Concentration and molecular weight dependence of counterion self-diffusion in aqueous poly(acrylic acid) solution

1985 ◽  
Vol 89 (16) ◽  
pp. 3502-3505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Rymden ◽  
Peter Stilbs
e-Polymers ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Chen ◽  
Ruixue Liu ◽  
Zhifeng Fu ◽  
Yan Shi

AbstractAmphiphilic diblock copolymer poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PMMA-b-PAA) was prepared by 1,1-diphenylethene (DPE) method. Firstly, free radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate was carried out with AIBN as initiator in the presence of DPE, giving a DPE-containing PMMA precursor with controlled molecular weight. tert-Butyl acrylate (tBA) was then polymerized in the presence of the PMMA precursor, and PMMA-b-PtBA diblock copolymer with controlled molecular weight was prepared. Finally, amphiphilic diblock copolymer PMMA-b-PAA was obtained by hydrolysis of PMMA-b-PtBA. The formation of PMMA-b-PAA was confirmed by 1H NMR spectrum and gel permeation chromatography. Transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering were used to detect the self-assembly behavior of the amphiphilic diblock polymers in methanol.


2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Moulay ◽  
M. Boukherissa ◽  
F. Abdoune ◽  
F. Z. Benabdelmoumene

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 1561-1564
Author(s):  
E.-H. Lee ◽  
K.-M. Kim ◽  
W.-Y. Maeng ◽  
D.-H. Hur

Abstract After preparing aqueous suspensions from magnetite particles with a poly-acrylic acid, we investigated the effects of several experimental parameters. We characterized the stability of the suspensions using visual inspection, sedimentation, adsorption, and thermal stability of the dispersant. The dispersion stability is affected by the solution pH, the concentrations of magnetite particles, the molecular weight, the concentration of the dispersants, and the temperature. The stability of the suspensions increased as the concentration of the dispersant and the temperature increased. In terms of the molecular weights of the dispersant, the suspensions with dispersant of low-molecular weight (1800) were more stable than those of high-molecular weight (250000) at room temperature. However, at high temperature the suspensions with high-molecular weight showed stability. The adsorption efficiency of the dispersant was very low. The dispersant of high-molecular weight showed a higher thermal integrity than that of low-molecular weight. From this work, we obtained the optimum conditions for stable aqueous suspensions of magnetite particles.


2001 ◽  
Vol 708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhexiong Tang ◽  
Wenguang Li ◽  
Cheryl Nowak ◽  
Sze Yang

ABSTRACTIn this paper, we present the syntheses of the conjugated polymers of different “effective molecular weights.” The goal is to be able to optimize the thin film coating process without compromising the electronic, optical and electroactive properties.Our strategy for controlling the effective molecular weight is to synthesize a double-strand conducting polymer that is an inter-polymer complex of a polymeric dopant and a conjugated polymer. The first strand of the two-strand complex is either a polyaniline or a polypyrrole chain, while the second strand is a poly(acrylic acid). The molecular weight of poly(acrylic acid) is used as a parameter for adjusting the coating and film-forming properties.We found that the inter-polymer complexes are dispersible in water. The dispersion stability is strongly dependent on the molecular weight of the poly(acrylic acid) strand. The dispersion is more stable for polymers synthesized with higher molecular weight of poly(acrylic acid). We also found that the particle size and particle morphology are dependent on the effective molecular weight.


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