrile (PAN)‐b‐PNIPAM was directly prepared by RAFT polymerization. Comb‐like copolymers were synthesized by ATRP using brominated AN/2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate copolymers as macroinitiators, which were prepared by RAFT polymerization. FT‐IR, NMR, and GPC were employed to characterize the synthesized copolymers. Results indicate that the polymerization processes can be well controlled and the resultant copolymers have well‐defined structures as well as narrow polydispersity. Then dense films were fabricated from these thermoresponsive copolymers and the surface wettability was evaluated by water contact angle measurements at different temperatures. It is found that the surface wettability is temperature‐dependant and both the transition temperature and decrement of water contact angle are affected by the copolymer shapes as well as the length of PNIPAM blocks. Considering the excellent fiber‐ and membrane‐forming properties of PAN‐based copolymers, the obtained thermoresponsive copolymers are latent materials for functional fibers and membranes. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 92–102, 2009     

Polystyrene-nylon 6 graft copolymers

The synthesis of well-defined polystyrene-g-Nylon 6 copolymers is described. The materials were prepared for study of their rheological behaviour and to compare it with the recent findings for 2-phase block copolymer systems.The anionic polymerization of ?-caprolactam in the presence of polystyrene-ethyl acrylate copolymer was chosen as the preparative route. The reasons for the choice were (1) the fact that ester groups are known to be good initiators for the lactam polymerization and (2) that it has been previously established that uniform copolymers can be obtained from styrene and acrylate esters. The present paper describes initial results on preparation and characterization of graft copolymers.It was found that cross-linked materials resulted when the polystyrene copolymer contained more than 1 per cent by weight of ethyl acrylate. At lower ester concentrations, soluble and thermoplastic materials were obtained. The cross-linking reaction was tentatively identified as arising from the presence of the tertiary hydrogen alpha to the ester group. In agreement with this postulate, methacrylate copolymers produced soluble, thermoplastic grafts at concentrations as high as 5 weight per cent.The mechanical properties and the modulus-temperature behaviour of the 2-phase graft copolymer systems are also presented.     

Graft copolymers by acyclic diene metathesis and atom transfer radical polymerization techniques

Precise graft copolymer architectures were achieved by combining the macromonomer technique with the acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) reaction. These well‐defined copolymer structures were the result of proper monomer design before metathesis polymerization. Features such as length of the graft, nature, and concentration of the graft site along the backbone were manipulated via the combination of living atom transfer radical polymerization methods with ADMET chemistry. Furthermore, the physical behavior of these materials was altered such that they presented dissimilar thermal properties of either the homopolymers or random copolymers. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 2816–2827, 2003     

Modular photoinduced grafting onto approach by ketene chemistry

A modular approach for the synthesis of graft copolymers by the combination of reversible addition–fragmentation chain‐transfer (RAFT) polymerization and photoinduced acylation processes is described. In the two‐step approach, first the copolymers of benzodioxinone containing monomer, namely, 4‐oxo‐2,2‐diphenyl‐4H‐benzo[d][1,3]dioxin‐7‐yl methacrylate (BDMA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) in different feed ratios were prepared by RAFT polymerization. In the subsequent step, dichloromethane solutions of these copolymers (PMMA‐co‐PBDMA) were irradiated at λ = 300 nm in the presence of independently prepared hydroxyl functional polymers such as poly(ethylene glycol) (MeO‐PEG‐OH) and poly(?‐caprolactone) (PCL‐OH). Side‐chain esterification reaction between photochemically generated ketene groups and hydroxyl functionalities resulted in the formation graft copolymers. The intermediates and final graft copolymers were characterized by ¹H NMR, UV, IR, fluorescence, and GPC measurements. The success of the process was also confirmed by a model reaction using pyrene methanol. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019 , 57, 274–280     

含氟丙烯酸酯共聚物制备超疏水表面及其形成机理的研究

以丙烯酸全氟烷基乙基酯和甲基丙烯酸甲酯为共聚单体, 分别以用微乳液聚合法和溶液聚合法制备的无规共聚物和用可逆加成-断裂链转移制备的嵌段共聚物作为成膜共聚物, 并以1,1,2-三氟三氯乙烷作为溶剂, 采用溶剂挥发成膜法可以直接制备出超疏水膜, 聚合物膜对水的接触角可达160°. 改变聚合物结构和成膜条件, 探讨了该类超疏水膜的形成机理和影响因素. 发现膜的表面形貌和疏水性与共聚物的组成、结构、分子量以及成膜条件密切相关, 随着共聚物中氟含量的增大, 膜的表面形貌都趋于平滑; 而且, 无规共聚物比嵌段共聚物更易形成粗糙度好的膜; 同时, 较大的聚合物分子量和适宜的高的成膜温度都对形成粗糙结构有利.     

Mechanical property and biodegradability of solution‐cast films prepared from amphiphilic polylactide‐grafted dextran

Polylactide (PLA)‐grafted dextran was synthesized with a trimethylsilyl protection method to produce novel biodegradable, biomedical materials. PLA‐grafted dextrans with various lengths and numbers of graft chains were synthesized. The properties of solution‐cast films prepared from PLA‐grafted dextrans were investigated with thermal and dynamic mechanical analyses. The graft‐copolymer films exhibited lower glass‐transition temperatures, melting temperatures (T_m's), and crystallinities as well as higher viscosity properties as compared with poly‐L ‐lactide film. The T_m and crystallinity and mechanical properties at 37 °C could be adjusted by controlling the molecular structure such as the lengths and numbers of graft chains. Furthermore, the biodegradability of PLA‐grafted dextran films was investigated through the weight change of film and the molecular weight change of polymer during the in vitro degradation test. PLA‐grafted dextrans exhibited different degradation behavior from poly‐L ‐lactide with the introduction of a polysaccharide segment and branched structure as well as the change of end‐functional group. The degradation rate of PLA‐grafted dextran and the cast film prepared from PLA‐grafted dextran could be adjusted by controlling the sugar content or the length of graft chains. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 2462–2468, 2003     

Graft Copolymerization of Methyl Methacrylate onto Chitosan Initiated by Potassium Ditelluratocuprate(III)

A novel redox system, potassium ditelluratocuprate(III) (DTC)–chitosan, was employed to initiate the graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) onto chitosan in alkali medium. The effects of reaction variables, such as the initiator concentration, ratio of monomer to chitosan, the pH value, as well as reaction temperature and time were investigated, and the grafting conditions were optimized. Graft copolymers with both high grafting efficiency (>90%) and percentage of grafting were obtained, and the rate of polymerization is higher, which indicated that the DTC–chitosan redox system is an efficient initiator for this graft copolymerization. The structures and the thermal property of chitosan and chitosan–g–PMMA were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR), X‐ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). A mechanism is proposed to explain the generation of radicals and the initiation. The graft copolymer was used as the compatibilizer in blends of terpolyamide and chitosan. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) photographs indicated that the graft copolymer improved the compatibility of the blend.     

大豆蛋白接枝苯乙烯的合成及膜性能

大豆蛋白膜是无污染的包装涂布材料.但目前大豆蛋白膜尚不能取代合成高分子薄膜。其原因是亲水性使得它对水蒸气的阻隔有限,且它的力学性能无法达到要求。将苯乙烯接枝到大豆蛋白上,将有望提高大豆蛋白膜的力学性能。本文采用大豆分离蛋白和苯乙烯合成了接枝共聚物（SPI-g-PSt）。用流涎法分别制成SPI膜和SPI-g-PSt膜,并研究了它们的力学性能。     

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