scholarly journals Chemical bonding of polycaprolactone on the surface of hydroxyapatite via silanization and ring opening polymerization

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-164
Author(s):  
Nadir Slimani ◽  
Giovanni Dal Poggetto ◽  
Paola Laurienzo ◽  
Dalila Ksouri ◽  
Hafit Khireddine

In this study, surface modification of hydroxyapatite (HAp) by grafting polycaprolactone (PCL) is described. This method is carried out into two steps: (1) A treatment of HAp powder with a mixture of tetraorthosilicate (TEOS) and 3-aminopropyl-etriethoxysilane (APTES) to introduce amine groups and enhance nucleophilicity of surface functionalities; (2) Initiation of the Ring Opening Polymerization (ROP) of the ε-caprolactone (CL) in the presence of the silanized HAp. Moreover, the impact of the reaction time (24, 48 and 72 h) on the grafting amount of PCL is performed. The results of FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of carbonyl groups on the silanized HAp, providing evidence of grafting of PCL on the HAp surface. WAXS pattern showed no formation of a secondary phase after surface modification and the crystallinity is preserved. SEM/TEM analysis revealed a homogenous surface powder composed of irregular nanoscale crystals. TGA analysis indicated the dependence of PCL graft amount on the reaction time. Finally, the effect of surface modification on HAp/PCL nanocomposites morphology was investigated.

2014 ◽  
Vol 915-916 ◽  
pp. 713-716
Author(s):  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Jing Tian ◽  
Zhi Qi Cao ◽  
Ru Xia Xu ◽  
Zhen Zhen Sun ◽  
...  

In this investigation, Schiff bases aluminum complex was synthesized and used as the initiator in the polymerization of D,L-lactide. The aluminum complex was characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR), and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). The influences of different factors, including reaction time, reaction temperature, and the ratio of D, L-lactide/Al3+ on the synthesis of polylactide were described. The results showed that Schiff bases aluminum complex could be successfully applied in the ring opening polymerization. The optimum condition of the ring opening polymerization of D,L-lactide, which included D,L-lactide/Al3+ (mol/mol) ratio of 250, reaction temperature of 120 °C, and reaction time of 16 hours.


2019 ◽  
Vol 966 ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soni Setiadji ◽  
Fitrilawati ◽  
Anna Niska Fauza ◽  
Atikah Ardi ◽  
Ressa Muhrifah Novianti ◽  
...  

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with two type viscosity that commonly used as vitreous humour substitutes in vitreoretinal surgery has been successfully synthesized by ring-opening polymerization. Optimization of synthesized parameters such as ratio of monomer and chain terminator, the amount of initiator, mixing temperature and reaction time was carried out to obtain PDMS materials having similar properties with commercial product. PDMS with viscosity of 1.17 Pas that very close to viscosity of commercial PDMS of 1.08 Pas, was successfully synthesized with a ratio of 26:10 monomer and terminator chain, 0.58 M of initiator KOH, 170 oC of mixing temperature and 35 minutes of reaction time. By changing reaction time to 40 minutes, PDMS was successfully synthesized with viscosity of 3.42 that similar to that of commercial one.


2015 ◽  
Vol 642 ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Yuan Huang ◽  
Mei Chuan Kuo ◽  
Min Lih Roan

Surface modification of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fiber by plasma grafting polymerization with acrylamide (AAm) was studied to improve the compatibility between polyacetal (POM) and PTFE. The best modified PTFE manufactured by self-designed plasma polymerization was investigated and denoted as AAm (20wt%)-g (plasma 30min)-PTFE. The grafting polymerization is successful and shown by ESCA spectra of modified PTFE fibers. It is also proved by SEM photographs and the improvement of properties of the POM/PTFE composites. As a result, the friction coefficients, Taber wear factors, and impact strengths of composites with 85wt% of POM and 15wt% of a variety of PTFEs were investigated. The frictional coefficient of POM/ AAm (20wt%)-g (plasma 30min)-PTFE deceased to 0.162; while that of POM/PTFE was 0.174. Taber wear factor of the composite significantly decreased from 5.2 to 1.5 when the PTFE was replaced by AAm-g (plasma)-PTFE. Meanwhile, the impact strength increased from 6.1 kg-cm/cm (POM/PTFE) to 9.3kg-cm/cm (POM/ AAm-g (plasma)-PTFE). Besides, the multi-yield behaviors were found in the Stress-Strain curves of composites with modified PTFE fibers.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1357
Author(s):  
Michel Nguyen ◽  
Khalid Ferji ◽  
Sébastien Lecommandoux ◽  
Colin Bonduelle

Nucleobase-containing polymers are an emerging class of building blocks for the self-assembly of nanoobjects with promising applications in nanomedicine and biology. Here we present a macromolecular engineering approach to design nucleobase-containing polypeptide polymers incorporating thymine that further self-assemble in nanomaterials. Diblock and triblock copolypeptide polymers were prepared using sequential ring-opening polymerization of γ-Benzyl-l-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (BLG-NCA) and γ-Propargyl-l-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride (PLG-NCA), followed by an efficient copper(I)-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAc) functionalization with thymidine monophosphate. Resulting amphiphilic copolymers were able to spontaneously form nanoobjects in aqueous solutions avoiding a pre-solubilization step with an organic solvent. Upon self-assembly, light scattering measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the impact of the architecture (diblock versus triblock) on the morphology of the resulted nanoassemblies. Interestingly, the nucleobase-containing nanoobjects displayed free thymine units in the shell that were found available for further DNA-binding.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6501-6510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia M. Doerr ◽  
Justin M. Burroughs ◽  
Nicholas M. Legaux ◽  
Brian K. Long

A study designed to ascertain the impact that ligand symmetry, number of redox-active moieties, and identity of the active metal center have on the catalytic ring-opening polymerization performance of redox-switchable catalysts.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1095 ◽  
pp. 407-410
Author(s):  
Yun Nie ◽  
Jing Tian ◽  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Meng Fei Du ◽  
Xiao Lun Hao ◽  
...  

In this paper, salen (Al) complex catalytic system was synthesized and used in the polymerization of lactide. The salen (Al) complex catalytic system was characterized by infrared spectroscopy (IR), and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). The influences of different factors, including reaction time, reaction temperature, and the ratio of lactide/Al3+ on the synthesis of polylactide were also described in the investigation. The results showed that the complex catalytic system could be successfully applied in the ring opening polymerization. The optimum condition of the ring opening polymerization of lactide, which included lactide/Al3+ (mol/mol) ratio of 300, reaction temperature of 140 °C, and reaction time of 12 hours.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  

In the present work the ring-opening polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) using Maghnite-H+, a proton exchanged montmorillonite clay as initiator is reported. The influences of solvent, weight ratio of initiator/monomer and reaction time on the conversion of monomer and on the molecular weight are investigated. Increasing Maghnite-H+ proportion increases (GMA) conversion and decreases the average molecular weight of resulted polymer. A cationic mechanism for the reaction was proposed.


2021 ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chahrazed Bendiabdallah ◽  
Fatiha Reguieg ◽  
Mohammed Belbachir

In the present work, the polymerization of limonene oxide (LO) catalyzed by Maghnite H+ (Mag- H+) is investigated. Mag-H+ is Algerian montmorillonite sheet silicate clay exchanged with protons. The poly limonene oxide (PLO) is obtained by cationic ring opening polymerization in bulk and with solvent. The effect of the reaction time, the temperature and the amount of catalyst are studied and discussed in order to find the optimal reactions conditions. The polymerization in solution at 0 °C with 5% by weight of catalyst leads to the best yield 61.34% for a reaction time of 1h. The structure of the obtained products is characterized by XRD, 1H-NMR, 13C-RMN, ATR-FTIR, DSC and TGA.


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