Synthesis, self-assembly and self-healing properties of organic–inorganic ABA triblock copolymers with poly(POSS acrylate) endblocks

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 2424-2435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingjie Zhao ◽  
Sen Xu ◽  
Sixun Zheng

A novel organic–inorganic ABA triblock copolymer with a poly(acrylate amide) (PAA) midblock and poly(POSS acrylate) [P(POSS)] endblocks was synthesized via sequential reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization.

2014 ◽  
Vol 934 ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Feng Ye ◽  
Mi Zhou ◽  
Jing Ying Hu ◽  
Xin Qian

To develop a new drug delivery matrix with the suitable responsive interval, a well-defined triblock copolymer MPEG-b-PNIPAM-b-MPEG was synthesized by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Then, the supramolecular hydrogels were fabricated via inclusion complexation with α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and the triblock copolymers in aqueous solutions. The triblock copolymers were characterized by 1H NMR and gel permeation chromatography (GPC), and the supramolecular structures of hydrogels was confirmed by DSC. The resultant hydrogels was found to be thermo-sensitive, and the response interval could be modulated by controlling the content of PNIPAM.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2502
Author(s):  
Gregoire Desnos ◽  
Adrien Rubio ◽  
Chaimaa Gomri ◽  
Mathias Gravelle ◽  
Vincent Ladmiral ◽  
...  

A set of well-defined amphiphilic, semi-fluorinated di and triblock copolymers were synthesized via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) under alcoholic dispersion polymerization conditions. This study investigates the influence of the length, nature and position of the solvophobic semi-fluorinated block. A poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) was used as the stabilizing block to prepare the di and tri block copolymer nano-objects via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) controlled dispersion polymerization at 70 °C in ethanol. Benzylmethacrylate (BzMA) and semi-fluorinated methacrylates and acrylates with 7 (heptafluorobutyl methacrylate (HFBMA)), 13 (heneicosafluorododecyl methacrylate (HCFDDMA)) and 21 (tridecafluorooctyl acrylate (TDFOA)) fluorine atoms were used as monomers for the core-forming blocks. The RAFT polymerization of these semi-fluorinated monomers was monitored by SEC and 1H NMR. The evolution of the self-assembled morphologies was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results demonstrate that the order of the blocks and the number of fluorine atoms influence the microphase segregation of the core-forming blocks and the final morphology of the nano-objects.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siva Ponnupandian ◽  
Prantik Mondal ◽  
Thomas Becker ◽  
Richard Hoogenboom ◽  
Andrew B Lowe ◽  
...  

This investigation reports the preparation of a tailor-made copolymer of furfuryl methacrylate (FMA) and trifluoroethyl methacrylate (TFEMA) via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The furfuryl groups of the copolymer...


Biomolecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isadora Berlanga

Giant vesicles with several-micrometer diameters were prepared by the self-assembly of an amphiphilic block copolymer in the presence of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. The vesicle is composed of a non-uniform triblock copolymer synthesized by multi-step reactions in the presence of air at room temperature. The triblock copolymer contains poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) (PGMA) as the hydrophilic block copolymerized with tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy)3), which catalyzes the BZ reaction, and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA) as the hydrophobic block. In this new approach, the radicals generated in the BZ reaction can activate a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization to self-assemble the polymer into vesicles with diameters of approximately 3 µm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements demonstrated that the PGMA-b-Ru(bpy)3-b-PHPMA triblock copolymer is brominated and increases the osmotic pressure inside the vesicle, leading to micrometer-sized features. The effect of solvent on the morphological transitions are also discussed briefly. This BZ strategy, offers a new perspective to prepare giant vesicles as a platform for promising applications in the areas of microencapsulation and catalyst support, due to their significant sizes and large microcavities.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (94) ◽  
pp. 77388-77398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Feng ◽  
Wenqiang Yao ◽  
Guolin Lu ◽  
Yongjun Li ◽  
Xiaoyu Huang

A novel perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether-based amphiphilic ABA triblock copolymers were synthesized via the site transformation strategy using sequential thermal [2π + 2π] step-growth cycloaddition polymerization and ATRP.


2012 ◽  
Vol 441 ◽  
pp. 473-477
Author(s):  
Lei Yang ◽  
Cheng Jie Hu ◽  
Hai Yang ◽  
Dong Ming Qi

Well-controlled polystyrene-b-poly (n-butyl acrylate)-b-polystyrene (PSt-b-PnBA-b-PSt) triblock copolymers were prepared by RAFT (reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer) emulsion polymerization process. The mechanical properties of the triblock copolymers were investigated in comparison to the P(nBA-co-St) statistical copolymers. When the PSt content is 20%, the ultimate tensile strength of triblock copolymer is nearly six times the strength of statistical copolymer, while their modulus are all around 3.0×103 Pa. The triblock copolymer films feel smooth and non-tacky as the PSt content is higher than 20%. It indicates that PSt-b-PnBA-b-PSt triblock copolymers can be used as binders in pigment dyeing, providing the dyed fabrics with soft non-tacky handle and good fastness properties.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (119) ◽  
pp. 98559-98565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mumtaz ◽  
Karim Aissou ◽  
Dimitrios Katsigiannopoulos ◽  
Cyril Brochon ◽  
Eric Cloutet ◽  
...  

Controlled polymerization and self-assembly of novel block copolymer electrolytes.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 3145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Nieswandt ◽  
Prokopios Georgopanos ◽  
Clarissa Abetz ◽  
Volkan Filiz ◽  
Volker Abetz

In this work, we present a novel synthetic route to diblock copolymers based on styrene and 3-vinylpyridine monomers. Surfactant-free water-based reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) emulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of the macroRAFT agent poly(3-vinylpyridine) (P3VP) is used to synthesize diblock copolymers with molecular weights of around 60 kDa. The proposed mechanism for the poly(3-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(styrene) (P3VP-b-PS) synthesis is the polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) which involves the in situ formation of well-defined micellar nanoscale objects consisting of a PS core and a stabilizing P3VP macroRAFT agent corona. The presented approach shows a well-controlled RAFT polymerization, allowing for the synthesis of diblock copolymers with high monomer conversion. The obtained diblock copolymers display microphase-separated structures according to their composition.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
bingbing zhao ◽  
Yuting Yan ◽  
Junmei Zhang ◽  
Enping Chen ◽  
Ke Wang ◽  
...  

A novel zwitterionic triblock copolymer of poly(dimethylamino carbonate)-polycaprolactone-poly((2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl)dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium) [PAC(DMA)-PCL-PMDMSA] was designed and synthesized via sequential ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization successively. The 1H NMR and...


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (39) ◽  
pp. 4908-4916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Xu ◽  
Yuxuan Zhang ◽  
Xueliang Li ◽  
Jun He ◽  
Jianbo Tan ◽  
...  

Enzyme catalysis-induced aqueous reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was conducted at room temperature for the preparation of epoxy-functionalized triblock copolymer vesicles.


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