Hatton, F.L., Park, A.M., Zhang, Y. et al. (3 more authors) (2019) Aqueous one-pot synthesis of epoxy-functional diblock copolymer worms from a single monomer: new anisotropic scaffolds for potential charge storage applications. Polymer Chemistry, 10 (2). pp. 194-200. ISSN 1759-9954
Abstract
Nitroxide-functional polymers have garnered considerable interest in recent years and appear to hold promise for energy storage applications. However, their synthesis can be both expensive and time-consuming. Here, we propose a highly convenient method for the preparation of TEMPO-functional diblock copolymer nanoparticles directly in water. Epoxy-functional diblock copolymer worms are synthesized from a single monomer, glycidyl methacrylate (GlyMA), using a three-step, one-pot protocol in aqueous solution via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). First, an initial aqueous emulsion of GlyMA was heated at 85 °C for 9 h to afford an aqueous solution of glycerol monomethacrylate (GMA). Then reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of GMA was conducted in aqueous solution using a dicarboxylic acid-based RAFT agent to produce a water-soluble PGMA homopolymer. Finally, chain extension of this precursor block via RAFT aqueous emulsion polymerization of GlyMA at 50 °C produced amphiphilic diblock copolymer chains that self-assembled in situ to form a 15% w/w aqueous dispersion of diblock copolymer worms. These worms can be derivatized directly using 4-amino-TEMPO in aqueous solution, affording novel crosslinked anisotropic nanoparticles that contain a relatively high density of stable nitroxide radicals for potential charge storage applications.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Polymer Chemistry. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Chemistry (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL PISA - 320372 ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/R003009/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2019 11:57 |
Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2019 01:39 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1039/c8py01427b |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/c8py01427b |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140733 |