A novel approach to modify poly(vinylidene fluoride) via iron‐mediated atom transfer radical polymerization using activators generated by electron transfer |
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| Authors: | Tao Zhao Lifen Zhang Zhengbiao Zhang Nianchen Zhou ZhenPing Cheng XiuLin Zhu |
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| Affiliation: | Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China |
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| Abstract: | Iron‐mediated atom transfer radical polymerization using activators generated by electron transfer directly from the secondary fluorine atoms on the poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) backbone, using methyl methacrylate (MMA) and poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) as the monomers, FeCl3·6H2O as the catalyst, PPh3 as the ligand, and vitamin C as the reducing agent, was demonstrated in the presence of limited amounts of air. The successful syntheses of the corresponding graft copolymers PVDF‐g‐PMMA and PVDF‐g‐PPEGMA were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, respectively. The graft copolymers PVDF‐g‐PPEGMA can be readily cast into porous hydrophilic microfiltration membranes by phase inversion in an aqueous medium. The morphologies were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The surface and bulk hydrophilicity were evaluated on the basis of static water contact angle and the steady adsorption of bovine serum albumin. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011 |
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| Keywords: | AGET‐ATRP atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) iron catalyst membrane modification PVDF |
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