Preparation and Properties of Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Chemically Modified Temperature-Sensitive Microgels

A novel series of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-hydroxyethyl methacrytate) (p (NIPAM-co-HEMA))microgels were prepared through precipitation polymerization. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) were employed to characterize the microgels. The experimental results indicate that the prepared microgels with narrow distribution remain good temperature sensitivity after incorporation of functional -OH groups. In marked contrast to the general rule, incorporation of hydrophilic HEMA makes the volume-phase-transition temperature shift to the lower temperature due to the strong intermolecular H-bonding between amide and -OH groups, -OH and -OH groups.     

PREPARATION OF HOLLOW LATEX PARTICLES BY ALKALI-ACID TREATMENT

IntroductionPolymer blends by emulsion polymerizationhave appeared as extremely important materialsand increased attraction for both academic and in-dustrial researchers.These blends rang from com-pletely homogeneous ones to phase- separatedones.Morphological configuration of these poly-mers is a key factor in determining the physicalproperties of the materials[1] . It is important forpreparation of polymer latex particles to controlthe polymer latex particle morphology.Polymer latex particle…     

Morphology of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes

IntroductionDue to their potential application in lithium-ion secondary batteries[1] and other electrochemicaldevices[2 ] ,gel polymer electrolytes have attractedmuch interest in recent years.There were manykinds of polymeric materials being developed aspolymeric hosts for gelelectrolytes. Polyvinylidenefluoride( PVDF) is one of three kinds of matrixthat can be commercially applied[3 ,4] ,and the oth-ers are polyacrylonitrile ( PAN) and poly( methylmethacrylate) ( PMMA) .There were many r…     

STUDY ON ION-POLYMER INTERACTION AND MORPHOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF POLYURETHANE/SALT SYSTEMS

IntroductionRecently,many chemical and physical scien-tists have focused their investigations on solidpolymer electrolytes(SPE) because of their poten-tial applications in high technology fields,includ-ing high energy- density batteries,electrochromicdevices,chemical sensors,smart windows and soon.It is well known that,many factors,such aschemical structure,salt concentration,tempera-ture,morphologic structure,etc.,would have ef-fect on ionic conductive properties of SPE[1,2 ] .Inorder to ob…