原子转移自由基聚合法合成星形聚合物

将偶联技术应用于原子转移自由基聚合领域合成了星形聚苯乙烯、星形聚丙烯酸甲酯、星形聚苯乙烯聚丙烯酸丁酯嵌段聚合物,其中星形聚苯乙烯臂数可达２８。     

ATRP与其他反应技术联用合成聚合物分子刷的研究进展

原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)作为一种可控/"活性"聚合技术,与其他反应技术联用可以有效地合成具有不同结构与性能的聚合物分子刷。综述了ATRP与点击反应、开环聚合(ROP)、可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合联用合成聚合物分子刷的研究进展。     

原子转移自由基偶联法合成星形聚合物

以卤端基聚合物为大分子引发剂,卤化亚铜／２,２‘＝二联二吡啶为催化剂,工业二乙烯基苯、纯间－二乙烯基苯、纯对－二乙烯基苯为偶联剂合成了一系列星形聚合物。研究了偶联反应的影响因素。结果表明,反应体系产生凝胶的趋势随着二乙烯基苯与预聚物配比的增加而增加;偶联反应速度随着反应物总浓度的增加而加大;提高反应温度有利于提高偶联效率;以低单体转化率下合成的预聚物为大分子引发剂时的偶联效率高于高单体转化率下合成     

星形聚合物微凝胶的合成及其研究进展

星形微凝胶是1种具有特殊结构的聚合物微凝胶,具有广阔的应用前景。活性聚合(如阴离子活性聚合、阳离子活性聚合、氮氧稳定自由基聚合及原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP))是星形微凝胶合成的最常用且最有效的方法。对该方法在星形微凝胶合成方面的应用及其研究进展进行了综述。     

原子转移自由基方法合成聚合物刷的研究进展

从聚合物刷基底的选择和聚合方法的优化两方面介绍了原子转移自由基聚合方法合成聚合物刷的研究进展,讨论了聚合物刷在图案化材料表面、提高材料表面的生物相容性及其它方面的应用情况,并对其前景进行了展望.     

对甲氧基偶氮苯星形聚合物的合成与表征

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)技术合成了对甲氧基偶氮苯星形聚合物。均苯三酚与2-溴异丁酰溴通过酯化反应得到三官能团引发剂,引发对甲氧基偶氮苯单体6-[4-(4-甲氧基苯基偶氮)酚氧基]己基甲基丙烯酸酯(MMAzo)的ATRP反应。表征了星形聚合物结构、热行为与液晶性,显示其与线性均聚物的液晶性相似,均显示近晶相和向列相,但其相转变温度有所降低。     

星形共聚物聚己内酯-聚丙烯酸羟基乙酯的合成与载药性能

通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)制备了两亲性线形共聚物聚己内酯-聚丙烯酸羟基乙酯(LPCLPHEA)及四臂星形共聚物聚己内酯-聚丙烯酸羟基乙酯(4s PCL-PHEA),以芘为荧光探针,测定两种聚合物的临界胶束浓度(CMC),并以阿霉素(DOX)为模型药物,分析探讨聚合物的载药能力。实验通过红外光谱(FT-IR)、荧光分光光度计、马尔文激光粒度仪等对聚合物的结构、粒径、Zeta电位、载药等性能进行表征。结果表明,两种聚合物都能形成稳定的载药胶束,其中四臂星形结构聚合物比线形聚合物具有较低的粒径和临界胶束浓度、较高的载药量和包封率,可作为药物载药材料进行进一步研究。     

活性自由基聚合法合成偶氮聚合物研究进展

偶氮聚合物具有光致顺反异构和光学各向异性,其在光电信息技术领域具有重要的潜在应用前景.利用活性自由基聚合的方法可以在温和的条件下合成得到特定结构与预定相对分子质量的偶氮聚合物.综述了该技术领域的最新研究进展,并对近年来出现的聚合体系与方法,包括氮氧稳定自由基聚合(NMP)、原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)、可逆加成一断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合等,作了简要的评述.     

星形聚合物合成方法研究进展

介绍了星形聚合物的结构与特性、理论研究的意义和工业应用的前景,主要从合成途径上综述了星形聚合物的3种合成方法(多官能团偶联剂法、微凝胶法、多官能团引发剂法)的特点及其最新研究进展。     

Design and synthesis of star polymers with hetero-arms by the combination of controlled radical polymerizations and click chemistry

An alternative approach to the synthesis of well-defined star polymers with hetero-arms was described. An azide-functionalized dithioester chain transfer agent (CTA-N₃) was designed and synthesized. Using CTA-N₃ as the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent, styrene was polymerized in a controlled manner. The so-obtained polystyrene showed a high proportion of azide-functionalized chains (PS-N₃, about 92%). The azide end-capped PS-N₃ could be assembled, via click reaction with a bromide-containing trialkyne coupling agent, to form a 3-arm star polystyrene (PS₃-Br) with a narrow molecular weight distribution. PS₃-Br could further serve as a macro-initiator for the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA). Accordingly, well-defined star polymers containing three polystyrene and one poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) arms, and with a narrow molecular weight distribution, were successfully prepared.     

星形聚合物的研究与应用进展

回顾了结构性能独特且应用颇为广泛的非线性星形聚合物研究现状;介绍了星形聚合物的特点、应用,以及通过活性聚合制备星形聚合物的不同合成方法,比较了各种合成方法的优缺点;综述了星形聚合物用作研究聚合物的支化模型、简化树形聚合物复杂的支化结构、获得聚合物支化信息的研究进展。     

Synthesis and evaluation of a star amphiphilic block copolymer from poly(ε‐caprolactone) and poly(ethylene oxide) as load and release carriers for guest molecules

The use of polymeric materials as the carrier in the controlled release of guest molecules has become an important research area in the polymeric materials science, because of their advantages of the safety, efficacy and patient convenience. One of them, star amphiphilic polymer can self‐assemble into supermolecular structure (polymer micelles) by the balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic interaction. In this study, star amphiphilic copolymer consisting of hydrophobic and biodegradable poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) and hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) blocks were synthesized by two‐step ring‐opening polymerization. The resultant polymer was characterizated by FTIR, ¹H‐NMR, and DSC to determine its chemical structure. The morpholoy of the polymer micelles was analyzed by TEM. Using star‐PCL‐b‐PEO as carriers and congo red as model guest molecules, the encapsulation and release properties were investigated by UV–visable analysis. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Synthesis and polyelectrolyte behavior of poly(methacrylic acid) star polymers

Poly(tert‐butyl methacrylate) [P(tBMA)] star polymers were synthesized by copolymerization of p(tBMA) macroinitiator with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate via atom transfer radical polymerization method. P(tBMA) stars had a narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w/M_n = 1.06–1.15). The ratio of radius of gyration to hydrodynamic radius R_G/R_H, which indicates inner segment density, was in the range 1.16–1.22 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (arm number f = 25–142). These stars behaved not as hard spheres but as soft spheres in THF. Poly(methacrylic acid) stars were obtained by the hydrolysis of P(tBMA) arms. We investigated the conformation of star polyelectrolyte as a function of pH and ionic strength by means of dynamic light scattering (DLS). The hydrodynamic diameter increased gradually from 18.8 to 48.3 nm as a function of the solution pH. In addition, we compared experimental results with theoretical models for star polyelectrolytes. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007     

Preparation and characterization of star polymers with polyurethane cores using polycaprolactone triol

Star‐shaped polymers with two different core sizes were prepared by step polymerization. Their structures were confirmed by FTIR and ¹H NMR studies. X‐ray diffraction studies showed highly crystallized patterns for this type of star polymer. Thermogravimetric analysis curves displayed an excellent thermal stability and a two‐step degradation mechanism for these materials. In addition, it indicated that if the length of the triol segment were longer, the degradation temperature at 10% weight loss would be higher. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic star block copolymers with star macroinitiators based on a one‐pot approach

Previously, star polystyrenes (PSs) have been prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of N‐[2‐(2‐bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl]maleimide (BiBEMI) with a large excess of styrene (St) in one pot. But linear PSs were also present during the formation of the star polymers. In the work reported here, we found that control of the formation of star polymers using a one‐pot approach can be improved by using a two‐step process. The polymerization was conducted first at a low temperature to form multifunctional cores by copolymerization of BiBEMI and St. Second, on increasing the temperature, homopolymerization of St occurred to grow PS arms. Then a series of amphiphilic star polystyrene‐block‐poly(acrylic acid)s, (S₁₄A_x)₁₆, were prepared by ATRP of tert‐butyl acrylate with the star PSs as macroinitiators, followed by selective acidolysis of the poly(tert‐butyl acrylate) blocks. Their micellization was studied using dynamic light scattering, which suggested that (S₁₄A₁₁₂)₁₆ amphiphilic star block copolymers could form unimolecular micelles in a basic aqueous solution. Then pyrene molecules were encapsulated using the (S₁₄A₁₁₂)₁₆ amphiphilic star copolymers and the loading capacity was investigated with UV and fluorescence spectroscopy. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

Multicarboxylic aromatic acid core initiator for the synthesis of star‐shaped poly(ϵ‐caprolactone) with carboxyl end groups

We successfully carried out the ring‐opening polymerization of ?‐caprolactone with 1,3,5‐benzenetricarboxylic acid and 1,2,4,5‐benzenetetracarboxylic acid as the core initiators at 225°C in bulk, and three‐armed and four‐armed star poly(?‐caprolactone)s [poly(?‐CL)s] with carboxyl end groups were obtained. No transesterification, which would have led to a decrease in the molecular weight of poly(?‐CL), was found. The effects of the polymerization conditions on the polymerization are discussed; the poly(?‐CL)s were characterized by ¹H‐NMR, gel permeation chromatography, and thermogravimetric analysis in detail. A mechanism of alkyl–oxygen bond scission by the nucleophilic attack of the carboxyl anions via hydrogen proton transfer is presented for this system. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 3713–3717, 2006     

通过RAFT聚合合成星型聚合物

采用先臂法合成(tBA/HDDA)星型聚合物。由丙烯酸正丁酯(tBA)的可逆加成-断裂链转移自由基聚合(RAFT),得到线型PtBA大分子链转移剂;PtBA与双官能团的偶联剂1,6-己二醇二丙烯酸酯(HDDA)反应得到星型聚合物。研究了偶联剂HDDA与线型PtBA大分子链转移剂的摩尔比对合成星型聚合物的影响。采用GPC法测定了线型大分子链转移剂PtBA及星型聚合物的分子量和分子量分布。结果表明,HDDA与PtBA的比例越高,星型聚合物的产率越大;超过一定值,则产生凝胶。GPC结果表示,所得星型聚合物的分子量大,分子量分布窄(PD I<1.19)。     

Graft copolymers and high‐molecular‐weight star‐like polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization

Grafting of tert‐butyl acrylate (tBuA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and styrene (St) monomers (M) by Cu(I)‐mediated ATRP from polystyrene (PSt) macroinitiator (M_n = 5620, polydispersity index, PDI = 1.12), containing initiating 2‐bromopropionyloxy groups (I) (bound to 34% of aromatic cores; 11 groups per backbone), was performed using conditions suitable for the respective homopolymerizations. The preparation of PSt‐g‐PtBuA in bulk using an initial molar ratio [M]₀/[I]₀ = 140 had a controlled character up to M_n = (132–148) × 10³ (PDI = 1.08–1.16). With MMA and St and using the same [M]₀/[I]₀, preliminary experiments were made; the higher the monomer conversion, the broader was the distribution of molecular weight of the products. Graft copolymerizations of all these monomers at [M]₀/[I]₀ = 840 or 1680 were successfully conducted up to high conversions. Low‐polydispersity copolymers, with very long side chains, in fact star‐like copolymers, were obtained mainly by tuning the deactivator amount in the reaction mixture. (PSt‐g‐PtBuA, DP_n,sc (DP of side chain) = 665, PDI = 1.24; PSt‐g‐PMMA, DP_n,sc = 670, PDI = 1.43; PSt‐g‐PSt, DP_n,sc = 324, PDI = 1.11). Total suppression of intermolecular coupling was achieved here. However, the low concentrations of initiator required long reaction times, leading sometimes to formation of a small amount (～5%) of low‐molecular‐weight polymer fraction. This concomitant process is discussed, and some measures for its prevention are proposed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 3662–3672, 2006     

Phase separation phenomena in aqueous solutions of amphiphilic poly(ethylene oxide) star polymers

Three- and four-armed star polymers with poly(ethylene oxide) arms capped with hydrophobic end-groups were synthesized from nonylphenoxypoly(ethylene glycol)s and well defined tri- and tetraisocyanates. The latter were hydrosilylation products of m-isopropenyl-,-dimethylbenzyl isocyanate (m-TMI). In aqueous solution the arm ends associate, and above a critical star concentration the mixture phase separates into a dilute phase and a condensed gel phase. Their respective polymer concentrations remain constant as long as the two phases coexist, their volume fractions being proportional to the total polymer concentration. Brookfield viscosity measurements confirm the formation of the gel phase which resembles an amphiphilic hydrogel. It exhibits a high affinity for hydrophobic compounds.