Seeded RAFT Polymerization of Styrene for the Synthesis of Stable Dispersions of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Composite Nanoparticles

Seeded RAFT Polymerization of Styrene for the Synthesis of Stable Dispersions of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Composite Nanoparticles

The regularities of the seeded polymerization of styrene in an aqueous-alcoholic medium in the presence of the seed particles of the triblock copolymer of acrylic acid and butyl acrylate, containing the trithiocarbonate group within the chain and acting as a reversible chain transfer agent, were stu...

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Published in:Polymer science. Series B Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 124 - 136
Main Authors: Serkhacheva, N. S., Ryzhikov, K. A., Prokopov, N. I., Plutalova, A. V., Bol’shakova, A.V., Chernikova, E. V.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-04-2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Acrylic acid
Acrylics
Block copolymers
Chain transfer
Chemical synthesis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Nanoparticles
Polymer Sciences
Polymerization
Reaction products
Styrenes
Titanium dioxide
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Summary:The regularities of the seeded polymerization of styrene in an aqueous-alcoholic medium in the presence of the seed particles of the triblock copolymer of acrylic acid and butyl acrylate, containing the trithiocarbonate group within the chain and acting as a reversible chain transfer agent, were studied for the first time. The influence of the composition of the dispersion medium and of the concentrations of components on the polymerization kinetics, molecular weight characteristics of the reaction products, and size distribution of the resultant particles was evaluated. Immobilization of the TiO 2 nanoparticles on the polymeric particles of the block copolymers in the course of the seeded polymerization of styrene was carried out. Stable suspensions of the hybrid particles with an average diameter of 60 to 130 nm, comprising TiO 2 and the block copolymer of acrylic acid, butyl acrylate, and styrene, were obtained.
ISSN:1560-0904
1555-6123
DOI:10.1134/S1560090422020087