Swelling Performance Studies of Acrylamide/Potassium 3-Sulfopropyl Methacrylate/Sodium Alginate/Bentonite Biohybrid Sorbent Hydrogels in Binary Mixtures of Water-Solvent

In this study, it was to investigate the swelling performance of novel biohybrid composite hydrogel sorbents containing acrylamide/potassium 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate/sodium alginate/bentonite in water and binary mixtures of water-solvent. Novel hydrogels were synthesized with free radical solution polymerization by using ammonium persulfate/N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine as redox initiating pair in presence of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate as crosslinker. Swelling experiments were performed in water and binary mixtures of water-solvent (acetone, methanol and tetrahydrofuran) at 25°C, gravimetrically. Some swelling and diffusion properties of the hydrogels were calculated and they were discussed for the biohybrid/hybrid hydrogel systems prepared under various formulations. It has been seen the lower equilibrium percentage swelling ratio values (62% - 124%) in all solvent compositions in comparison with the equilibrium percentage swelling ratio values in water (718% - 2055%). Consequently, the hydrogel systems developed in this study could serve as a potential device for water and water-solvent binary mixtures.

INVESTIGATION OF THE ATRP OF n-BUTYL METHACRYLATE USING THE Cu(I)/N,N,N',N",N"-PENTAMETHYLDIETHYLENETRIAMINE CATALYST SYSTEM

The polymerization of n-butyl methacrylate was investigated using the Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization technique with CuBr and CuCl/N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine catalytic systems. Various combinations of catalyst systems and initiators were utilized in order to optimize the polymerization conditions and to obtain well-defined polymers (i.e. controlled molecular weights and low polydispersities). It has been found that the optimal initiator for this system is a chlorine-based initiator, when the catalyst used is a salt in conjunction with the N,N,N',N',N'- pentamethyldiethylenetriamine ligand. Bromine-based initiators tend to result in large amounts of initial termination, leading to polymers with less than ideal chain end functionality, even if CuCl is used as the species to invoke the halogen exchange. Additionally, the effects of the polymerization temperature, species and the initiator structure were determined.

Preparation and Antibacterial Activity of Copolymer of Methacryloxyethyldimethyl Dodecyl Ammonium Bromide/Acrylamide

Copolymers PMDAB-co-AA with excellent antibacterial activity were designed and prepared（MDAB/AA=methacryloxyethyldimethyl dodecyl ammonium bromide with acrylamide）.The chemical structures of the copolymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared（FTIR）,1 H NMR,13 C NMR and chemical titration.The antimicrobial activities and kinetics of the copolymer against E.coli and S.aureus were examined by viable cell counting method.The compositions of the copolymers could be easily controlled by the feed molar ratio of MDAB to AA.Furthermore,the highest antibacterial activity was achieved when the molar fraction of MDAB was in a range of 5%―20%,and the killing rate reached 100% under the test conditions.In addition,the antibacterial activity of PMDAB-co-AA was maintained and stable without any loss after 15 times of repeated usage.It was proved that the PMDAB-co-AA samples targeted at cell membrane,and caused serious damage to cell integrity and inner membrane permeation.The surrounding conditions,such as pH and inorgainc salts concentrations（CaCl2 or NaCl）,also affected their antibacterial activities.

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(isoprene-b-butyl methacrylate) Block Copolymer in the Presence of Rare Earth Catalyst

Poly(isoprene-b-butyl methacrylate) block copolymer with a high molecular weight was synthesized in the presence of rare earth coordination catalyst [RE(P 204 ) 3-Al( i Bu) 3 DBE]. The block copolymer was characterized by means of GPC,IR,DSC,NMR and elemental analysis. The block copolymer prepared has two glass transition temperatures: -75 6 ℃ and 32 2 ℃. The microstructure of the diblock copolymer possessed 96 8% cis 1,4 addition for the isoprene segment and a 70% syndiotacticity for the butyl methacrylate segment.

POLYMERIZATION OF BUTYL METHACRYLATE BY IRON PYRIDINEBISIMINE COMPLEXES

Fe(Ⅱ)pyridinebisimine complexes activated with trialkylaluminium or modified methylaluminoxane(MMAO)ascatalysts were employed for the polymerization of butyl methacrylate(BMA).Polymer yields,catalytic activities andmolecular weights as well as molecular weight distributions of BMA can be controlled over a wide range by varying thereaction parameters such as cocatalyst,Al/Fe molar ratio,monomer/catalyst molar ratio,monomer concentration and reactiontemperature used in the polymerization.The catalytic activity of Fe(Ⅱ)complex was 11.1 kg_(polym)/mol_(Fe)h and the highestyield could reach 99.1% under optimum condition.

Polymerization of Butyl Methacrylate Catalyzed by Salicylaldehyde-Imine Zirconium/Al(i-Bu)_3 System

A new kind of zirconium（Zr） complex containing ligand of salicylaldehyde-imine was successfully synthesized with ZrCl_4·2 THF and salicylaldehyde-imine as raw materials. The ligand was characterized by means of ~1HNMR, IR, and GC-MS, and Zr complex was characterized by means of ~1HNMR and IR, respectively. The Zr complex, combined with co-catalyst of Al（i-Bu）_3, was explored to be effective catalytic system for the polymerization of butyl methacrylate（BMA）, to prepare poly-n-butyl methacrylate（PBMA）, which was characterized by IR, ~13C-NMR and GPC. Compared with other double-component（MAO/Cat, AlEt_3/Cat） catalytic systems, catalytic system of Al（i-Bu）_3 and the Zr complex provided the best catalytic activity under the same conditions. The influence of polymerization parameters, such as molar ratio of Al（i-Bu）_3/Cat and BMA/Cat, polymerization temperature and polymerization time, was studied with Zr complex/Al（i-Bu）_3 system. With increasing polymerization time from 4 to 24 hour, the monomer conversion increased from 40.14% to 96.56%. Viscosity-average molecular weight（M_v） of PBMA, detected by the viscosity methodology, increased from 12.67×10~4Da to 44.97×10~4Da and lower molecular weight distribution was obtained. According to these results, the Zr complex contained ligand of salicylaldehyde-imine was a kind of readily, long lifetime and high activity catalyst for BMA polymerization.

Controlled Radical Photopolymerization of n-Butyl Methacrylate in Bluk Mediated by HTEMPO

Controlled radical photopolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate（n-BMA） mediated by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy（HTEMPO） was carried out in bulk at ambient temperature. It was found that obtained n-BMA homopolymers exhibited narrow polydispersities of around 1.4, which was characterized by GPC. Plots of number-average molecular weight vs. conversion and Ln（[Mo]/[M]） vs. time were liner respectively, indicating that was a controlled photopolymerization.

Effect of Oxygen on Surface Properties and Drug Release Behavior of Plasma Polymer of n-Butyl Methacrylate

The effects of oxygen on the chemical structure, morphology, hydrophilicity and drug release behavior of radio-frequency plasma poly n- butyl methacrylate （PPBMA） thin film were carded out for the first time. ATR-FTIR and XPS showed that oxygen had little influence on the chemical structure and composition of PPBMAs, which did not agree with the thought that the presence of oxygen gas would increase the oxidized carbon functionalities in the plasma polymer. SEM and static contact angle measurement indicated that in case of deposition with oxygen, the smoothness and hydrophilicity of PPBMA were dramatically improved. The drug release behavior showed that drug release from the PPBMA coating without oxygen was biphasic patterns, while from PPBMA coating with oxygen was Higuchi release. These results were helpful for the design and tailoring of the PPBMA polymer film and other of plasma polymers film, but could provide a new idea for the drug release controlled form.

EFFECTS OF ω-ACRYLOYL POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) MACROMONOMER ON EMULSIFIER-FREE EMULSI0N COPOLYMERIZATION OF METHYL METHACRYLATE AND n-BUTYL ACRYLATE

Well-defined nonionic hydrophilic ω-acryloyl poly(ethylene oxide) macro-monomer (PEO-A) has been prepared by living anionic polymerization of ethylene oxidewith diphenyl methyl potassium as the initiator and acryloyl chloride as the reaction termi-nating agent. The polymer was characterized by FTIR and SEC. The emulsifier-free emul-sion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and n-butyl acrylate (BA) containingvarious concentrations of PEO-A was studied. In all cases stable emulsion coplymerizationsof MMA and BA were obtained. The stabilizing effect was found to be dependent on themolecular weight and the feed amount of the macromonomer.

Influence of acrylamide monomer addition to the acrylic denture-base resins on mechanical and physical properties

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of adding acrylamide monomer （AAm） on the characterization, flexural strength, flexural modulus and thermal degradation temperature of poly（methyl methacrylate） （PMMA） denture-base resins. Specimens （n= 10） were fabricated from a conventional heat-activated QC-20 （Qc-） and a microwave heat-activated Acron MC （Ac-） PMMA resins. Powder/ liquid ratio followed the manufacturer＇s instructions for the control groups （Qc-c and Ac-c） and for the copolymer groups, the resins were prepared with 5% （-5）, 10% （- 10）, 15% （- 15） and 20% （-20） acrylamide contents, according to the molecular weight ratio, respectively. The flexural strength and flexural modulus were measured by a three-point bending test. The data obtained were statistically analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis test （a=O.05） to determine significant differences between the groups, The chemical structures of the resins were characterized by the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Thermal stabilities were determined by thermogravimetric analysis （TGA） with a heating rate of 10 ~C.min-1 from 35 ~C to 600 ~C. Control groups from both acrylic resins showed the lowest flexural strength values. Qc-15 showed significant increase in the flexural strength when compared to Qc-c （P〈O.01）. Ac-10 and Ac-15 showed significance when compared to Ac-c （P〈O.01）. Acrylamide incorporation increased the elastic modulus in Qc-10, Qc-15 and Qc-20 when compared to Qc-c （P〈0.01）. Also significant increase was observed in Ac-10, Ac-15 and Ac-20 copolymer groups when compared to Ac-c （P〈0.01）. According to the 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance （NMR） results, acrylamide copolymerization was confirmed in the experimental groups. TGA results showed that the thermal stability of PMMA is increased by the insertion of AAm.

Synthesis,Characterization and Catalytic Application of H_3PW_(12)O_(40)/MCM-48 in the Esterification of Methacrylic Acid with n-butyl Alcohol

A novel environmental friendly catalyst, H3PW12O40/MCM-48, was prepared by impregnation method. The catalysts were characterized by means of XRD and FT-IR. The synthesis of n-butyl methacrylate catalyzed by H3PW12O40/MCM-48 was studied with methacrylic acid and n-butyl alcohol as reactants. H3PW12O40/MCM-48 is an excellent catalyst for synthesizing n-butyl methacrylate and Keggin structure of H3PW12O40 kept unchanged after being impregnated on surface of the molecular sieve support. Effects of n（methacrylic acid）：n（n-butyl alcohol）, catalyst dosage, cyclohexane（water-stripped reagent） and reaction time on yields of the product were investigated. The optimum conditions have been found, that is, molar ratio of acid to alcohol is 1：1.6, mass ratio of catalyst used to the reactants is 0.5% and reaction time is 2.0 h. Under these conditions, the yield of n-butyl methacrylate can reach 93.7%.

The Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in the Presence of a New Homogeneous Yttrium Catalyst

Methyl methacrylate(MMA) polymerized in the presence of a new homogeneous catalyst of Y(acac)3-(i-Bu)3Al-BuLi. The effects of MMA/Y, Al/Y, Li/Y molar ratios, polymerization temperature and time are reported. The results show that a small amount of butyl lithium could greatly enhance the activity of the catalyst and the polymerization reaction could be carried out at low temperatures (-25℃-10℃) with a high conversion. 200 kg of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with 63% syndiotacticity could be prepared by using 1 mole of yttrium.

POLYMERIC IONIC CONDUCTORS MODIFIED WITH POLAR GROUPS:PART Ⅰ. IONIC CONDUCTION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF LI-COMPLEX BASED ON ACRYLAM ID E-COPOLYMERIZED METHACRYLATES

Acrylamide was introduced onto the chain of poly[oligo(oxyethylene) methacrylate] as a polar constituent, and the effect of its presence on the mechanical strength and ionic conduction properties of Li-salt complex based on the resultant copolymer was investigated. The introduction of the polar constituent raises chain rigidity, retards crystallization of oligo(oxyethylene) domain and promotes the dissociation of lithium salt. The factors work on the mechanical and conduction properties synergistically, therefore both of the properties are improved simultaneously as the consequence of acrylamide-introduction.

3D打印工艺参数对PLA/PTW共混物力学性能影响的研究

采用3D打印中的熔融沉积成型(FDM)工艺制备了聚乳酸/乙烯-丙烯酸丁酯-甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯共聚物(PLA/PTW),通过单因素实验探究了3D打印工艺参数(喷头温度、打印平台温度和打印速度)对PLA/PTW共混物力学性能的影响,并在此基础上设计了三因素三水平正交实验,优化了3D打印的工艺参数。结果表明,共混物的冲击强度和拉伸强度均随喷头温度的增加呈现先上升后下降、均随打印平台温度的增加而增加、均随打印速度的增加出现下降的趋势。各工艺参数对PLA/PTW共混物综合力学性能的影响从大到小依次为:喷头温度、打印速度、打印平台温度,且当喷头温度为210℃、打印平台温度为80℃以及打印速度为40 mm/s时,打印出的PLA/PTW共混物的综合力学性能最佳。

钛酸四丁酯催化甲基丙烯酸甲酯与正丁醇酯交换反应动力学研究

由于设备腐蚀和环境污染等问题,甲基丙烯酸丁酯生产工艺逐渐倾向于更为经济环保的酯交换生产工艺。以钛酸四丁酯为催化剂,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与正丁醇通过酯交换法合成甲基丙烯酸丁酯的反应及机理进行了初步研究。首先,根据路易斯酸催化理论,在合理假设和简化的基础上对该反应的机理进行了分析,在此基础上分别建立了基于理想溶液和非理想溶液的动力学模型。通过酯交换反应实验,主要研究了反应温度、反应物初始物质的量之比和催化剂量等因素对反应速率的影响,并根据实验数据回归得到了动力学模型参数和反应的基本热力学数据。结果显示,该酯交换反应为吸热反应,标准摩尔反应焓为14.406 kJ·mol^(-1),正、逆反应活化能分别为70.2和51.1 kJ·mol^(-1)。通过模型计算值与实验数据的比较,证明了推导得到的动力学模型具有较高的可靠性,将为钛酸四丁酯催化甲基丙烯酸甲酯与正丁醇酯交换合成甲基丙烯酸丁酯反应提供一定的理论指导。

Polypropylene/poly(butyl methacrylate) blends prepared by diffusion and subsequent polymerization of butyl methacrylate in isotactic polypropylene pellets

Polypropylene/poly（butyl methacrylate） （PP/PBMA） blends were prepared by diffusion and subseqtuent polymerization＇of butyl methacrylate （BMA） in commercial isotactic polypropylene （iPP） pellets. The diffusion kinetics, diametrical distribution of PBMA in a pellet and phase morphology of a typical PP/PBMA blend were investigated.

超韧聚乳酸/乙烯丙烯酸丁酯甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯共混物的制备与性能

向聚乳酸(PLA)和乙烯丙烯酸丁酯甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(EBA-GMA)接枝共聚物的共混物PLA/EBA-GMA(质量比,70/30)中引入催化剂(N,N-二甲基十八胺,DMSA),通过促进PLA与EBA-GMA的原位反应增容来提高共混体系的冲击韧性,并研究了DMSA质量分数对共混体系力学性能的影响。结果显示,未添加DMSA时,PLA/EBA-GMA(70/30)共混物的冲击强度仅为10.9 kJ/m^(2)。当DMSA质量分数为0.5%时,PLA/EBA-GMA(70/30)共混物的冲击强度高达63.1 kJ/m^(2)。共混物结构与形态表征结果表明,添加少量DMSA就能有效促进EBA-GMA上环氧基团与聚乳酸端基的反应活性,提高PLA/EBA-GMA共混物的冲击韧性。

RAFT法制备羧甲基纤维素接枝丙烯酸酯共聚物

以溶解后改性的羧甲基纤维素(CMC)为大分子引发剂,S-1-十二烷基-S’-(α-α’-二甲基-α”-乙酸)三硫代碳酸酯为可逆加成断裂链转移聚合(RAFT)试剂,通过RAFT法制备了CMC接枝丙烯酸酯的新型接枝共聚物。为了进一步探索共聚物的成膜形态,设计了不同反应时间、不同甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)与丙烯酸丁酯(BA)配比的反应条件,合成了CMC接枝MMA嵌段BA聚合物(Cell-g-PMMA-b-PBA)。结果表明:在反应时间为24 h,MMA与BA体积比为6∶1的条件下,Cell-g-PMMA-b-PBA的成膜性能最好,热稳定性高。

α-甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯的合成和表征及其阴离子聚合

利用酰氯醇解法合成了α甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯（ＴＢＭＡ），并通过气相色谱质谱联用仪（ＧＣ／ＭＳ）、红外吸收光谱仪（ＩＲ）、核磁共振波谱仪（ＮＭＲ）对其进行了鉴定表征。进而对ＴＢＭＡ进行阴离子聚合研究。结果表明，用１，１二苯基己基锂（ＤＰＨＬ）为引发剂，其可在１０℃下实现活性阴离子聚合。

纳米氧化钛颗粒表面处理及表征

利用偶联剂钛酸丁酯对纳米二氧化钛颗粒预处理后 ,进行甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (MMA)的聚合改性 ,研究了聚合改性物质的结构和改性后纳米二氧化钛的分散性能。钛酸丁酯与氧化钛表面羟基反应 ,使氧化钛粒子表面生成交联反应物 ,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与其反应生成 PMMA并均匀包敷于纳米二氧化钛颗粒的表面。通过聚合改性后的纳米二氧化钛颗粒在甲苯中具有良好的分散性能。