SURFACE MODIFICATION OF MICROPOROUS POLYPROPYLENE MEMBRANES BY GRAFT POLYMERIZATION OF N,N-DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE

Surface modification of microporous polypropylene hollow fiber membranes was performed by radical-induced graft polymerization of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA). The influences of temperature, monomer concentration and pre-adsorbed amount of benzoyl peroxide on grafting degree were studied respectively. It was found that the appropriate graft temperature was 75℃, at which the grafting degree was the highest and the hydrolytic decomposition of DMAEMA the lowest. Scanning electron photomicrography and the average pore diameters of the modified membranes demonstrated that part of the micropores on the membrane surface was plugged by the grafted polyDMAEMA chains, especially at high grafting degree. Contact angle and water swelling experiments showed that a moderate grafting degree could improve the hydrophilicity of the membranes. In the range of I 1.3%o-12.0% grafting degree, the water swelling percentage reached its maximum (51.1%) and the contact angle reached its minimum (74 degrees). The bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption experiment indicated that the grafted polyDMAEMA had a dual effect on protein adsorption. At the first stage, the BSA adsorption decreased with increasing of DMAEMA grafting degree. As the interaction between BSA and polyDMAEMA on membrane surface increased, the BSA adsorption increased with increasing of DMAEMA grafting degree.     

Surface modification of polypropylene membranes by γ-ray induced graft copolymerization and their solute permeation characteristics

Porous hydrophobic polypropylene (PP) membranes were subjected to the surface modification by the γ-ray induced graft copolymerization with hydrophilic 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). The structural changes and surface morphologies of the modified PP membranes were characterized by a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), elemental analysis (EA) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Peroxides produced from γ-ray irradiation were determined by a 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) method and the surface hydrophilicities of membranes were measured by a static contact angle measurement. The contact angle of the modified membranes reduced with the degree of grafting (DG) of HEMA onto the membrane surface, and it decreased up to about half of that before modification. The permeation behaviors of all membranes were investigated by a bovine serum albumin (BSA) filtration experiment. As a result, the DG of the modified membrane increased with the reaction time. However, in the case of irradiation dosage it showed the maximum value at 20 kGy. Also, the modified membrane showed a higher solution flux, lower BSA adsorption, and the better flux recovery after cleaning than that of the unmodified membrane. Particularly, 40.6% grafted membrane showed a two-fold increase in a BSA solution flux, 62% reduction in total fouling and three-fold increase in flux recovery after chemical cleaning.     

Surface modification of polymers. IV. UV initiated degradation of polymers with stabilizers grafted onto the surface

Polypropylene (PP), Polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene (PS) films were grafted with glycidylmethacrylate in thin surface layers. To the oxiran groups thus grafted onto the surface three UV stabilizers were attached, 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (AP), 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone (DHBP), and phenyl 4-aminosalicylate (PAS). The amount of stabilizer grafted onto the surface varied between 25 and 40 nmol/cm² depending on the polymer substrate. The samples were exposed to UV radiation in air, and the degradation and oxidation of the polymers were studied with IR, UV, and ESCA spectroscopy and by stress–strain measurements. PP grafted with AP exhibited a near 20-fold increase in lifetime compared with the unprotected PP, AP did not stabilize the PE or PS samples. DHBP was an efficient stabilizer of PE, the oxidation rate of the grafted sample being 1/2 to 1/3 of the ungrafted. A similar effect was observed when DHBP was grafted onto PP and PS. PAS underwent a rearrangement reaction when irradiated with UV light, and had only a slight stabilizing effect.     

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Preparation and enhanced properties of poly(propylene)/ silica‐grafted‐hyperbranched polyester nanocomposites

A series of poly(propylene) silica‐grafted‐hyperbranched polyester nanocomposites by grafting the modified hyperbranched polyester (Boltorn? H20), possessing theoretically 50% end carboxylic groups and 50% end hydroxyl groups, which endcapped with octadecyl isocyanate (C19), onto the surface of SiO₂ particles (30 nm) through 3‐glycidoxy‐propyltrimethoxysilane (GPTS) was prepared. The effect of silica‐grafted‐modified Boltorn? H20 on the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) was investigated by tensile and impact tests. The morphological structure of impact fracture surface and thermal behavior of the composites were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), respectively. The melt viscosity of composites was investigated by melt flow index (MFI). The obtained results showed that: (1) the modified Boltorn? H20 was successfully grafted onto the SiO₂ surface confirmed by FT‐IR and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis; (2) the incorporation of silica‐grafted‐modified Boltorn? H20 (3–5 wt% SiO₂) greatly enhanced the notched impact strength as well the tensile strength of the composites; (3) the incorporation of silica‐grafted‐modified Boltorn? H20 had no influence on the melting temperature and crystallinity of PP phase; (4) the MFI of PP composites increased when the silica‐grafted‐modified Boltorn? H20 particles were added compared with PP/SiO₂ or PP/SiO₂‐GPTS composites. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation and properties of plasma-initiated graft copolymerized membranes for blood plasma separation

A hydrophilic composite membrane for blood plasma separation has been prepared by surface graft copolymerization initiated by low-temperature plasma (LTP). After short LTP pre-irradiation onto a microporous polypropylene (PP) membrane, N-N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) vapor was introduced for grafting. The PP membrane had a 0.45 μm effective pore size and a 130 μm thickness. The rate of DMAA grafting onto PP was very high, even in vapor-solid phase reaction under reduced pressure; DMAA 1 mm Hg (133Pa). The percentage of grafted poly-DMAA (PDMAA) reached 15% within 5 min post graft polymerization, and the membrane surface, including the interior surface of pores, became completely hydrophilic. There was no apparent change observed in the membrane morphology in the dry state after the PDMAA-grafted layer was formed. However, water flux significantly decreased, probably due to swelling of the PDMAA-grafted layer. With a grafting yield below 17%, the PDMAA-grafted PP (PP-g-PDMAA) membrane showed a good separation capability of plasma from whole blood. The PP-g-PDMAA membrane exhibited low complement activating potential, high sieving coefficient for plasma proteins and high blood compatibility. Decreases in adsorption of blood cells, plasma proteins, and other biomolecules may be the reason for the membrane performance.     

Synthesis of comb‐branched polyacrylamide with cationic poly[(2‐dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate dimethylsulfate] quat

Comb‐branched polyelectrolytes with polyacrylamide backbones and poly[(2‐dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate methylsulfate] (polyDMAEMA‐DMS) side chains were prepared by free‐radical macromonomer polymerization. PolyDMAEMA‐DMS macromonomers bearing terminal styrenic moieties were synthesized by living anionic polymerization with lithium 4‐vinylbenzylamide (LiVBA) and lithium N‐isopropyl‐4‐vinylbenzylamide (LiPVBA) as initiators. In the presence of LiCl, LiPVBA initiated a living polymerization of 2‐(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and produced polymers with well‐controlled molecular weights and low polydispersities. LiVBA could not directly initiate DMAEMA polymerization. After being capped with two units of dimethylacrylamide, DMAEMA polymerized with an initiator efficiency of 63%. The quaternization of the poly[(2‐dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] macromonomer with dimethyl sulfate yielded the cationic polyDMAEMA‐DMS macromonomer. The polyDMAEMA‐DMS macromonomer had a much higher reactivity than acrylamide in free‐radical polymerization. This might have been due to the formation of polyDMAEMA‐DMS micelles in the polymerization system. The high macromonomer reactivity caused composition drift in a batch process. A semibatch method with a constant polyDMAEMA‐DMS feed rate was used to control the copolymer composition. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 2394–2405, 2002     

Grafting of glycidyl methacrylate onto polypropylene using supercritical carbon dioxide

Free-radical grafting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) onto polypropylene (PP) films has been studied using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO₂) as a solvent and a swelling agent. As the reaction temperature was below the melting point, PP was modified in the solid phase. The PP film was first soaked with the monomer GMA and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as an initiator using SC-CO₂ at different experimental conditions of pressure, temperature, and thermal treatment time. After releasing CO₂, film GMA molecules were grafted onto PP in different times. Using this method, the degree of grafting and the morphology could be controlled through the combination of pressure, temperature, and soaking time. FTIR spectra confirmed that GMA had been grafted onto PP and that polypropylene-graft-glycidyl methacrylate (PP-g-GMA) presented a high surface reactivity for conductive polyaniline anchoring. DSC measurements and TG analyses showed that the thermal profiles of the graft copolymer and virgin PP are quite similar and that the graft PP does not exhibit changes in terms of thermal degradation profile and melting temperature, respectively. X-ray data showed that a high degree of grafting leads to a lower degree of crystallinity of polypropylene.     

Conductive thin film formation onto radiation grafted polymeric surfaces using electroless plating technique

Surface modification of polypropylene films (PP) was carried out via radiation induced graft copolymerization of 4‐vinyl pyridine (4VP) and acrylamide (AAm) to enhance the adhesion ability of the PP surface for electroless deposition of copper. Factors affecting the grafting process such as suitable solvent, comonomer composition and concentration and irradiation dose were optimized. The grafted films produced were characterized by studying their Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) spectra and thermal stability. The grafted films were copper‐plated by electroless deposition using Pd as the catalyst to initiate the redox reaction. The influence of catalytic activation method parameters on the plating rate were studied. Scanning electron microscopy revealed a dense and void‐free copper deposited film. The adhesion of the deposited copper film to the modified PP films was determined by measuring the tensile strength of the copper plated films. The electrical characteristics of the copper plated films in comparison with grafted films were studied. The results showed the high adhesion of the deposited copper film to the grafted PP film as well as the high electrical conductivity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Generation of radical species on polypropylene by alkylborane‐oxygen system and its application to graft polymerization

Graft polymerization of ethyl acrylate and n‐butyl acrylate onto surface of polypropylene (PP) beads (diameter: 3.2 mm) were carried out by using a redox system composed of triethylborane (Et₃B) and molecular oxygen in air. The amounts of the grafted polymers increased by prolonging a period of soaking PP beads in a solution of Et₃B in hexane, a less polar solvent of which affinity with PP would be higher than that of tetrahydrofuran, a highly polar solvent. These results implied that the present graft polymerization involved: (1) interpenetration of Et₃B into the surface area with the aid of hexane as a solvent, (2) its aerobic oxidation to generate a radical species, (3) abstraction of proton from PP by the radical species, and (4) initiation of polymerization from the resulting radical on the PP surface. Besides the acrylates, acrylic acid, and glycidyl methacrylate were also grafted onto the surface of PP to endow it with carboxyl and epoxy moieties, respectively. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 6163–6167, 2009     

Preparation and characterization of antibacterial microporous membranes fabricated by poly(AMS-co-DMAEMA) grafted polypropylene via melt-stretching method

Functional polypropylene (PP) is prepared by graft poly(AMS-co-DMAEMA) onto PP chains through melt blending, and then microporous membranes of functional PP are made by casting and stretching, and finally the polycation microporous membranes are obtained via quaternization. The obtained microporous membranes show good hydrophilicity and antibacterial properties.     

超支化聚乙烯亚胺接枝二氧化硅的制备及在聚丙烯改性中的应用

首先利用3-缩水甘油氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(简称GPS)作为偶联剂,对纳米SiO2进行表面改性,获得表面含有环氧基的SiO2纳米粒子(SiO2-GPS).利用这些环氧基与超支化聚乙烯亚胺(HPEI)分子中的氨基进行反应,得到SiO2接枝超支化聚乙烯亚胺的纳米粒子(SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI).然后利用SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI与聚丙烯(PP)和PP接枝的马来酸酐(PP-g-MAH)共混、模压,制备PP/SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI/PP-g-MAH复合材料.红外光谱测试和热失重分析(TGA)测试结果表明,SiO2纳米粒子表面依次接枝了GPS和HPEI;扫描电子显微镜(SEM)的测试结果显示,SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI在聚丙烯基体中分散良好,其材料的冲击断裂为韧性断裂;复合材料共混时,扭矩的增加证明了共混物中分散相(SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI)与基体(PP/PP-g-MAH)界面之间存在一定的相互作用.少量SiO2-GPS-g-HPEI加入PP/PP-g-MAH中,冲击强度可增加96.3%,拉伸强度也有较大的提高.     

Directly Fabricating Monolayer Nanoparticles on a Polymer Surface by UV‐Induced MMA/DVB Microemulsion Graft Polymerization

Summary: A sequential two‐step method was successfully used for the photografting of methyl methacrylate/1,2‐divinylbenzene (MMA/DVB) microemulsion onto the surface of a poly(propylene) (PP) film. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images showed that nanoparticles with a cross‐section diameter of 60 nm were directly grafted onto the substrate's surface. Environment scanning electron microscope (ESEM) images proved that the particles formed just a single layer on the surface. The dormant groups on the nanoparticles' surface were a potential factor in the evolution of single layer into multilayer nanoparticles.

The surface morphology of a PP film after being grafted with a MMA/DVB microemulsion. Nanoparticles (about 60 nm in size) are clearly tethered onto the substrate's surface with just one layer.     

PP/PP-g-MAH与铝板粘接界面相的XPS研究

用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究铝板/聚丙烯层状复合材料的粘接界面相，提出了粘接界面的化学反应机制.研究发现,聚丙烯(PP)中加入马来酸酐接枝聚丙烯(PP-g-MAH)时，铝板面上Al 2p、O 1s谱线明显向高结合能端移动，表明PP-g-MAH与铝板表面发生了化学反应，形成Al－O－C配位键.配位键的形成使界面粘接强度明显提高. PP中不含PP-g-MAH时，铝板面上Al 2p、O 1s谱线处于低结合能端，聚丙烯未与铝板表面形成化学配位作用.     

Preparation of dual stimuli‐responsive PET track‐etched membrane by grafting copolymer using ATRP

A dual stimuli‐responsive (pH and thermo) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) track‐etched membrane has been prepared using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). First, ATRP initiator 2‐bromoisobutyryl bromide was anchored onto the membrane surface. Then, 2‐hydroxyethyl‐methacrylate (HEMA) and N‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) were grafted onto the membrane surface using ATRP. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ATR‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis were used to characterize the membrane structure and thermal properties; water flux measurement was used to investigate the double stimuli‐responsive property of the obtained membrane. The results indicate that the PHEMA and PNIPAAm binary grafted PET track‐etched membrane has double environmental responsiveness. This method provides a potential modification method for preparing functional membranes. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Characterization of N-isopropyl acrylamide/acrylic acid grafted polypropylene nonwoven fabric developed by radiation-induced graft polymerization

Radiation-induced graft copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and acrylic acid (AA) mixture was carried out on polypropylene nonwoven fabric to develop a thermosensitive material and has been found to affect the thermal and physical characteristics of fabric. The grafted fabrics with different monomer ratios were characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), contact angle and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Results of FTIR clearly indicated that poly(acrylic acid) and poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) were successfully grafted onto the membrane surface. TGA results showed that the thermal stability of PP fabric increased after grafting of NIPAAm/AA. The crystallinity values from DSC and XRD were found to decrease with increase in degree of grafting because of the addition of grafted chains within the noncrystalline region. The decrease in contact angles of the grafted fabric with an increase of the degree of grafting shows that PNIPAAm/PAA exists as the hydrophilic component. The increase in surface roughness after grafting was observed by AFM.     

纳米TiO2表面接枝聚苯乙烯及其抗紫外老化研究

利用偶联剂γ-甲基丙烯酰氧基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(KH570)对纳米TiO₂进行表面预处理, 在此基础上通过分散聚合工艺制备聚苯乙烯(PSt)接枝包覆纳米TiO₂. 运用红外光谱、热重分析及透射电镜对处理前后纳米TiO₂进行了表征, 并通过紫外人工加速老化试验比较了表面处理前后纳米TiO₂对聚丙烯/聚苯乙烯(PP/PSt)体系的抗紫外老化性能. 结果显示: KH570与纳米TiO₂表面羟基进行了缩合, PSt在粒子表面实现了接枝聚合, 接枝率约为60% (w); PSt接枝包覆纳米TiO₂呈均匀的微球形, 纳米TiO₂被包覆于微球内部; PSt接枝包覆后纳米TiO₂在PP/PSt中的分散效果较改性前有显著的改进, 其抗紫外老化性能明显优于改性前体系.     

聚丙烯表面接枝PNIPAAm膜Ⅰ.光接枝反应和表面形态结构研究

以氧杂蒽酮或二苯甲酮为引发剂 ,通过紫外光引发表面接枝聚合的方法在聚丙烯薄膜表面引入了具有温度敏感特性的聚异丙基丙烯酰胺 (PNIPAAm)接枝聚合物层 .提高紫外光强度和接枝反应温度均有利于接枝率增大 ,而单体浓度对接枝率的影响存在最佳值 ,为 0 1 8mol L .在引发剂预浸渍引发接枝和休眠基引发接枝这两种方式中 ,后者能够实现更高的接枝率 .红外光谱 (FTIR)、X射线光电子能谱化学分析 (ESCA)和扫描电子显微镜 (SEM)等对接枝层组成的表征结果证实了接枝层的存在 .在不同温度下 ,接枝膜的FTIR谱图中酰胺I带和酰胺II带特征吸收峰发生位移 ,表明它具有温度敏感特性 .同时 ,SEM研究发现由于接枝膜的温度敏感特性而导致的球状表面形态结构     

Acrylation of pre-irradiated polypropylene and its application for removal of organic pollutants

Reactive extrusion of pre-irradiated polypropylene (PP) at different doses of gamma radiation was studied in the presence of different concentrations of acrylic acid monomer (AAc). Preliminary investigations study the feasibility or removal of organic pollutants. The optical properties and surface morphology of the grafted polypropylene were observed by FT–IR, UV/vis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The affinity of this membrane to the basic dye was found to be increased with increase in the dose of gamma irradiation and the ratio of acrylic acid monomer (AAc).     

Development of reinforced hydrogels — I. Radiation induced graft copolymerization of methylmethacrylate on non-woven polypropylene fabric

Polypropylene (PP) fibers were grafted with methylmethacrylate. Effects of direct and pre-irradiation method and monomer concentration on the degree of grafting were investigated. The grafted PP fibers were characterized by swelling measurements, IR spectroscopy and by its mechanical and thermal properties. It was found that the direct method was more efficient than the indirect or pre-irradiation method and the monomer concentration for highest degree of grafting was 40% of MMA. Mechanical properties (tensile strength) and thermal stability decrease with grafting yield. Those changes were related to degradation of tie molecules between crystals and formation of rigid branches of PMMA on PP amorphous phase.