scholarly journals Biocompatible anti-microbial coatings for urinary catheters

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (58) ◽  
pp. 53303-53309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa C. Thompson ◽  
Penelope J. Adamson ◽  
Jessirie Dilag ◽  
Dhanushka Bandara Uswatte Uswatte Liyanage ◽  
Kagithiri Srikantharajah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Trimethylammonium Chloride ◽  
Urinary Catheters

Using a simple dip-coating mechanism, urinary catheters have been coated with poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl)trimethylammonium chloride (pMTAC) using activator regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET)–atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP).

scholarly journals A Cu(ii) metal–organic framework as a recyclable catalyst for ARGET ATRP

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (47) ◽  
pp. 7199-7203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Chun Lee ◽  
Markus Antonietti ◽  
Bernhard V. K. J. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Recyclable Catalyst ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Arget Atrp ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Framework

A Cu(ii) MOF can serve as an comprehensive catalyst for activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP) in the synthesis of benzyl methacrylate, styrene, isoprene and 4-vinylpyridine.

Polystyrene–organoclay nanocomposites produced by in situ activators regenerated by electron transfer for atom transfer radical polymerization

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khezrollah Khezri ◽  
Vahid Haddadi-Asl ◽  
Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani ◽  
Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ◽  
Radical Polymerization ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Clay Content ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Atom Transfer ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry

Abstract A newly developed initiation system, activators regenerated by electron transfer (ARGET), was employed to synthesize polystyrene-organoclay nanocomposites via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). ARGET ATRP was applied since it is carried out at significantly low concentrations of the catalyst and environmentally acceptable reducing agents. Conversion and molecular weight evaluations were performed using gravimetry and size exclusion chromatography (SEC), respectively. According to the findings, addition of clay content resulted in a decrease in conversion and molecular weight of nanocomposites. However, an increase of polydispersity index is observed by increasing nanoclay loading. The living nature of the polymerization is revealed by 1H NMR spectroscopy and extracted data from the SEC traces. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis shows that organoclay layers are disordered and delaminated in the polymer matrix and exfoliated morphology is obtained. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows that thermal stability of the nanocomposites is higher than the neat polystyrene. A decrease in glass transition temperature of the samples by increasing organoclay content is observed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) reveals that clay layers are partially exfoliated in the polymer matrix containing 2 wt% of organomodified montmorillonite (PSON 2) and a dispersion of partially exfoliated clay stacks is formed.

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