Gold-promoted styrene polymerization.

Impact of Catalyst on the Stability of Initiators on Au Substrate in Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Desorption of thiol-based self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces makes surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) challenging and results in reduced density “grafted from” polymer fi lm. In this work, in situ attenuated total refl ectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy shows that copper-based catalysts typically used in SI-ATRP cause substantial des...

Dynamic Evolution of Droplet/Particle Size Distribution in Suspension Polymerization of Styrene

Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization of Styrene Initiated from the Surface of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, with an average size of about 45 nm, were encapsulated by polystyrene using in situ nitroxide mediated radical polymerization   in the presence of 3-aminopropyl triethoxy silane (APTES) as a coupling agent and 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy  as a initiator. First, the initiator for NMRP was covalently bonded onto the surface of Titanium dioxide na...

Surface-Initiated Anionic Polymerization of Styrene by Means of Self-Assembled Monolayers

A synthetic concept of preparing dense polymer brushes on planar surfaces is described, in which a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of biphenyllithium moieties on gold substrates is used to initiate anionic polymerization of styrene. The thickness of the resulting dry polystyrene brush, as estimated by ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy (AFM), is 18 ( 0.2 nm. These techniques also reveal a ...

Pickering Emulsion Polymerization of Styrene-co-butyl Acrylate Nanoparticles by Using Cloisite Na+ as Surfactant

Cloisite Na+was used as a solid surfactant (stabilizer) in Pickering emulsion polymerization of styrene-co-butyl acrylate in presence of oil soluble initiator, azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) and water soluble initiator, potassium persulfate (KPS). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum approved the corporation of Cloisite Na+ layers within the polymer matrix. Effect of clay content was a...