scholarly journals Aqueous copper(0) mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (36) ◽  
pp. 6509-6518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingmin Zhang ◽  
Michael F. Cunningham ◽  
Robin A. Hutchinson

Lowering the concentration of adsorbed radicals on the Cu(0) surface, achieved by reducing catalyst and adding NaBr, is the key to the synthesis of well-defined P(HEA) without a high molecular weight shoulder in aqueous solution using two-step Cu(0)in situmediation.

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (39) ◽  
pp. 6073-6085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-an Wang ◽  
Yan Shi ◽  
Zhifeng Fu ◽  
Wantai Yang

A novel and highly efficient organic catalyst for the reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) of methyl methacrylate with anin situformed alkyl iodide initiator.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (98) ◽  
pp. 55529-55538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Hui ◽  
Zhijiao Dong ◽  
Yan Shi ◽  
Zhifeng Fu ◽  
Wantai Yang

Novel, well-defined PCP-based block copolymers (PSt-b-PCP and PMMA-b-PCP) with controlled number averaged molecular weights and molecular weight distributions can be prepared, employing EPDTB and CPDB, respectively, as the initial RAFT agent.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haihui Li ◽  
Qinghua Xu ◽  
Xiang Xu ◽  
Lifen Zhang ◽  
Zhenping Cheng ◽  
...  

Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become an effective strategy to synthesize high solid content polymeric nanoparticles with various morphologies in situ. In this work, one-step PISA was achieved by in situ photocontrolled bromine-iodine transformation reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (hereinafter referred to as Photo-BIT-RDRP). The water-soluble macroinitiator precursor α-bromophenylacetate polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether ester (mPEG1k-BPA) was synthesized in advance, and then the polymer nanomicelles (mPEG1k-b-PBnMA and mPEG1k-b-PHPMA, where BnMA means benzyl methacrylate and HPMA is hydroxypropyl methacrylate) were successfully formed from a PISA process of hydrophobic monomer of BnMA or HPMA under irradiation with blue LED light at room temperature. In addition, the typical living features of the photocontrolled PISA process were confirmed by the linear increase of molecular weights of the resultant amphiphilic block copolymers with monomer conversions and narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn < 1.20). Importantly, the photocontrolled PISA process is realized by only one-step method by using in situ photo-BIT-RDRP, which avoids the use of transition metal catalysts in the traditional ATRP system, and simplifies the synthesis steps of nanomicelles. This strategy provides a promising pathway to solve the problem of active chain end (C-I) functionality loss in two-step polymerization of BIT-RDRP.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (47) ◽  
pp. 7497-7505
Author(s):  
Jiannan Cheng ◽  
Kai Tu ◽  
Enjie He ◽  
Jinying Wang ◽  
Lifen Zhang ◽  
...  

A novel strategy for preparing block copolymers with semifluorinated alternating copolymers as macroinitiators was established by photocontrolled iodine-mediated RDRP under irradiation with blue LED light at room temperature.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 584
Author(s):  
Rui Dang ◽  
Liqiu Ma ◽  
Shengguo Zhou ◽  
Deng Pan ◽  
Bin Xia

Ultra-high molecular weight polythene (UHMWPE), with outstanding characteristics, is widely applied in modern industry, while it is also severely limited by its inherent shortcomings, which include low hardness, poor wear resistance, and easy wear. Implementation of feasible protection on ultra-high molecular weight polythene to overcome its shortcomings would be of significance. In the present study, amorphous carbon (a-C) film was fabricated on ultra-high molecular weight polythene (UHMWPE) to provide good protection, and the relevant growth mechanism of a-C film was revealed by controlling carbon plasma currents. The results showed the in situ transition layer, in the form of chemical bonds, was formed between the UHMWPE substrate and the a-C film with the introduction of carbon plasma, which provided strong adhesion, and then the a-C film continued epitaxial growth on the in situ transition layer with the treatment of carbon plasma. This in situ growth of a-C film, including the in situ transition layer and the epitaxial growth layer, significantly improved the wetting properties, mechanical properties, and tribological properties of UHMWPE. In particular, good protection by in situ growth a-C film on UHMWPE was achieved during sliding wear.


2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 3793-3802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Mingjiang Zhong ◽  
Weipu Zhu ◽  
Chi-How Peng ◽  
Yaozhong Zhang ◽  
...  

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