Aminofunctional polyethers: smart materials for applications in solution and on surfaces

In recent years, biocompatible polyethers with multi‐aminofunctionality have been used for a variety of applications in different fields. Both established and recently developed synthesis strategies for such polymers and applications as stimuli‐responsive materials, non‐viral vectors, shell crosslinked micelles and for surface functionalization are reviewed. The intriguing potential of such materials is due to both polyether and polyamine components and can thus be readily tuned by the copolymer microstructure and composition. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

Recent advances in the preparation of functionalized polysulfones

This review summarizes the studies related to chemical functionalization of polysulfones used in many different applications such as membranes with special functions, nanocomposites, biofilm formation, fuel cells etc. reported in recent years from the literature since 2000. Various strategies have been applied for the functionalization of polysulfones. One strategy is to add desired functionality into starting monomers in the solution containing the main components of commercial polysulfones, the aromatic dihalide sulfone and bisphenol monomers, or to functionalize the related monomers before the condensation. Another approach is to form difunctional polysulfone oligomers. Then, functional groups can be utilized to react with monomers or other polymers to obtain functional polymers or block copolymers. The most applied method is post‐modification of commercially available polysulfones by incorporation of functional groups to their aromatic groups and their use in the formation of graft polymers or polysulfone‐based networks. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influences of Grafted Side Chains on the Viscoelastic Behavior of Ternary Graft Copolymers

The novel ternary graft copolymers with long grafted side chains were prepared by solid phase grafting maleic anhydride (MAH), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and butyl acrylate (BA) onto polypropylene (PP). GPC was employed to show the length of the grafted side chains. The viscoelastic behavior was investigated by DMA. The results showed that the storage modulus and the loss modulus decreased with increase of the length of the grafted side chains but the α relaxation characterized by tanδ has no distinct change after various grafting. The distinct change of the internal damping of the graft copolymers was characterized by Cole-Cole curves. The storage modulus was successfully superposed according to the WLF and VFTH equations, which are suitable to describe the TTS principle for these ternary graft copolymers. When the weight percentage of MAH/MMA/BA was 6/6/2, the PP matrix had been overwhelmed by the grafted side chains, resulting in the change of the matrix properties and the dramatic increase of activation energy which was calculated by the Arrhenius equation. Meanwhile, the length of the grafted side chains was long enough to be discovered by TGA and DTG.     

Characterization and Electrical Properties of Some Hydrochloric Acid-Doped Aniline and 2-Amino-Pyridine Homopolymers and Copolymers

The synthesis of (group I) hydrochloric acid-doped poly(aniline-co-toluidine), poly(aniline-co-thiophene), poly(aniline-co-o-phenylenediamine), and poly(aniline-co-2-aminopyridine) as well as their hydrochloric acid-doped homopolymers of polyaniline, poly-m-toluidine, poly-o-phenylene diamine, and poly-2-aminopyridine and the synthesis of (group II) hydrochloric acid-doped poly (2-aminopyridine-co-o-phenylene diamine) and its hydrochloric acid-doped homopolymers of poly 2-amino pyridine and poly-o-phenylene diamine have been carried out via a chemical oxidation process using ammonium and potassium persulphate as chemical initiators. The synthesized homo- and copolymers were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS), infrared spectroscopy (IR), and thermal analysis. The variation of the electrical conductivity (σ, S cm^?1) with the reciprocal of the absolute temperature (1000/T, K) at different frequencies (1–1000 kHz) for hydrochloric acid homopolymers and copolymers is illustrated.     

Effect of Casting Solvents and Compatibilizer Loading on the Morphology and Properties of Natural Rubber/Polystyrene Blends

Thermoplastic elastomers from blends of natural rubber (NR) and polystyrene (PS) have been prepared by the solution-casting technique. The blend of NR and PS is an incompatible one and can be made compatible by the addition of NR-g-PS. The compatibilizing action of NR-g-PS in NR/PS blends has been studied with special reference to the effect of the nature of the casting solvents and compatibilizer loading. Chloroform and carbon tetrachloride were selected as the casting solvents. The nature of the casting solvent has a profound influence on the compatibilizing action of the graft copolymer. This has been explained based on the preferential interaction of the solvent with one of the components in the mixture. The domain size of the dispersed polystyrene phase was decreased by the addition of a few percent of the compatibilizer, followed by a leveling off at higher concentrations. The leveling off is an indication of interfacial saturation. The mechanical properties of the blends were improved by the addition of the compatibilizer.     

刷状聚乙二醇两亲性共聚物的合成及其对载药的影响研究进展

刷状聚乙二醇（PEG）两亲性共聚物具有独特的性能和良好的应用前景,日益受到人们的重视。本文综述了刷状PEG两亲性共聚物的两种合成策略,即大分子单体法和主链-侧链偶联法,它们主要通过离子聚合、自由基聚合、开环聚合及各种耦合反应等实现。举例分析了这些方法的优缺点,并侧重于聚酯等生物可降解材料形成的刷状PEG共聚物。比较了直链PEG和刷状PEG共聚物胶束表面形态,简要分析了刷状PEG结构对纳米颗粒药物输送性能的影响,指出刷状PEG结构能延长体内循环时间从而提高药物疗效,但有效的合成方法及其胶束的体内外性能还需要更深入的探索。     

PB-g-SAN共聚物的接枝层厚度对增韧SAN树脂的影响

采用种子乳液聚合方法制备了聚丁二烯接枝丙烯腈苯乙烯共聚物（PB g SAN）,将PB g SAN共聚物与SAN树脂熔融共混获得丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯三元共聚物(ABS),研究了PB g SAN共聚物的接枝层厚度对ABS性能的影响。结果表明,接枝层厚度超过临界值117 nm,接枝层过厚会导致核壳改性剂粒子变硬,模量过高,从而失去了作为增韧改性剂的作用。接枝层厚度低于临界值32 nm,橡胶粒子不能被SAN接枝链完全覆盖,在SAN基体中发生聚集,导致其增韧效果降低。因此,只有改性剂的接枝层厚度介于32 nm和117 nm这两个临界值之间,才能对基体树脂起到有效的增韧作用。     

XRD study of intercalation in statically annealed composites of ethylene copolymers and organically modified montmorillonites. 2. One-tailed organoclays

Ethylene copolymers with different polar comonomers, such as vinyl acetate, methyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, and maleic anhydride, were used for the preparation of polymer/clay nanocomposites by statically annealing their mechanical mixtures with different commercial or home-made organically modified montmorillonites containing only one long alkyl tail. The nanostructure of the products was monitored by X-ray diffraction, and the dispersion of the silicate particles within the polymer matrix was qualitatively evaluated through microscopic analyses. The effect of the preparation conditions on the structure and the morphology of the composites was also addressed through the characterization of selected samples with similar composition prepared by melt compounding. In agreement with the findings reported in a previous paper for the composites filled with two-tailed organoclays, intercalation of the copolymer chains within the tighter galleries of the one-tailed clays occurs easily, independent of the application of a mechanical stress. However, the shear-driven break-up of the intercalated clay particles into smaller platelets (exfoliation) seems more hindered. A collapse of the organoclay interlayer spacing was only observed clearly for a commercial one-tailed organoclay – Cloisite^® 30B – whereas the same effect was almost negligible for a home-made organoclay with similar structure.     

Graphite fiber-epoxy interphase modification by electrodeposition of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) and its influence on composite properties

An electrodeposition technique has been used for the modification of the fiber-matrix interphase in graphite fiber-epoxy composites. A coating of poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) (SMA) polymer was electrodeposited from an aqueous solution on AU graphite fibers used as electrodes in an electrolytic cell. Different electrocoating parameters were initially used to establish the optimum conditions to achieve thin uniform coatings suitable for functioning as interphases in composites reinforced by the coated fibers. The interfacial shear strength (IFSS), evaluated by a single-fiber composite technique, showed that the SMA coating resulted in an improvement of about 50% in IFSS compared with the commercially treated fibers (AS). This was achieved without sacrificing impact strength. Evidence of good epoxy penetration into the coating was obtained by the use of electron microprobe line scans for bromine across the diameter of a filament in a single fiber composite-the bromine introduced through the use of a brominated epoxy resin. The observed improvement in the fiber-matrix interfacial shear strengths is dependent on the co-monomer ratio in electrodeposited SMA.     

微波固化热固性树脂研究最新进展

综述近年来热固性树脂及其复合材料的微波固化最新研究进展,介绍微波热效应原理,重点讨论热固性树脂微波固化与加热固化的不同、热固性树脂微波固化工艺及颗粒增强热固性树脂基复合材料的微波固化。并指出目前微波固化研究中的不足及今后的发展方向。