Thermo-responsive and antifouling PVDF nanocomposited membranes based on PNIPAAm modified TiO2 nanoparticles

A novel hydrophilic nanocomposite additive(TiO2-g-PNIPAAm) was synthesized by the surface modification of titanium dioxide(TiO2) with N-isopropylacrylamide(NIPAAm) via "graft-from" technique. And the nanocomposite membrane of poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/TiO2-g-PNIPAAm was fabricated by wet phase inversion. The graft degree was obtained by thermo-gravimetric analysis(TGA). Fourier transform infrared attenuated reflection spectroscopy(FTIR-ATR) and X-ray photoelectronic spectroscopy(XPS) characterization results suggested that TiO2-g-PNIPAAm nanoparticles segregated on membrane surface during the phase separation process. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) was conducted to investigate the surface and cross-section of the modified membranes. The water contact angle measurements confirmed that TiO2-g-PNIPAAm nanoparticles endowed PVDF membranes better hydrophlilicity and thermo-responsive properties compared with those of the pristine PVDF membrane. The water contact angle decreased from 92.8° of the PVDF membrane to 61.2° of the nanocompostie membrane. Bovine serum albumin(BSA) static and dynamic adsorption experiments suggested that excellent antifouling properties of membranes was acquired after adding TiO2-gPNIPAAm. The maximum BSA adsorption at 40 °C was about 3 times than that at 23 °C. The permeation experiments indicated the water flux recover ratio and BSA rejection ratio were improved at different temperatures.     

两性离子聚合物的生物应用

两性离子聚合物具有亲水的阴、阳离子基团,能够高度水化从而具有独特的抗生物污染性能,即能够阻抗非特异性蛋白质的吸附、细菌黏附和生物膜的形成,这种特性使得此类材料在生物医学等相关领域得到越来越多的应用。本文概略介绍了现有两性离子聚合物的抗生物污染机理——空间排斥效应和水化理论。基于抗生物污染性质,两性离子聚合物可用于防污涂层、抗菌涂层、抗凝血材料、生物医学诊断、药物传输、基因传递载体、分离膜以及船体涂料中。本文综述了两性离子聚合物的应用进展,分析了当前研究中需要解决的问题以及发展趋势,并展望了其应用前景。     

水声换能器工程实施中的防海生物附着

本文从工程实施方面,介绍了海生物附着对水声换能器的危害和防附着的一般技术.分析了常用防附着措施的优缺点,着重讲述了用密闭腔体对水声换能器基阵进行防附着的方法.最后指出了用紫铜防附着存在的一些问题和解决的方法.     

原位探测防污高分子材料与液体界面的分子结构

Marine organisms such as plants, algae or small animals can adhere to surfaces of materials that are submerged in ocean. The accumulation of these organisms on surfaces is a marine biofouling process that has considerable adverse effects. Marine biofouling on ship hulls can cause severe fuel consumption increase. Investigations on antifouling polymers are therefore becoming important research topics for marine vessel operations. Antifouling polymers can be applied as coating layers on the ship hull, protecting it against the settlement and growth of sea organisms. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a hydrophilic polymer that can effectively resist the accumulation of marine organisms. PEG-based antifouling coatings have therefore been extensively researched and developed. However, the inferior stability of PEG makes it subject to degradation, rendering it ineffective for long-term services. Zwitterionic polymers have also emerged as promising antifouling materials in recent years. These polymers consist of both positively charged and negatively charged functional groups. Various zwitterionic polymers have been demonstrated to exhibit exceptional antifouling properties. Previously, surface characterizations of zwitterionic polymers have revealed that strong surface hydration is critical for their antifouling properties. In addition to these hydrophilic polymers, amphiphilic materials have also been developed as potential antifouling coatings. Both hydrophobic and hydrophilic functional groups are incorporated into the backbones or sidechains of these polymers. It has been demonstrated that the antifouling performance can be enhanced by precisely controlling the sequence of the hydrophobic-hydrophilic functionalities. Since biofouling generally occurs at the outer surface of the coatings, the antifouling properties of these coatings are closely related to their surface characteristics in water. Therefore, understanding of the surface molecular structures of antifouling materials is imperative for their future developments. In this review, we will summarize our recent advancements of antifouling material surface analysis using sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy. SFG is a surface-sensitive technique which can provide molecular information of water and polymer structures at interfaces in situ in real time. The antifouling polymers we will review include zwitterionic polymer brushes, mixed charged polymers, and amphiphilic polypeptoids. Interfacial hydration studies of these polymers by SFG will be presented. The salt effect on antifouling polymer surface hydration will also be discussed. In addition, the interactions between antifouling materials and protein molecules as well as algae will be reviewed. The above research clearly established strong correlations between strong surface hydration and good antifouling properties. It also demonstrated that SFG is a powerful technique to provide molecular level understanding of polymer antifouling mechanisms.     

气相色谱-质谱法同时检测海洋涂料中4种生物杀虫剂

建立了同时测定海洋防污涂料中4种生物杀虫剂(百菌清、苯氟磺胺、Sea-Nine 211和Irgarol1051)的气相色谱-质谱方法。该方法以乙酸乙酯为提取试剂,室温下超声提取4种生物杀虫剂,提取液经有机滤膜过滤后,在选择离子模式下用气相色谱-质谱联用仪进行检测。优化实验条件下,4种生物杀虫剂在测试的浓度范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r2)均大于0.99,检出限(S/N≥3)为0.3~1.3 mg/kg,定量下限(S/N≥10)为1.0~4.3 mg/kg。方法的加标回收率为82.6%~109.9%,相对标准偏差小于5%。采用该方法对6种海洋防污涂料进行测定,2个样品分别检出百菌清和苯氟磺胺、Sea-Nine 211。该方法简便快速、定性定量准确、灵敏度高,能够满足海洋涂料中4种生物杀虫剂的检测要求。