SYNTHESIS OF POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)-SILICA NANO-COMPOSITES. II. POLY[METHYL METHACRYLATE-block-(METHYL METHACRYLATE-co-2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE)]

ABSTRACT

One kind of poly(methyl methacrylate [MMA]-block-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate [HEMA]) block copolymer and two kinds of poly[MMA1-block-(MMA-co-HEMA)] block-random copolymers were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization. Then, poly(methyl methacrylate) [PMMA]-silica nano composites were synthesized by blending perhydropolysilazane (PHPS: NN-110) and block or block-random copolymers in 1,4-dioxane and casting the blend solutions. All composite films were transparent. Silica and organic domains were microphase separated in the composites. The effects of PHEMA content and blend ratio of PHPS to hydroxyl group on the microphase separation were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The thermal properties of the composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravitic analysis (TGA).     

Selective uranium adsorption using modified acrylamide resins

Polymeric matrices composed of N,N′-Methylenebis(acrylamide)/glycidyl methacrylate was prepared and modified producing two resins (GMA/MBA/OH and GMA/MBA/SO₃H). The adsorption of U(VI) ions onto the modified acrylamide resins was studied from synthetic and granite samples. For better understanding around the uranium mineralization and the rock-forming minerals of the hosted granitic rocks, to facilitate the choice of the appropriate ore-processing techniques, it was necessary to identify the mineral composition and the radiometric specifications of the used granitic rock. The synthesized adsorbents revealed a promising selective adsorption toward the U(VI) ions from its bearing solutions even with the competence of other cations.

     

Water-Soluble imide-amide copolymers. II. Preparation and characterization of poly (acrylamide-co-p-maleimidobenzoic acid)

The comonomer required, p-maleimidobenzoic acid (MBA) was first prepared in good yield by refinements of published methods. p-Carboxysuccinanilic acid (CSA), and p-succinimidobenzoic acid (SBA), were also prepared to provide models useful for IR and NMR for spectroscopic assignments of the new copolymers. Polymerization of MBA with acrylamide in glacial acetic acid at 60°C gave copolymers with estimated viscosity average molecular weights of 60,000 to 90,000. Yields and viscosity average molecular weights decreased as the MBA to acrylamide monomer feed ratio was increased. The rate of incorporation of MBA into the copolymer rose from 7 to 23% when the mole ratio in the feed was raised from 5 to 20%. Decreasing the initiator concentration increased molecular weights by less than predicted and reduced the yield of copolymer for any given feed ratio of MBA to acrylamide. In all cases about 30–40% of the MBA units in the purified copolymers were hydrolyzed. A change to dimethyl sulfoxide solvent gave good, and poor yields of copolymer at 5 and 10 mol % MBA, respectively, and no copolymer at 20 mol % MBA. Viscosity average molecular weights of the copolymer products prepared in DMSO were somewhat lower than obtained for the copolymers prepared in acetic acid. Polymerization in a DMSO-water mixture gave a negligible yield of polymeric product. Instead, only hydrolysates of MBA precipitated when the coloured polymerization solutions were added to methanol.     

Cationic methacrylate copolymers containing primary and tertiary amino side groups: Controlled synthesis via RAFT polymerization,DNA condensation,and in vitro gene transfection

A versatile family of cationic methacrylate copolymers containing varying amounts of primary and tertiary amino side groups were synthesized and investigated for in vitro gene transfection. Two different types of methacrylate copolymers, poly(2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)/aminoethyl methacrylate [P(DMAEMA/AEMA)] and poly(2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate)/aminohexyl methacrylate [P(DMAEMA/AHMA)], were obtained by reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) copolymerization of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) with N‐(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)aminoethyl methacrylate (Boc‐AEMA) or N‐(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)aminohexyl methacrylate (Boc‐AHMA) followed by acid deprotection. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) measurements revealed that Boc‐protected methacrylate copolymers had M_n in the range of 16.1–23.0 kDa and low polydispersities of 1.12–1.26. The copolymer compositions were well controlled by monomer feed ratios. Dynamic light scattering and agarose gel electrophoresis measurements demonstrated that these PDMAEMA copolymers had better DNA condensation than PDMAEMA homopolymer. The polyplexes of these copolymers revealed low cytotoxicity at an N/P ratio of 3/1. The in vitro transfection in COS‐7 cells in serum free medium demonstrated significantly enhanced (up to 24‐fold) transfection efficiencies of PDMAEMA copolymer polyplexes as compared with PDMAEMA control. In the presence of 10% serum, P(DMAEMA/AEMA) and P(DMAEMA/AHMA) displayed a high transfection activity comparable with or better than 25 kDa PEI. These results suggest that cationic methacrylate copolymers are highly promising for development of safe and efficient nonviral gene transfer agents. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 2869–2877, 2010     

Synthesis of Poly(Styrene)-block-poly(methacrylate)-block-poly(styrene) via Site Transformation Reaction

Abstract

Triblock copolymers with polystyrene outer blocks and an inner polymethacrylate block were synthesized by a site transformation reaction using anionic and cationic polymerization techniques. In order to obtain such ABA block copolymers, two synthetic routes have been applied. In the first case, different methacrylates (methyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate) were polymerized anionically with a bifunctional initiator to get poly(methacrylate) dianions later forming the inner block whereas in the second case poly(styrene)-block-poly(methacrylate) anions were synthesized by monofunctional initiation via sequential monomer addition. In a subsequent step, the living chain ends of the methacrylate dianions on one side, and the diblock copolymer anions on the other side, were functionalized with 1,4-bis(l-bromoethyl)benzene in order to obtain a potential bifunctional or monofunctional macroinitiator for the cationic polymerization of styrene. Then, styrene was polymerized cationically with the macroinitiator in the presence of SnCl₄ as coinitiator and _n Bu₄NBr as a common ion salt in CH₂Cl₂ at -15°C. Block formation was proven by SEC measurements, preparative SEC and NMR characterization.     

Preparation and photochemical study of soluble optically active block copolymethacrylates and azo-containing random copolymethacrylates

A series of soluble optically active block copolymers of trityl methacrylate (TrMA) and cyclohexyldiphenylmethyl methacrylate (CHDPMA) with methyl methacrylate (MMA) and n-butyl methacrylate (n-BuMA) were synthesized using the complex of 9-fluorenyllithium and (S,S)-(+)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-bis(dimethylamino)butane as an initiator in toluene at −78°C. Soluble optically active random copolymers derived from TrMA and azo methacrylates, 6-(4-phenylazophenoxy)hexyl methacrylate (PAHM) and 2-(4-phenylazophenoxy)ethyl methacrylate (PAEM), were obtained under similar anionic polymerization conditions. Optical activities of the copolymers largely depended on the weight percentage of TrMA or CHDPMA component in the polymer chains. Solubility and film formability were significantly improved for the copolymers. Irradiation of optically active TrMA–MMA and CHDPMA–MMA block copolymer films containing photoacid, diphenyl-p-tolylsulfonium triflate, causes the partial hydrolysis of bulky esters and results in the conformational randomization of helical chains, which in turn leads to a significant change in optical rotation of the films. Photoisomerization studies of azo-containing random copolymers indicate that the trans to cis isomerization induces the helical conformation racemization in solution. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Syntheses of graft and star copolymers possessing polyolefin branches by using polyolefin macromonomer

Graft and star copolymers having poly(methacrylate) backbone and ethylene–propylene random copolymer (EPR) branches were successfully synthesized by radical copolymerization of an EPR macromonomer with methyl methacrylate (MMA). EPR macromonomers were prepared by sequential functionalization of vinylidene chain‐end group in EPR via hydroalumination, oxidation, and esterification reactions. Their copolymerizations with MMA were carried out with monofunctional and tetrafunctional initiators by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Gel‐permeation chromatography and NMR analyses confirmed that poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)‐g‐EPR graft copolymers and four‐arm (PMMA‐g‐EPR) star copolymers could be synthesized by controlling EPR contents in a range of 8.6–38.1 wt % and EPR branch numbers in a range of 1–14 branches. Transmission electron microscopy of these copolymers demonstrated well‐dispersed morphologies between PMMA and EPR, which could be controlled by the dispersion of both segments in the range between 10 nm and less than 1 nm. Moreover, the differentiated thermal properties of these copolymers were demonstrated by differential scanning calorimetry analysis. On the other hand, the copolymerization of EPR macromonomer with MMA by conventional free radical polymerization with 2,2′‐azobis(isobutyronitrile) also gave PMMA‐g‐EPR graft copolymers. However, their morphology and thermal property remarkably differed from those of the graft copolymers obtained by ATRP. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43: 5103–5118, 2005     

Synthesis and study of immobilized porphyrins on the basis of acrylic polymer carriers

In order to obtain porphyrin-containing polymers, the copolymerization of acrylate monomers of the various structures with natural porphyrin, namely methyl pheophorbide a (MPP) and its complex with copper (CuMPP) in tetrahydrofuran and toluene was studied. The copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with MPP or CuMPP, glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) with MPP or CuMPP having different compositions were synthesized. The influence of the nature of the solvent, the initial mass ratio of the monomers during copolymerization on the structure, composition, and properties of the obtained compounds were investigated. The study of the physico-chemical, molecular weight, structural, and chemical characteristics of the prepared copolymers was carried out. The possibility of controlled synthesis of the copolymers with controlled molecular weight characteristics by varying the parameters of the reaction medium was shown.

     

Synthesis and characterization of polycholesteryl methacrylate–polyhydroxyethyl methyacrylate block copolymers

We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of novel diblock copolymers, poly(cholesteryl methacrylate‐b‐2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PCMA‐b‐PHEMA). Monomers, cholesteryl methacrylate (CMA) and 2‐(trimethylsiloxy)ethyl methacrylate (HEMA‐TMS), were prepared from methyacryloyl chloride and 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate, respectively. Homopolymers of CMA, PCMA, with well‐defined molecular weights and polydispersity indices (PDI), were prepared by reversible addition fragmentation and chain transfer (RAFT) method. Precursor diblock copolymers, PCMA‐b‐P(HEMA‐TMS), were synthesized using PCMA as macromolecular chain transfer agent and monomer, HEMA‐TMS. Product diblock copolymers, PCMA‐b‐PHEMA, were prepared by deprotecting trimethylsilyl units in the precursor diblock copolymers using acid catalysts. Detailed molecular characterization of the precursor diblock copolymers, PCMA‐b‐P(HEMA‐TMS), and the product diblock copolymers, PCMA‐b‐PHEMA, confirmed the composition and structure of these polymers. This versatile synthetic strategy can be used to prepare new amphiphilic block copolymers with cholesterol in one block and hydrogen‐bonding moieties in the second block. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6801–6809, 2008     

POLYACRYLONITRILE PRECURSORS FOR CARBON FIBER WITH IMIDOCARBOX YLIC ACID UNITS: COPOLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLONITRILE WITH MALEIMIDOBENZOIC ACID

ABSTRACT

4-Maleimidobenzoic acid (MBA) was explored as a comonomer in polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursors for carbon fiber. The copolymerization of acrylonitrile (AN) with MBA was carried out in DMF. The reactivity of MBA was considerably less than that of AN, which was manifested as a negative reactivity ratio for the former. The r _MBA- values from ?0.24 to ?0.33 and r _AN values of 1.07 were obtained by Kelen-Tudos and extended Kelen-Tudos methods. The penultimate reactivity ratios were determined by both linear and non-linear methods. The values were r ₁=0.0093, r ₁′=0.0132, r ₂=1.063 and r ₂′=1.625. The relative MBA concentration in the copolymer decreased drastically on enhancing its content in the monomer mixture. The penultimate model could satisfactorily explain the feed-copolymer composition profile for the whole composition range. MBA caused a decrease in the apparent copolymerization rate and molecular weight in agreement with the observed trends in the reactivity ratios. A statistical prediction of monomer sequences based on reactivity ratios implied that MBA existed as a lone monomer unit between the long sequences of AN units. This sequence distribution is suited for the efficiency of MBA in cyclisation reaction, which stabilizes PAN during its pyrolysis. Optimum thermal stabilization effect and char yield were observed for copolymers with around 3 mol% MBA in the chain.     

SYNTHESIS OF POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)-SILICA NANO-COMPOSITE

ABSTRACT

Transparent organic/pre-ceramic composite films of poly(methyl methacrylate) [PMMA] and perhydropolysilazane [PHPS] were synthesized by blending poly(methyl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) [P(MMA-co-HEMA)] random copolymers and PHPS. In the blend films, P(MMA-graft-PHPS) graft copolymers were formed, PMMA and PHPS were microscopically phase-separated in the solid state. Morphology of the microphase separation was investigated by transmission electron microscopy by changing HEMA content of the random copolymers and blend ratio of PHPS to HEMA. To convert PHPS to silica glass, the blend films were calcinated at 100°C. The morphology of the microphase separation of the films was not changed by the calcinations; the calcinated films were transparent. When the molar content of HEMA of P(MMA-co-HEMA) and the molar content of PHPS to HEMA in feed were 14.5% and 150%, respectively, the morphology was well ordered lamellae of PMMA and silica.     

Polymerization behavior of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl methacrylate: A monomer carrying a hindered amine group

Copolymers of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl methacrylate (TPMA) with styrene (S) and with methyl methacrylate (MMA) were synthesized using AIBN as initiator. S–TPMA copolymers from feed ranging from 0.10–0.80 mole fractions TPMA and MMA-TPMA copolymers from feed of 0.04–0.85 mole fractions TPMA were used in the determination of monomer reactivity ratios r₁, r₂. Four different methods were employed in the calculations of r₁ and r₂ and all calculated results were in good agreement with each other. The structure of S–TPMA copolymers was inferred to be of an alternating nature while that of MMA–TPMA copolymers was random. Both copolymers are potential hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) and are expected to be less extractable from, and more compatible with, polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) base polymers.     

Synthesis of Amphiphilic ABCBA-Type Pentablock Copolymer from Consecutive ATRPs and Self-Assembly in Aqueous Solution

Summary: A novel amphiphilic ABCBA-type pentablock copolymer with properties that are sensitive to temperature and pH, poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA- b-PTFEMA-b-PCL-b-PTFEMA-b-PDMAEMA), was synthesized via consecutive atom transfer radical polymerizations (ATRPs). The copolymers obtained were characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, respectively. The aggregation behaviors of the pentablock copolymers in aqueous solution with different pH (pH = 4.0, 7.0 and 8.5) were studied. Transmission electron microscopic images revealed that spherical micelles from self-assembly of the pentablock copolymer were prevalent in all cases. The mean diameters of these micelles increased from 34, 46, to 119 nm when the pH of the aqueous solution decreased from 8.5, 7.0, to 4.0, respectively.     

Heteroarm Star‐Like Micelles Formed from Polystyrene‐block‐poly(2‐vinyl pyridine)‐block‐poly(methyl methacrylate) ABC Triblock Copolymers in Toluene

Polystyrene‐block‐poly(2‐vinyl pyridine)‐block‐poly(methyl methacrylate) ABC triblock copolymers were synthesized by sequential living anionic polymerization. Their solution properties were investigated in toluene, which is a bad solvent for the middle block. Spherical micelles are formed, which consist of a poly(2‐vinyl pyridine) dense core bearing polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) soluble chains at the corona. These micelles exhibit the architecture of heteroarm star copolymers obtained by “living” polymerization methods. The aggregation numbers strongly depend on the length of the insoluble P2VP middle block, thus remarkably affecting the size of the micelles.     

Copolymers of methyl methacrylate and fluoroalkyl methacrylates: Effects of fluoroalkyl groups on the thermal and optical properties of the copolymers

Fluoroalkyl methacrylates, 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate ( 1 ), hexafluoroisopropyl methacrylate ( 2 ), 1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoro‐2‐methyl‐2‐propyl methacrylate ( 3 ), and perfluoro t‐butyl methacrylate ( 4 ) were synthesized. Homopolymers and copolymers of these fluoroalkyl methacrylates with methyl methacrylate (MMA) were prepared and characterized. With the exception of the copolymers of MMA and 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate ( 1 ), the glass transition temperatures (T_gs) of the copolymers were found to deviate positively from the Gordon‐Taylor equation. The positive deviation from the Gordon‐Taylor equation could be accounted for by the dipole–dipole intrachain interaction between the methyl ester group and the fluoroalkyl ester group of the monomer units. These T_g values of the copolymers were found to fit with the Schneider equation. The fitting parameters in the Schneider equation were calculated, and R² values, the coefficients of determination, were almost 1.0. The refractive indices of the copolymers, measured at 532, 633, and 839 nm wavelengths, were lower than that of PMMA and showed a linear relationship with monomer composition in the copolymers. 2 and MMA have a tendency to polymerize in an alternating uniform monomer composition, resulting in less light scattering. This result suggests that the copolymer prepared with an equal molar ratio of 2 and MMA may have useful properties with applications in optical devices. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4748–4755, 2008     

Free-Radical Synthesis of Block Copolymers via Dixanthogen-Linked Polymer Sequences

Abstract

Due to high chain transfer and the subsequent terminator properties of the dixanthogen moiety, (AB)_n multiblock copolymers of poly(oxyethylene-block-methyl methacrylate) and ABA triblock copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate-block-2-ethylhexyl acrylate) could be synthesized from dixanthogen-linked poly(oxyethylene) and poly(methyl methacrylate) pre-polymer sequences, respectively, using free-radical chemistry. A simple and efficient method was developed for the synthesis of dixanthogen-linked polymers: Hydroxyl-functionalized pre-polymers were reduced using NaH to form alkoxide; CS₂ was then added to the alkoxide to form xanthate; and finally the xanthate was oxidized either in an aqueous or organic medium to form the dixanthogen. The synthesis techniques provided in this paper are general and thus, in principle, can be applied to many other block copolymer systems.     

Solution polymerization of vinyl monomers in the presence of poly(N-acetyliminoethylene) macroazoinitiators

New block copolymers with poly(N-acetyliminoethylene) and vinyl sequences were obtained by a two-step synthetic approach. In the first stage macroinitiators of poly(N-acetyliminoethylene) type, with azo groups inserted in the main chain, were prepared. They were latter used in the radical polymerization of some vinyl monomers [styrene, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, β-(N-carbazolyl)ethyl acrylate, β-(methacryloyfoxy)ethyl 3,5-dinitrobenzoate]. The resulting block copolymers were characterized by spectral methods, elemental analysis, gel permeation chromatography, and electron microscopy. The kinetic study of the thermal and photochemical decomposition of the synthesized macroazoinitiators, as well as the polymerization data, suggest a dependence of their initiating efficiency on the length of the poly(N-acetyliminoethylene) segments. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis and characterization of graft copolymers based on polyepichlorohydrin via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization

In this study, synthesis of poly(epichlorohydrin-g-methyl methacrylate) graft copolymers by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was reported. For this purpose, epichlorohydrin was polymerized by using HNO₃ via cationic ring-opening mechanism. A RAFT macroinitiator (macro-RAFT agent) was obtained by the reaction of potassium ethyl xanthogenate and polyepichlorohydrin. The graft copolymers were synthesized using macro-RAFT agent as initiator and methyl methacrylate as monomer. The synthesis of graft copolymers was conducted by changing the time of polymerization and the amount of monomer-initiator concentration that affect the RAFT polymerization. The effects of these parameters on polymerization were evaluated via various analyses. The characterization of the products was determined using ¹H-nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, gel-permeation chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis, elemental analysis, and fractional precipitation techniques. The block lengths of the graft copolymers were calculated by using ¹H-NMR spectrum. It was observed that the block length could be altered by varying the monomer and initiator concentrations.     

Thermoresponsive terpolymers based on methacrylate monomers: Effect of architecture and composition

A series of amphiphilic thermoresponsive copolymers was synthesized by group transfer polymerization. Seven copolymers were prepared based on the nonionic hydrophobic n‐butyl methacrylate (BuMA), the ionizable hydrophilic and thermoresponsive 2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and the nonionic hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol)methyl methacrylate (PEGMA). In particular, one diblock copolymer and six tricomponent copolymers of different architectures and compositions, one random and five triblock copolymers, were synthesized. The polymers and their precursors were characterized in terms of their molecular weight and composition using gel permeation chromatography and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, respectively. Aqueous solutions of the polymers were studied by turbidimetry, hydrogen ion titration, and light scattering to determine their cloud points, pK_as, and hydrodynamic diameters and investigate the effect of the polymers' composition and architecture. The thermoresponsive behavior of the copolymers was also studied. By increasing the temperature, all polymer solutions became more viscous, but only one polymer, the one with the highest content of the hydrophobic BuMA, formed a stable physical gel. Interestingly, the thermoresponsive behavior of these triblock copolymers was affected not only by the terpolymers' composition but also by the terpolymers' architecture. These findings can facilitate the design and engineering of injectable copolymers for tissue engineering that could enable the in situ formation of physical gels at body temperature. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 775–783, 2010     

Biologically active polymers. V. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of modified poly(glycidyl methacrylate‐co‐2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) derivatives with quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts

Antimicrobial copolymers bearing quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts based on a copolymer of glycidyl methacrylate and 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate were synthesized. Poly(glycidyl methacrylate‐co‐2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate) was modified for the introduction of chloromethyl groups by its reaction with chloroacetyl chloride. The chloroacetylated copolymer was modified for the production of quaternary ammonium or phosphonium salts. The antimicrobial activity of the obtained copolymers was studied against gram‐negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella sp., and Salmonella typhae), gram‐positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilus and B. cereus), and the fungus Trichophyton rubrum by the cut‐plug method. The results showed that the three copolymers had high antimicrobial activity. A control experiment was carried out on the main polymer without ammonium or phosphonium groups. The copolymer bearing quaternary salt made from tributyl phosphine was the most effective copolymer against both gram‐negative and gram‐positive bacteria and the fungus T. rubrum. The diameters of the inhibition zones ranged between 20 and 60 mm after 24 h. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2384–2393, 2002