Synthesis and characterization of well‐defined diblock and triblock copolymers of poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) and poly(ethylene oxide)

Well‐defined diblock and triblock copolymers composed of poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) were successfully synthesized through the reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of N‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) with PEO capped with one or two dithiobenzoyl groups as a macrotransfer agent. ¹H NMR, Fourier transform infrared, and gel permeation chromatography instruments were used to characterize the block copolymers obtained. The results showed that the diblock and triblock copolymers had well‐defined structures and narrow molecular weight distributions (weight‐average molecular weight/number‐average molecular weight < 1.2), and the molecular weight of the PNIPAM block in the diblock and triblock copolymers could be controlled by the initial molar ratio of NIPAM to dithiobenzoate‐terminated PEO and the NIPAM conversion. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 4873–4881, 2004     

Physicochemical studies on hydrophobic PEO‐PPO‐PEO triblock copolymer micelles in SDS micellar environment

The shape, size, aggregation, hydration, and correlation times of water insoluble PEO‐PPO‐PEO triblock copolymer micelles with sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) micelles were investigated using transport studies and dynamic light scattering technique. From the conductance of micellar solutions of the polymer in 25 mM SDS and 5 mM NaCl, the hydration of polymer micelles were determined using the principle of obstruction of electrolyte migration by the polymer. The asymmetry of the micellar particles of polymer and polymer‐SDS mixed micellar systems in 5 mM NaCl and their average axial ratios were calculated using intrinsic viscosity and hydration data obeying Simha–Einstein equation. Hydration number and micellar sizes were variable with temperature. The shape of the polymer micelles has been ellipsoidal rather than spherical. The micellar volume, hydrodynamic radius, radius of gyration, diffusional coefficients as well as translational, rotational and effective correlation times have been calculated from the absolute values of the axes. The partial molal volume of polymer micelles has also been determined and its comparison with the molar volume of pure polymer suggested a volume contraction due to immobilization of the water phase by the hydrophilic head groups of the polymer. The thermodynamic activation parameters for viscous flow favor a more ordered water structure around polymer micelles at higher temperatures. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 2410–2420, 2007     

Orientation and relaxation of polymer–clay solutions studied by rheology and small-angle neutron scattering

The influence of shear on viscoelastic solutions of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and clay [montmorillonite, i.e., Cloisite NA+ (CNA)] was investigated with rheology and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The steady-state viscosity and SANS were used to measure the shear-induced orientation and relaxation of the polymer and clay platelets. Anisotropic scattering patterns developed at much lower shear rates than in pure clay solutions. The scattering anisotropy saturated at low shear rates, and the CNA clay platelets aligned with the flow, with the surface normal parallel to the gradient direction. The cessation of shear led to partial and slow randomization of the CNA platelets, whereas extremely fast relaxation was observed for laponite (LRD) platelets. These PEO–CNA networklike solutions were compared with previously reported PEO–LRD networks, and the differences and similarities, with respect to the shear orientation, relaxation, and polymer–clay interactions, were examined. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 3102–3112, 2004     

PSt-b-PEO增容PA6/PS共混体系的研究

采用动态力学方法（ＤＭＡ），形态学方法（ＳＥＭ），研究了ＰＳｔ ｂ ＰＥＯ存在下尼龙６（ＰＡ６）／聚苯乙烯（ＰＳ）共混体系的相容性．研究表明，ＰＡ６和ＰＳ的简单共混体系，分散相相畴尺寸大，相界面清晰，断裂面光滑，呈脆性断裂，相容性极差，属不相容体系．而加入少量ＰＳｔ ｂ ＰＥＯ后分散相尺寸变小，界面层变厚，界面粘结力增强，表现出韧性特征．     

Dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate: Mechanism of particle formation

The mechanism for the formation of micron-size polymer particles in the dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate was investigated by applying dynamic light scattering to monitor the evolution of the average particle size in the early stages of the polymerization. In addition, the contributions of physically adsorbed stabilizer and graft copolymer were evaluated by measuring the bound, unbound (adsorbed), and free stabilizer, and by determining the amount of added stabilizer required in seeded dispersion polymerizations. Twenty nanometer particles (termed nuclei) were the smallest particles detected and are considered to be formed by aggregation of growing polymer chains precipitating from solution as they exceed their critical chain length. Aggregation of these nuclei with themselves and their aggregates continues until mature and stable particles are formed. This occurs when sufficient stabilizer occupies the particle surface which includes both the polymeric stabilizer [poly(vinylpyrrolidone)] and its graft copolymer which is created in situ. The effects of process variables are discussed based on this mechanistic picture of the dispersion polymerization process. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

电场对含高氯酸锂盐的互穿网络高分子快离子导体的电导的影响

研究了直流电场对含ＬｉＣｌＯ４的聚氧化乙烯（ＰＥＯ）４００与环氧树脂形成的液晶态互穿网络高分子忆禽子导体的电导率的影响。在室温至９０℃范围内，电导率随外加电压增加面降低。外加电压越高，对电导率变化的影响越大。     

液相合成方形PbS纳米晶的光学特性

采用一种简单、温和的液相合成方法制备了PbS纳米晶，利用透射电镜和高分辨透射电镜对PbS纳米晶的形貌与晶型结构进行了表征．研究了PbS纳米晶的光学吸收和光致发光特性，并比较分析了包覆剂聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)和回流时间对产物光学特性的影响．结果表明：PVP分子链中的O原子与纳米晶表面吸附的游离态Pb原子形成Pb-O配位键，使产物的激子吸收大为减弱，同时引起了表面浅束缚态能量的升高，最终导致了荧光淬灭现象．     

PEO／EVA共混物的结构研究

ＰＥＯ以分散相形式存在于ＰＥＯ／ＥＶＡ共混物中，且具有部分相容性。Ｘ－射线衍射谱表明ＥＶＡ含有较强的ＰＥ衍射峰；ＰＥＯ／ＥＶＡ共混物既表现出ＰＥ的衍射峰也含有ＰＥＯ的晶面反射。随着ＰＥＯ的Ｍｎ的增加，ＰＥＯ／ＥＶＡ的Ｗｃ、ｘ增大且于时获得最大值：ＰＥ０／ＥＶＡ的Ｗｃ、ｘ值比纯ＰＥＯ的Ｗｃ、ｘ明显降低。     

表面修饰纳米CdS制备中两个重要影响因素及结构表征

利用溶胶-凝胶法制备了PVP表面修饰的CdS纳米晶粒。考察了影响纳米CdS制备的两个重要因素Cd²⁺/S^2-和PVP,及其作用机理。确证表面过剩S^2-和PVP在反应体系中的作用是在较高浓度下制备纳米CdS的两个重要因素,进一步确定了PVP的最佳用量。通过TEM、ED、XRD、FT-IR等手段对合成的纳米粒子进行了结构表征,最小粒径为7～10nm,闪锌矿构型,粒子大小及形貌可通过改变Cd²⁺/S^2-及反应物浓度来控制。最后给出了CdS/PVP纳米晶粒的结构模型。     

Electrospun nanofibers of poly（vinyl pyrrolidone）/Eu^3＋ and its photoluminescence properties

Nanofibers of poly（vinyl pyrrolidone） （PVP）/Eu^3＋ with diameters of 300-900 nm were prepared by using sol-gel processing and electrospinning technique. The products were characterized by scanning electron microscope （SEM）, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, and photoluminescence （PL）. The results indicated that, Eu^3＋ was successfully embedded in the onedimensional hybrid nanofibers, and the PVP/Eu^3＋ hybrid nanofibers had favorable photoluminescence properties.