Short oligo(ethylene glycol) chain incorporated thermoresponsive microgels: from structural analysis to modulation of solution properties

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (33) ◽  
pp. 7845-7859
Author(s):  
Priyanshi Agnihotri ◽  
Ritu Raj ◽  
Dinesh Kumar ◽  
Abhijit Dan
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Aqueous Medium ◽  
Solution Properties ◽  
Glycol Methacrylate ◽  
Colloidal Properties

This work reports the synthesis, structural analysis and colloidal properties in aqueous medium of thermoresponsive PNIPAM-based microgels incorporating short oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate comonomers.

Exploring the influence of the poly(4-vinyl pyridine) segment on the solution properties and thermal phase behaviours of oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate-based block copolymers: the different aggregation processes with various morphologies

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (31) ◽  
pp. 21360-21370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yalan Dai ◽  
Peiyi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Solution Properties ◽  
Glycol Methacrylate ◽  
Aggregation Processes ◽  
Vinyl Pyridine ◽  
Thermal Phase

P(MEO2MA-co-OEGMA)-b-P4VP copolymers with different lengths of P4VP segments exhibit diverse aggregation processes with various morphologies upon heating.

Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes based on poly(poly(ethylene glycol)methacrylate), MMT or ZSM-5 formulated with LiTFSI and PYR11TFSI for Li-ion batteries

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 7249-7259 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Cardoso ◽  
A. Mayrén ◽  
I. C. Romero-Ibarra ◽  
D. P. Nava ◽  
J. Vazquez-Arenas
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Polymer Electrolytes ◽  
Li Ion Batteries ◽  
Poly Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Glycol Methacrylate ◽  
Nanocomposite Polymer ◽  
Li Ion ◽  
Nanocomposite Electrolytes ◽  
Poly Ethylene ◽  
Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes

Novel poly(poly(ethylenglycol)methacrylate) nanocomposite electrolytes based on montmorillonite and zeolite; and functionalized with LiTFSI and PYR11TFSI are synthetized for Li-ion batteries.

Smart control of cotton fabric comfort by cross-linking thermo-responsive poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethoxyethyl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol methacrylate)

2016 ◽  
Vol 87 (13) ◽  
pp. 1620-1630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangyi Chen ◽  
Jie An ◽  
Qi Zhong ◽  
Peter Müller-Buschbaum ◽  
Jiping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Cotton Fabric ◽  
Random Copolymer ◽  
Cotton Fabrics ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Glycol Methacrylate ◽  
Moisture Permeability ◽  
Smart Control ◽  
Fabric Comfort

The smart control of cotton fabric comfort by cross-linking thermo-responsive random copolymer is investigated. The monomers 2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethoxyethyl methacrylate (MEO2MA) and ethylene glycol methacrylate (EGMA) with a molar ratio of 17:3 are selected to synthesize the thermo-responsive random copolymer poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethoxyethyl methacrylate- co-ethylene glycol methacrylate), abbreviated as P(MEO2MA- co-EGMA). By using citric acid as a cross-linking agent, the obtained P(MEO2MA- co-EGMA) is successfully immobilized onto cotton fabrics. Smart control is achieved from the thermo-responsive behavior of the copolymer. Cross-linked P(MEO2MA- co-EGMA) will collapse when the ambient temperature exceeds its transition temperature. Therefore, the formerly compact P(MEO2MA- co-EGMA) layer will switch to a porous structure, and the air/moisture permeability of the textiles is enhanced. As the comfort of the textiles is closely related to the air/moisture permeability, a smart control of the cotton fabric comfort can be realized. In addition, the softness of cotton fabrics with and without thermo-responsive polymers does not show a prominent change, even when the applied solution concentration is as high as 16% (wt%). On the contrary, the stiffness of the cotton fabric coated with poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) is significantly higher than the original cotton fabric, indicating that homo PNIPAM is less suitable for textiles used in daily lives. Moreover, the whiteness and mechanical properties are studied and stay unchanged after cross-linking. As a consequence, the introduction of P(MEO2MA- co-EGMA) into textiles can provide textiles with smart control of cotton comfort, and it will not influence the wearabilities of the textiles.

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