在酒精/水中使用聚甲基酸作为稳定剂块的RAFT分散PISA:非常规PISA形态过渡
Hyun Jin Kim1, Fumi Ishizuka1, Rhiannon P Kuchel2
1Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
使用PMMA稳定剂的可逆添加碎片链转移 (RAFT) 聚合诱导自组合 (PISA) 显示出不寻常的形态过渡. 增长的聚合物链长度意外导致囊泡,可能是由于稳定剂溶解度的变化.
科学领域:
- 聚合物化学 聚合物化学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 纳米技术纳米技术
背景情况:
- 分散聚合诱导自我组装 (PISA) 是合成聚合物纳米粒子的强大技术.
- 在PISA中控制形态对于有针对性的应用至关重要.
- 聚甲酸 (PMMA) 经常被用作PISA系统中的稳定剂.
研究的目的:
- 在RAFT PISA中使用PMMA稳定剂在乙醇/水混合物中研究形态过渡.
- 探索不同聚合条件对自我组装的影响.
- 了解不同寻常的形态进化与增加的聚合物链长度.
主要方法:
- 可逆添加-碎片化链转移 (RAFT) 分散聚合诱导的自我组装 (PISA).
- 使用的2 - 乙基甲酸盐 (EHMA) 和n - 丁基甲酸盐 (BMA) 作为单体.
- 多样化的固体含量,共纳体存在 (MMA) 和目标聚合度 (DP).
主要成果:
- 增加的固体含量和目标DP通常促进了更高阶的形态,与传统的PISA相一致.
- 观察到不寻常的形态过渡,从高阶结构转移到球体,虫和囊泡的混合物,最后随着目标DP的增加到囊泡.
- 这种演变可能与PMMA稳定剂的取决于温度的可溶性有关.
结论:
- 该研究表明,RAFT PISA中的异常形态演变是由增加聚合物链长度所驱动的.
- 在乙醇/水混合物中的PMMA稳定剂的温度依赖性溶解度似乎是这种现象的一个关键因素.
- 结果为PISA系统中使用特定稳定剂/溶剂组合控制纳米粒子形态提供了洞察力.
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