Synthesis of Sterically-Stabilized Polystyrene Latexes Using Well-Defined Thermoresponsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Macromonomers
Synthesis of Sterically-Stabilized Polystyrene Latexes Using Well-Defined Thermoresponsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Macromonomers
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DOI:
10.1021/ma2016584
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发表时间:
2011-09
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5.5
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J. R. McKee;V. Ladmiral;J. Niskanen;H. Tenhu;S. Armes
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作者:
J. R. McKee;V. Ladmiral;J. Niskanen;H. Tenhu;S. Armes
A series of well-defined thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) macromonomers was prepared by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization followed by aminolysis and nucleophilic Michael addition. 2-(Dodecylthiocarbonothioylthio)-2-methylpropanoic-2-phenoxyethyl ester (CTA) was used as the RAFT chain transfer agent to prepare six PNIPAM-CTA precursors with target degrees of polymerization of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 75. These NIPAM polymerizations were conducted in 1,4-dioxane and proceeded with good control and low polydispersities (Mw/Mn < 1.10) up to more than 90% conversion. The PNIPAM trithiocarbonate end-groups were then converted to methacrylate end-groups by combining (i) aminolysis and (ii) nucleophilic Michael addition using the bifunctional reagent, 3-(acryloyloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (AHPMA), in a one-pot reaction. The resulting PNIPAM macromonomers were evaluated as reactive steric stabilizers for latex syntheses. Near-monodisperse submicromet...