Synthesis of poly(fluorinated styrene)-block-poly(ethylene oxide) amphiphilic copolymers via atom transfer radical polymerization: potential application as paper coating materials

2009 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 927-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid A Ibrahim ◽  
Ala'a H Al-Muhtaseb ◽  
Jukka Seppälä
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Amphiphilic Copolymers ◽  
Paper Coating ◽  
Coating Materials ◽  
Poly Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Poly Ethylene

The study of synthesis of poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(N,Ndimethylacrylamide) by atom transfer radical polymerization and self-assembly in selective solvents

e-Polymers ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Runmiao ◽  
Shi Ronghua ◽  
Zhou Dan ◽  
Wang Yanmei ◽  
Han Yanchun
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Copolymer Composition ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Nmr Studies ◽  
Selective Solvents ◽  
Poly Ethylene Oxide ◽  
Poly Ethylene

AbstractPoly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(N, N-dimethylacrylamide) (PEO-b-PDMA) was synthesized by successive atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) monomer using PEO-Br macro initiators as initiator, CuBr and 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazamacrocyclotetra decane (Me6[14]aneN4) as catalyst and ligand.PEO-Br macroinitiator was synthesized by esterification of PEO with 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide. GPC and 1H NMR studies show that the plot of ln([DMA]0/[DMA]) against the reaction time is linear, and the molecular weight of the resulting PDMA increased linearly with the conversion. Within 3 h, the polymerization can reach almost 60% of conversion. PEO-b-PDMA copolymer with low polydispersity index (Mw/Mn≈1.1) is obtained. Self-assembly of PEO-b-PDMA in selective solvents is also studied. It could self-assemble into micelles in methanol/acetone (1/10, v/v) solution. TEM analyses of the PEO-b- PDMA micelles with narrow size distribution revealed that their size and shape depend much on the copolymer composition.

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