磁性纳米粒子负载钯催化有机合成反应研究进展

磁性纳米粒子负载钯催化的有机合成反应,由于具有催化活性高,催化剂在外加磁场作用下即可快速分离和重复使用等特点,已引起了人们的广泛关注.综述了近年来磁性纳米粒子负载钯催化有机合成反应的研究进展,载体包括Fe3O4纳米粒子、有机小分子修饰的磁性纳米粒子、SiO2包覆的磁性纳米粒子、碳修饰磁性纳米粒子、羟基磷灰石包覆的磁性纳米粒子和有机高分子修饰的磁性纳米粒子等.     

圆柱表面上高分子共混刷微相分离的自洽场理论研究

我们运用高分子自洽场理论方法,结合“masking”技术,研究了高分子共混刷接枝到无限长圆柱表面上的微相分离行为. 理论预言了柱面上高分子共混刷的两种典型相分离形态：平行条纹相和环状相. 我们考察了圆柱半径、接枝密度以及相互作用参数对二者的影响,给出了体系在不同参数下相分离形态的相图,并且从相分离程度的角度对平行条纹相和环状相之间的转变作了解释. 我们还研究了平行条纹相相区数目以及环状相交替周期随圆柱半径的变化. 理论所预言的平行条纹相和环状相的存在以及体系参数对其稳定性的影响将有助于实验上合理设计、制备这类新颖的高分子刷材料.     

在平行板受限条件下AB两嵌段共聚物/纳米粒子复合物自组装行为的Monte Carlo模拟

采用Monte Carlo模拟方法研究了在平行板受限条件下A_(15)B_5非对称两嵌段共聚物与纳米粒子复合物的自组装行为,其中平行板对多组分嵌段A具有吸引相互作用.模拟结果表明,纳米粒子在两嵌段共聚物/纳米粒子复合物中的体积分数、嵌段共聚物不同嵌段与纳米粒子间的相互作用均对体系在平行板受限条件下的形貌结构及纳米粒子在体系中的分布有重要影响.当平行板间距一定时,未添加纳米粒子的A_(15)B_5非对称两嵌段共聚物中的A嵌段被吸附在平行板上形成层状相,而B嵌段则在平行板中形成六角堆积穿孔层状结构.加入与A嵌段不相容而与B嵌段相容的纳米粒子后,增加了纳米粒子与B嵌段的相容性,有利于保持B嵌段所形成的穿孔结构及孔洞尺寸,同时纳米粒子能够均匀地分散在B相区中.当引入的纳米粒子与A和B两嵌段均不相容时,降低纳米粒子与嵌段共聚物的不相容性同样有利于维持体系的穿孔结构.当纳米粒子与AB两嵌段共聚物间的排斥作用微弱时,即使含量较高,纳米粒子也不聚集,并且均匀分布在A相区与B相区的交界处.     

纳米粒子/共聚物混合体系结构的Monte Carlo模拟

基于简立方格点模型,对纳米粒子/共聚物混合体系进行了动力学Monte Carlo模拟研究. 每一共聚物链均由一个A珠子和三个B珠子组成,表示为A1B3. A1B3链的两亲性体现为B-B之间的相互吸引作用,同时憎水性的纳米粒子之间也存在相互吸引. 通过适当选取纳米粒子与B珠子之间的吸引作用势,观察到两种结构:纳米粒子/A1B3链的核-壳结构和纳米粒子分散在憎水壳层中的A1B3囊泡结构. 还研究了这两种结构的动力学演化过程,模拟结果表明在纳米粒子分散于囊泡壳层的过程中A1B3囊泡起模板作用.     

高分子/单链高分子纳米粒子复合体系中的界面性质

高分子与纳米粒子复合是改善高分子材料性能的有效途径.近20年来关于高分子/纳米粒子复合物的研究引起了学术界广泛的兴趣.然而由于此类体系中的影响因素复杂,虽然学者们在相关材料性能的研究方面取得了重要进展,但是相关理论的发展却相对滞后,其中一个重要原因是实验上表征手段的缺失,导致对体系中纳米粒子与本体高分子链相互作用规律的认识(尤其是两者界面性质的认识)不够.本文总结和阐述了我们近几年利用分子动力学模拟技术研究高分子/单链高分子纳米粒子复合体系的主要结果,并围绕此类复合体系中的界面结构及动力学性质,讨论并总结了纳米粒子对本体高分子链的作用范围及影响规律,指出单链纳米粒子对熔体链的作用范围与纳米粒子的自身尺寸相当,而与熔体高分子链的分子量没有直接的关系.该结论将为纳米复合体系高分子理论的发展提供重要参考.     

界面张力在基板诱导共混物分散相粒子粗化生长加速现象中的作用

通过相差显微镜和计算机图像处理来研究两相聚合物体系的粗化过程 .将具有不同聚比的乙烯 聚醋酸乙烯酯 (EVAc)共聚物与聚丙烯 (PP)共混 ,制备不同相界面张力的系列共混物薄膜 .观察了在玻璃基板的作用下 ,不同界面张力体系的分散相粒子粗化行为 ,发现界面张力在约 0 4 8·1 0 - 5N cm以上的体系中分散相粒子的粗化有明显的加速现象 ,粒子体积生长与时间关系的指数大于 1 0 ;而两相界面张力较低的情况下 ,选择具有不同表面极性的基板对同一体系试验 ,我们均未发现有粗化加速现象产生 ,且采用不同基板之间的试验结果差异很小 ,亦即当高分子共混物的相界面张力大于一定值时 ,仅与基板存在有关 ,粒子的粗化行为被加速     

磁性离子液体的应用研究

磁性离子液体是指能够吸附在磁铁上,在外加磁场作用下具有一定磁化强度的离子液体。本文综述了自2004年磁性离子液体概念提出至今在各领域的应用,其可以催化吡咯、3-甲基噻吩等单体合成导电高分子纳米微球,同时起到溶剂和模板的作用;还可以通过外加磁场调整产物的微观结构和形貌,从而得到不同的纳米结构;它也可以充当Lewis酸催化剂,催化傅克反应等一系列化学反应,并可以回收重复使用,而且回收有望通过磁场简单实现;与碳纳米管以共价键结合可以制备具有磁性的碳纳米管。除此之外,磁性离子液体在光控顺磁性超分子体系、吸收有机挥发物等领域的应用在近年也陆续有报道。     

内含Fe_3O_4和金纳米粒子的碳化微球的制备及其催化性能

通过蒸馏-沉淀聚合制备了丙烯酸-二乙烯苯共聚物微球,经离子交换吸附Fe2+离子,然后通过空气中加热、氩气气氛中高温碳化得到了含Fe3O4纳米粒子的多孔磁性碳化微球。在水介质中多孔磁性碳化微球吸附氯金酸,然后还原得到内含金纳米粒子的磁性碳化微球。以硼氢化钠还原对硝基苯酚生成对氨基苯酚反应为例,研究了内含金纳米粒子的磁性碳化微球的催化作用。结果表明,内含金纳米粒子的磁性碳化微球对该反应有很好的催化作用。通过外磁场很容易将磁性微球从反应液相中分离出来,微球重复使用10次后其催化活性基本未变。     

聚丙烯酰胺修饰Fe_3O_4磁性纳米粒子的制备与表征

首先通过化学处理在Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子表面引入Si—H键,然后通过选择性的硅氢加成反应制备了一个端基带溴的磁性引发剂,并利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)技术,在该磁性引发剂表面接枝了聚丙烯酰胺高分子,该聚丙烯酰胺高分子展现出分子量高度可控性和窄的分子量分布.经聚丙烯酰胺修饰后Fe3O4磁性纳米粒子的比饱和磁化强度为58.5 emu.g-1,与未修饰纳米Fe3O4相比下降约20%.     

水滑石型磁性纳米载药粒子的制备及其体外药物释放性能研究

通过调变镁铁尖晶石的含量, 采用一步共沉淀法制备了一系列具有核壳结构的水滑石型磁性纳米载药粒子, 对其微结构、热稳定性、磁性和药物释放性能进行了系统的研究. 结果表明这种磁性纳米载药粒子是一种具有以镁铁尖晶石为核层、双氯酚酸(Diclofenac, DIC)插层水滑石(DIC-LDH)为壳层的复合纳米粒子, 粒径在90～180 nm之间. 其中壳层DIC-LDH的晶粒尺寸D₁₁₀和层板电荷密度随磁核含量的增大而逐渐减小. 磁性纳米载药粒子的载药量随磁核含量的增大而逐渐减小, 而其比饱和磁化强度则随着磁核含量的增大逐渐增大. 体外释放实验表明, 无外加磁场时, 磁核含量增大, 壳层DIC-LDH粒径减小, 磁性纳米载药粒子药物释放速率逐渐增大|外加1500 G磁场时, 磁核含量增大, 磁致团聚程度增大, 其药物释放速率逐渐减小.     

Magnetic particle‐loaded polymer brushes induced by external magnetic field: A Monte Carlo simulation

The effects of applied magnetic field on the system composed of polymer brushes and magnetic particles are studied by means of Monte Carlo simulation. The direction of the applied magnetic field is chosen to be perpendicular to the substrate plane. Polymer brushes and magnetic particles are attracted to each other. The average heights of polymer brushes depend not only on the strength of applied magnetic field (H) but also on the brush grafting density (σ) and the chain length (N). The applied magnetic field influences the arrangement of magnetic particles, and in turn, the arrangement of magnetic particles affects the spatial distribution of polymer brush monomers. When the strength of the magnetic field is increased, the average height of polymer brushes will be increased accordingly. The reason is that the orientations of the magnetic moments of particles must be along the magnetic field direction, and this leads polymer brushes to rearrange along the magnetic field direction. At the same time, the chain length and the grafting density of polymer brushes have also effects on the properties of the magnetic particles, such as the magnetic particles distribution, magnetic susceptibility, and pair correlation functions. Comparisons with the experimental ones are also made, and this investigation can provide some insights into statistical properties of magnetic particle‐loaded brushes induced by external magnetic field. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 1873–1881, 2010     

Binary hairy nanoparticles: Recent progress in theory and simulations

Binary polymer brushes, including mixed homopolymer brushes and diblock copolymer brushes, are an attractive class of environmentally responsive nanostructured materials. Owing to microphase separation of the two chemically distinct components in the brush, multifaceted nanomaterials with functionalized and patterned surfaces can be obtained. This review summarizes recent progress on the theory and simulations related to binary polymer brushes grafted to flat, spherical, and cylindrical substrates, with a focus on patterned morphologies of multifaceted hairy nanoparticles, an intriguing class of hybrid nanostructured particles (e.g., nanospheres and nanorods). In particular, powerful field theory and particle-based simulations suitable for revealing novel structures on these patterned surfaces, including self-consistent field theory and dissipative particle dynamics simulations, are emphasized. The unsolved yet critical issues in this research field, such as dynamic response of binary polymer brushes to environmental stimuli and the hierarchical self-assembly of binary hairy nanoparticles, are briefly discussed. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2014 , 52, 1583–1599     

A controlled approach to iron oxide nanoparticles functionalization for magnetic polymer brushes

In this article, we report a detailed study of surface modification of magnetite nanoparticles by means of three different grafting agents, functional for the preparation of magnetic polymer brushes. 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), 3-chloropropyltriethoxysilane (CPTES), and 2-(4-chlorosulfonylphenyl)ethyltrichlorosilane (CTCS) were chosen as grafting models through which a wide range of polymer brushes can be obtained. By means of accurate thermogravimetric analysis a good control over the amount of immobilized molecules is achieved, and optimal operating conditions for each grafting agent are consequently determined. Graft densities ranging from approximately 4 to 7 molecules per nm(2) are obtained, depending on the conditions used. In addition, the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) carried out with CTCS-coated nanoparticles is presented as an example of polymer brushes, leading to a well-defined and dense polymeric coating of around 0.6 PMMA chains per nm(2).     

Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer Brushes Containing β-Cyclodextrin Grafted to Magnetic Nanoparticles for Determination of Naproxen in Urine

β-Cyclodextrin containing polymer brushes were grafted to magnetic nanoparticles following free radical copolymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide and allyl glycidyl ether on the surface. The products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, elemental analysis, and transmission electron microscopy and employed for solid phase extraction of naproxen in human urine. The profile of the naproxen adsorbed by the nanoparticles demonstrated high accessibility of the β-cyclodextrin. Scatchard analysis indicated that the capacity of the nanoparticles was 112 µmol g^?1 at 25°C and a pH of 5. The adsorption data of naproxen were considered by Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich–Peterson, and Temkin isotherms. Approximately 55% of naproxen was released in simulated gastric fluid in 30 min and 94% in simulated intestinal fluid in 30 h. These data have indicated the utility of the naproxen loaded- β-cyclodextrin containing polymer brushes grafted to magnetic nanoparticles for enteric drug delivery.     

Stimuli-responsive polyelectrolyte polymer brushes prepared via atom-transfer radical polymerization

We present an account of our research into polyelectrolyte polymer brushes that are capable of acting as stimuli-responsive films. We first detail the synthesis of poly(acrylic acid) polymer brushes using ATRP in a "grafting from" strategy. Significantly, we employed a chemical-free deprotection step that should leave the anchoring ester groups intact. We have demonstrated how these polymer assemblies respond to stimuli such as pH and electrolyte concentration. We have used poly(acrylic acid) polymer brushes for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and review this work. We have used XPS, ATR-FTIR, and AFM spectroscopy to show the presence of silver and palladium nanoparticles within polymer brushes. Finally, we report the synthesis of AB diblock polyampholyte polymer brushes that represent an extension of polyelectrolyte polymer brushes.     

Selective Adsorption of Functionalized Nanoparticles to Patterned Polymer Brush Surfaces and Its Probing with an Optical Trap

The site‐specific attachment of nanoparticles is of interest for biomaterials or biosensor applications. Polymer brushes can be used to regulate this adsorption, so the conditions for selective adsorption of phosphonate‐functionalized nanoparticles onto micropatterned polymer brushes with different functional groups are optimized. By choosing the strong polyelectrolytes poly(3‐sulfopropyl methacrylate), poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate), and poly[2‐(methacryloyloxy)ethyl trimethylammonium chloride], it is possible to direct the adsorption of nanoparticles to specific regions of the patterned substrates. A pH‐dependent adsorption can be achieved by using the polycarboxylate brush poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) as substrate coating. On PMAA brushes, the nanoparticles switch from attachment to the brush regions to attachment to the grooves of a patterned substrate on changing the pH from 3 to 7. In this manner, patterned substrates are realized that assemble nanoparticles in pattern grooves, in polymer brush areas, or substrates that resist the deposition of the nanoparticles. The nanoparticle deposition can be directed in a pH‐dependent manner on a weak polyelectrolyte, or is solely charge‐dependent on strong polyelectrolytes. These results are correlated with surface potential measurements and show that an optical trap is a versatile method to directly probe interactions between nanoparticles and polymer brushes. A model for these interactions is proposed based on the optical trap measurements.     

Nanoscale actuation of thermoreversible polymer brushes coupled with localized surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles

This paper describes the fabrication of hybrid nanoassemblies with polymer brushes and gold nanoparticles enabling detection of nanoscale optical changes based on localized surface plasmon resonance. The reversible and thermosensitive nanoscale actuation is achieved by combining stimuli-responsive polymer brushes and gold nanoparticles independently and selectively assembled on substrates. These hybrid nanoassemblies are assembled on numerous substrates and will be applicable for optoelectronics, nanoactuator, and nanosensor applications.     

Motion of integrated CdS nanoparticles by phase separation of block copolymer brushes

A new method of reversibly moving CdS nanoparticles in the perpendicular direction was developed on the basis of the phase separation of block copolymer brushes. Polystyrene-b-(poly(methyl methacrylate)-co-poly(cadmium dimethacrylate)) (PS-b-(PMMA-co-PCdMA)) brushes were grafted from the silicon wafer by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). By exposing the polymer brushes to H2S gas, PS-b-(PMMA-co-PCdMA) brushes were converted to polystyrene-b-(poly(methyl methacrylate)-co-poly(methacrylic acid)(CdS)) (PS-b-(PMMA-co-PMAA(CdS))) brushes, in which CdS nanoparticles were chemically bonded by the carboxylic groups of PMAA segment. Alternating treatment of the PS-b-(PMMA-co-PMAA(CdS)) brushes by selective solvents for the outer block (a mixed solvent of acetone and ethanol) and the inner PS block (toluene) induced perpendicular phase separation of polymer brushes, which resulted in the reversible lifting and lowering of CdS nanoparticles in the perpendicular direction. The extent of movement can be adjusted by the relative thickness of two blocks of the polymer brushes.     

Nanosegregated polymeric domains on the surface of Fe3O4@SiO2 particles

Multifunctional, biocompatible, and brush‐grafted poly(ethylene glycol)/poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PEG/PCL) nanoparticles have been synthesized, characterized, and used as vehicles for transporting hydrophobic substances in water. For anchoring the polymer mixed brushes, we used magnetic‐silica particles of 40 nm diameter produced by the reverse microemulsion method. The surface of the silica particle was functionalized with biocompatible polymer brushes, which were synthesized by the combination of “grafting to” and “grafting from” techniques. PEG was immobilized on the particles surface, by “grafting to,” whereas PCL was growth by ROP using the “grafting from” approach. By varying the synthetic conditions, it was possible to control the amount of PCL anchored on the surface of the nanoparticles and consequently the PEG/PCL ratio, which is a vital parameter connected with the arrangement of the polymer brushes as well as the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance of the particles. Thus, adjusting the PEG/PCL ratio, it was possible to obtain a system formed by PEG and PCL chains grafted on the particle's surface that collapsed in segregated domains depending on the solvent used. For instance, the nanoparticles are colloidally stable in water due to the PEG domains and at the same time are able to transport, entrapped within the PCL portion, highly water‐insoluble drugs. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 2966–2975     

Preparation of magnetic microspheres with thiol-containing polymer brushes and immobilization of gold nanoparticles in the brush layer

Narrow-disperse magnetic microspheres were prepared by alkaline coprecipitation of Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions within poly(acrylic acid–divinylbenzene) microspheres that were prepared by distillation–precipitation copolymerization. Magnetic microspheres with polymer brushes that contain epoxy groups were prepared by graft copolymerization of glycidyl methacrylate and glycerol monomethacrylate via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) from the magnetic microsphere surfaces. Subsequently, magnetic microspheres with thiol-containing polymer brushes were prepared by treating the epoxy group-containing magnetic microspheres with sodium hydrosulfide. Gold nanoparticles were immobilized in the brush layer of the thiol-containing magnetic microspheres through Au–S coordination. The catalytic activity of the gold nanoparticle-immobilized magnetic microspheres was investigated using the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol with sodium borohydride as a model reaction. The catalyst could be reused for over 10 cycles without noticeable loss of catalytic activity.