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Published on: August 15, 2016
Biomimetic catechol-based adhesive polymers for dispersion of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) nanoparticles in an
Manjit Singh Grewal1, Hiroshi Yabu1
1WPI-Advanced Institute of Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University 2-1-1, Katahira Aoba-Ku Sendai 980-8577 Japan hiroshi.yabu.d5@tohoku.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Biomimetic synthetic functional materials are valuable for a large number of practical applications with improved or tunable performance. In this paper, we present a series of mussel-inspired biomimetic catechol-containing copolymers synthesized from dopamine methacrylamide (DMA) and 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate (EEA) and abbreviated as poly(PDMA-PEEA). The successfully synthesized adhesive polymers allow adhering polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and were used for coating PTFE particles in organic solvent and re-dispersion in an aqueous medium. Adhesive polymer coated PTFE particles were efficiently used as a nanoreactor for generating silver (Ag) metal nanoparticles (NPs).
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