The performance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite （IPMC） actuator was significantly enhanced by incorporating surfactant-assisted processable Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes （MWCNTs） into a Nation solution. Cationic ...The performance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite （IPMC） actuator was significantly enhanced by incorporating surfactant-assisted processable Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes （MWCNTs） into a Nation solution. Cationic surfactant Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide （CTAB） was employed to disperse MWCNTs in the Nation matriX, forming a homogeneous and stable dispersion ofnanotubes. The processing did not involve any strong acid treatment and thus effectively preserved the excellent electronic properties associated with MWCNT. The as-obtained MWCNT/Nafion-IPMC actuator was tested in terms of conductivity, bulk and surface morphology, blocking force and electric current. It was shown that the blocking force and the current of the new IPMC are 2.4 times and 1.67 times higher compared with a pure Nation-based IPMC. Moreover, the MWCNT/IPMC performance is much better than previously reported Nafion-IPMC doped by acid-treated MWCNT. Such significantly improved performance should be attributed to the improvement of electrical property associated with the addition of MWCNTs without acid treatment.展开更多
Cationic latexes were prepared through emulsion copolymerization of styrene （St） and butyl acrylate （BA） with a cationic surfactant, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide （CTAB）. Latex properties, including particle ...Cationic latexes were prepared through emulsion copolymerization of styrene （St） and butyl acrylate （BA） with a cationic surfactant, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide （CTAB）. Latex properties, including particle size, size distribution, （ potential, surface tension and monomer conversion, were determined for latexes prepared with different CTAB amounts. Evolution of these properties during emulsion polymerization was followed in order to understand the mechanism of the particles formation. Results showed that both particle size and 6＂ potential were function of polymerization time and latex solids. Parallel emulsion polymerizations with cationic, anionic charged initiator and charge-free initiators were also carried out, the latex properties were determined at different polymerization time. All these results were attentively interpreted based on the mechanisms of emulsion polymerization, surfactant adsorption and latex particle stabilization.展开更多
基金This paper is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （51175251 and 61161120323）, and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province （BK2011734）, the Funding for Out- standing Doctoral Dissertation in NUAA （BCXJ 11-06）, the Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education （CXLXll_0178）, and the Fundamental Re- search Funds for the Central Universities. The authors thank Mr. Yajun Xue for his help in SEM measurements, and Mr. Xinyuan Zhu for his help in TEM measurements.
文摘The performance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite （IPMC） actuator was significantly enhanced by incorporating surfactant-assisted processable Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes （MWCNTs） into a Nation solution. Cationic surfactant Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide （CTAB） was employed to disperse MWCNTs in the Nation matriX, forming a homogeneous and stable dispersion ofnanotubes. The processing did not involve any strong acid treatment and thus effectively preserved the excellent electronic properties associated with MWCNT. The as-obtained MWCNT/Nafion-IPMC actuator was tested in terms of conductivity, bulk and surface morphology, blocking force and electric current. It was shown that the blocking force and the current of the new IPMC are 2.4 times and 1.67 times higher compared with a pure Nation-based IPMC. Moreover, the MWCNT/IPMC performance is much better than previously reported Nafion-IPMC doped by acid-treated MWCNT. Such significantly improved performance should be attributed to the improvement of electrical property associated with the addition of MWCNTs without acid treatment.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(No.Z2008B07)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20874040)
文摘Cationic latexes were prepared through emulsion copolymerization of styrene （St） and butyl acrylate （BA） with a cationic surfactant, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide （CTAB）. Latex properties, including particle size, size distribution, （ potential, surface tension and monomer conversion, were determined for latexes prepared with different CTAB amounts. Evolution of these properties during emulsion polymerization was followed in order to understand the mechanism of the particles formation. Results showed that both particle size and 6＂ potential were function of polymerization time and latex solids. Parallel emulsion polymerizations with cationic, anionic charged initiator and charge-free initiators were also carried out, the latex properties were determined at different polymerization time. All these results were attentively interpreted based on the mechanisms of emulsion polymerization, surfactant adsorption and latex particle stabilization.
