Aqueous suspension of amphiphilic diblock copolymer nanoparticles prepared in situ from a water-soluble poly(sodium acrylate) alkoxyamine macroinitiator

Soft Matter ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Delaittre ◽  
Julien Nicolas ◽  
Catherine Lefay ◽  
Maud Save ◽  
Bernadette Charleux
RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (110) ◽  
pp. 90742-90749 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Castro ◽  
R. Zuluaga ◽  
O. J. Rojas ◽  
I. Filpponen ◽  
H. Orelma ◽  
...  

Bacterial cellulose (BC) grown from a culture medium in the presence of water-soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) produced an assemblage that was used as precursor for the synthesis of biocompatible nanocomposites.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahiba Chaibi ◽  
Lamia Bennabi ◽  
Imene Boukhouya ◽  
Kaddour Guemra

Abstract Iodine transfer radical homo- and diblock copolymerization of N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl] methacrylamide (DMAPMA) with methyl methacrylate (MMA) were carried out in the presence of iodine I2 and 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as chain transfer agent and initiator, respectively. Using reverse iodine transfer polymerization (RITP) method based on the in situ generation of transfer agents using molecular iodine I2. The homopolymer and copolymer were characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR. The self-assembly behaviours of diblock copolymer in water are studied by viscosity and tensiometry techniques. The water-soluble fraction of P(DMAPMA-b-MMA) block copolymer formed micelles which were investigated at 25°C in water at 0.2 mg.mL−1 concentration using a tensiometry device. Dynamic light scattering technique (DLS) was performed over a wide range of concentration to determine hydrodynamic size of the aggregates.


Author(s):  
Ain Uddin ◽  
Weifan Sang ◽  
Yong Gao ◽  
Kyle Plunkett

The synthesis of poly(p-xylylene)s (PPXs) with sidechains containing alkyl bromide functionality, and their post-polymer modification, is described. The PPXs were prepared by a diimide hydrogenation of poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s (PPVs) that were originally synthesized by a Gilch polymerization. The polymer backbone reduction was carried out with hydrazine hydrate in toluene at 80 °C to provide polymers with the sidechain-containing bromide functionality intact. To demonstrate post-polymer modification of the sidechains, the resulting PPX polymers were modified with trimethylamine to form tetraalkylammonium ion functionality and were evaluated as anion conducting membranes. While PPX homopolymers containing tetralkylammonium ions were completely water soluble and not able to form valuable films, PPX copolymers containing mixed tetraalkylammonium ions and hydrophobic chains were capable of film formation and alkaline stability. In addition, an in situ crosslinking process that used N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediamine during the tetraalkylammonium formation of brominated PPX polymers was also evaluated and gave reasonable films with conductivities of ~10 mS-cm-1.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ain Uddin ◽  
Weifan Sang ◽  
Yong Gao ◽  
Kyle Plunkett

The synthesis of poly(p-xylylene)s (PPXs) with sidechains containing alkyl bromide functionality, and their post-polymer modification, is described. The PPXs were prepared by a diimide hydrogenation of poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s (PPVs) that were originally synthesized by a Gilch polymerization. The polymer backbone reduction was carried out with hydrazine hydrate in toluene at 80 °C to provide polymers with the sidechain-containing bromide functionality intact. To demonstrate post-polymer modification of the sidechains, the resulting PPX polymers were modified with trimethylamine to form tetraalkylammonium ion functionality and were evaluated as anion conducting membranes. While PPX homopolymers containing tetralkylammonium ions were completely water soluble and not able to form valuable films, PPX copolymers containing mixed tetraalkylammonium ions and hydrophobic chains were capable of film formation and alkaline stability. In addition, an in situ crosslinking process that used N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediamine during the tetraalkylammonium formation of brominated PPX polymers was also evaluated and gave reasonable films with conductivities of ~10 mS-cm-1.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. eabe3097
Author(s):  
Hongwei Sheng ◽  
Jingjing Zhou ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Yuhang He ◽  
Xuetao Zhang ◽  
...  

It has been an outstanding challenge to achieve implantable energy modules that are mechanically soft (compatible with soft organs and tissues), have compact form factors, and are biodegradable (present for a desired time frame to power biodegradable, implantable medical electronics). Here, we present a fully biodegradable and bioabsorbable high-performance supercapacitor implant, which is lightweight and has a thin structure, mechanical flexibility, tunable degradation duration, and biocompatibility. The supercapacitor with a high areal capacitance (112.5 mF cm−2 at 1 mA cm−2) and energy density (15.64 μWh cm−2) uses two-dimensional, amorphous molybdenum oxide (MoOx) flakes as electrodes, which are grown in situ on water-soluble Mo foil using a green electrochemical strategy. Biodegradation behaviors and biocompatibility of the associated materials and the supercapacitor implant are systematically studied. Demonstrations of a supercapacitor implant that powers several electronic devices and that is completely degraded after implantation and absorbed in rat body shed light on its potential uses.


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