Chengzhi Zhong, Yang Feng, Bin Zhou, Peiyan Liu, Yi Zhao, Shengtao Li
{"title":"Tuning Interfacial Characteristics of Epoxy Composites Towards Simultaneous High Thermal and Dielectric Properties","authors":"Chengzhi Zhong, Yang Feng, Bin Zhou, Peiyan Liu, Yi Zhao, Shengtao Li","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400260","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Achieving excellent thermal and dielectric performance is crucial to prevent premature insulation failure of epoxy in high-frequency transformers. However, interfaces introduced by embedding micro/nano fillers in epoxy have opposite effects on these properties. Here, the interfacial characteristics of micro-BN/nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> epoxy is tailored composites by modifying nano-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with functional amine groups, leading to simultaneous improvements in thermal conductivity and high-frequency breakdown strength. After modification, thermal conductivity increased from 0.193 to 0.490 W m<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup> at 25 °C, and breakdown strength improved from 85.4 to 94.8 kV mm<sup>−1</sup> at 10 kHz. The findings revealed the coexistence of overlapping interfaces between micro-BN and chemical interfaces between modified Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-NH<sub>2</sub> and matrix in composites. Contrary to the overlapping interface, the chemical interface played a more pivotal role in macroscopic performance. Calculations based on a covalent bonding interfacial model demonstrated that this in-situ tight interface facilitated phonon transport, thereby enhancing thermal conductivity. Besides the physical structure, an increase in electrostatic potential in the chemical interface also impeded charge migration, resulting in an improved breakdown strength. The synergistic effect of the chemical interface on thermal and dielectric properties presents a promising design strategy for developing high-performance epoxy composites.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143455654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recording Reflection Volume Holographic Gratings with Enhanced Performance by Two-Stage Photopolymers Containing Bifunctional Monomers","authors":"Bin Guo, Mingxuan Wang, Diqin Zhang, Minyuan Sun, Haoqiang Gao, Yong Bi, Yuxia Zhao","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400285","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A holographic optical waveguide (HOW) is an optimal solution for augmented reality (AR) displays, in which reflection volume holographic gratings are core optical elements. In this study, five high-refractive-index (≈1.6) bifunctional acrylate monomers (TPBSAs) are designed and synthesized. A series of two-stage photopolymers are prepared using TPBSAs as writing monomers. Among them, one containing 9 wt.% TPBSA-3 shows the best holographic recording performance with a sensitivity as high as 26.59 cm mJ<sup>−1</sup>. Using it as the recording medium, a reflection VHG can be obtained with high spatial frequency (5634 lines per mm), diffraction efficiency (97.14%), refractive index modulation (0.029), and good transparency within 400−800 nm after photobleaching. Furthermore, a HOW capable of achieving virtual and real image fusion is fabricated.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bridging Frontiers in Macromolecular and Supramolecular Sciences with Living Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Self-Organizable Dendronized Cyclic-Imino Ethers Generating Soft Frank–Kasper and Quasicrystal Arrays","authors":"Virgil Percec, Dipankar Sahoo","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400339","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Living cationic ring-opening polymerization accompanied by isomerization of cyclic imino ethers is performed at high temperatures that provide access to the synthesis of self-organizable systems in their isotropic melt or solution state. This Perspective discusses fundamental mechanistic principles of this polymerization and bridges with the polymerization of dendronized cyclic iminoethers forming polymers that self-organize soft Frank–Kasper and quasicrystal periodic and quasiperiodic arrays. These two fields represent frontiers in macromolecular and supramolecular science. A brief discussion of the impact of this polymerization on biomaterials and how it impacted contemporary mechanistic investigations is also made. Expected impacts via future synthetic developments and mechanistic investigations are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202400339","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lu Meng, Zexia Li, Weilong Wu, Bo Li, Zifeng Niu, Peng Wang, Jun Zhang, Chengchun Tang, Yanming Xue
{"title":"Highly Anti-Corrosive Performance of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Hexafluoropropylene)/Boron Nitride Nanosheet/Polyimide Composite Coating","authors":"Lu Meng, Zexia Li, Weilong Wu, Bo Li, Zifeng Niu, Peng Wang, Jun Zhang, Chengchun Tang, Yanming Xue","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400233","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polyimide (PI) is one of the most important engineering plastics, but its stability in aqueous environments is insufficient, which limits its anti-corrosion efficiency. In this study, a novel P(VDF-HFP)/SMT-RS@BNNSs/PI composite coating is prepared by incorporating poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) and the exfoliated boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) which were highly co-functionalized with two kinds of materials of the rosin and the soy-maleic anhydride-tannic acid adhesive molecules (SMT-RS@BNNSs). The coatings are characterized in detail by using the XRD, FT-IR, XPS, and SEM technologies. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and polarization curve tests further evaluated the corrosion resistance of the coating. As results, the obtained P(VDF-HFP)/SMT-RS@BNNSs/PI coating with good adhesion (grade 1) to the low-carbon steel plate displays a larger water contact angle of 93.10° compared to blank PI (75.5°) and SMT-RS@BNNSs/PI (83.2°). The dispersed distribution and interaction of SMT-RS@BNNSs can effectively reduce the phase separation between P(VDF-HFP) and PI. Even after soaking in electrolyte for 15 days, the impedance modulus, corrosion current, and corrosion voltage of the P(VDF-HFP)/SMT-RS@BNNSs/PI coating are 1.568 × 10<sup>10</sup> Ω cm<sup>2</sup>, 4.612 × 10<sup>−12</sup> A cm<sup>−2</sup>, and 0.325 V, respectively. These properties are superior to those of the PI and SMT-RS@BNNSs/PI coatings. It is believed that the excellent anti-corrosive performance of this PI-based composite will broaden the application fields of PI materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"225 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tasuku Yamada, Yosuke Mizuno, Li Tian, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Toshinori Fujie
{"title":"Dynamically Crosslinked Hydrogels Composed of Carboxymethyl Chitosan and Tannic Acid for Sustained Release of Encapsulated Protein","authors":"Tasuku Yamada, Yosuke Mizuno, Li Tian, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Toshinori Fujie","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400220","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polysaccharide-based hydrogels are promising for biomedical applications such as drug delivery owing to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and bioactivities. In particular, there is a need for hydrogels with injectability for minimally invasive therapies and controlled sustained release for sustained drug effect. Hydrogels made from carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) and tannic acid (TA) (CMC-TA) contain dynamic covalent bonds owing to autoxidation between CMC and TA, and interact with proteins via TA, elucidation of the detailed mechanism of dynamic covalent bonding in CMC-TA hydrogels will facilitate stable loading and zero-order release of proteins. Herein, the physical properties of oxidized CMC-TA (Oxi-CMC-TA) prepared for the encapsulation and sustained release of proteins are explored. Following incubation at 37 °C for 24 h, CMC-TA undergoes secondary crosslinking by autoxidation to produce Oxi-CMC-TA. Notably, CMC-TA is viscoelastic and shear-thinning, allowing for injection and 3D bioprinting. Indeed, CMC-TA can be 3D-printed with green fluorescent protein (GFP) encapsulated in its matrix. Oxi-CMC-TA also exhibits an affinity for protein owing to its gallol groups, enabling Oxi-CMC-TA to collect GFP in aqueous solutions against a concentration gradient. Moreover, Oxi-CMC-TA releases GFP over 15 days. Injectable, 3D-printable, protein-collecting, and zero-order sustained-releasing Oxi-CMC-TA has the potential to make a significant contribution to drug delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202400220","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143455997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patinya Karoh, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko, Thapakorn Tree-Udom
{"title":"Efficient Stabilization and Directional-Controlled Release of Vitamin C in Disaccharide/Megasaccharide Composite Xerogels","authors":"Patinya Karoh, Maiko K. Okajima, Tatsuo Kaneko, Thapakorn Tree-Udom","doi":"10.1002/macp.202470040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202470040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: The combination of disaccharide trehalose and magasaccharide sacran in composite xerogel films effectively preserves vitamin C in a dry state. The cross-section FE-SEM images confirmed the presence of intercalated layered structures, supporting the existence of a striped structure with numerous lines along the longitudinal axis. Upon immersion in water, they exhibit anisotropic swelling behavior, releasing vitamin C preferentially from the edges, aiding dynamic control in sustained delivery systems. More details can be found in article 2400125 by Thapakorn Tree-Udom and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"225 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202470040","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142555368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Halil Ibrahim Coskun, Thomas Votruba-Drzal, Hanshu Wu, Steffen Jockusch, Gorkem Yilmaz, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
{"title":"Riboflavin-Catalyzed Photoinduced Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization","authors":"Halil Ibrahim Coskun, Thomas Votruba-Drzal, Hanshu Wu, Steffen Jockusch, Gorkem Yilmaz, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400323","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The photoATRP of methyl acrylate (MA) is investigated using riboflavin (RF) and CuBr<sub>2</sub>/Me<sub>6</sub>TREN as a dual catalyst system under green LED irradiation (λ ≈ 525 nm). Both RF and CuBr<sub>2</sub>/Me<sub>6</sub>TREN enhanced oxygen tolerance, enabling effective ATRP in the presence of residual oxygen. High molar mass polymers (up to <i>M</i><sub>n</sub> ≈ 129 000 g·mol<sup>−1</sup>) with low dispersity (<i>Đ</i> ≤ 1.16) are prepared, and chain-end fidelity is confirmed through successful chain extension. The molecular masses of the obtained polymer increased linearly with conversion and showed high initiation efficiency. Mechanistic studies by laser flash photolysis reveal that the predominant activator generation mechanism is reductive quenching of RF by Me<sub>6</sub>TREN (83%, under [CuBr<sub>2</sub>]/[Me<sub>6</sub>TREN] = 1/3 condition), supported by polymerization kinetics and thermodynamic calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202400323","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryuhei Wakabayashi, Kota Ishii, Taiga Yamada, Teruyuki Komatsu
{"title":"Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Poly(2-Alkyl-2-Oxazoline)-Conjugated Hemoglobins as an Artificial O2 Carrier: Comparison with Polyethylene Glycol Conjugates","authors":"Ryuhei Wakabayashi, Kota Ishii, Taiga Yamada, Teruyuki Komatsu","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400183","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a biocompatible polymer extensively employed to prolong blood circulation and mitigate the immunogenicity of the protein therapeutics. Nonetheless, there are reports of anti-PEG antibody production. Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) (PROx) exhibits analogous immunological stealth properties and represents a potential substitute for PEG. This study details the synthesis of PROx-conjugated hemoglobins (PROx<sub>m</sub>-Hbs, R = Me, Et) as artificial O<sub>2</sub> carriers, functioning as red blood cell (RBC) substitutes, and evaluates their O<sub>2</sub> affinities and solution properties. The average number of polymers bound is designed to be 6 or 11. The O<sub>2</sub> affinities (<i>P</i><sub>50</sub>) of PMeOx<sub>m</sub>-Hbs and PEtOx<sub>m</sub>-Hbs are ascertained as 9 Torr, comparable to those of PEG-conjugated Hbs (PEG<sub>m</sub>-Hbs). The PEtOx<sub>6</sub>-Hb<sup>T</sup>, synthesized under an N<sub>2</sub> atmosphere, exhibited a low O<sub>2</sub> affinity (<i>P</i><sub>50</sub> = 57 Torr). Through the admixture of PEtOx<sub>6</sub>-Hb and PEtOx<sub>6</sub>-Hb<sup>T</sup>, the <i>P</i><sub>50</sub> value of the formulation to range from 9 to 57 Tor can be tailored as desired. The colloid osmotic pressures and viscosities of PMeOx<sub>m</sub>-Hb and PEtOx<sub>m</sub>-Hb solutions are lower than those of the corresponding PEG<sub>m</sub>-Hb solutions. Furthermore, the PROx conjugates evinced no cytotoxicity against normal cells. PMeOx<sub>m</sub>-Hbs and PEtOx<sub>m</sub>-Hbs, characterized by their appropriate O<sub>2</sub> affinities and solution properties, present themselves as promising alternative materials to RBCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143455817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epoxidation of 1,2-Polybutadiene and Its Dielectric, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties","authors":"Yasuyuki Mori, Sho Morinaga, Ryu Tada, Tomoyuki Iwashima, Naomi Sato, Tomoyuki Ariyoshi, Toyofumi Shinozuka, Takehiro Kawauchi, Yoshio Furusho, Takeshi Endo","doi":"10.1002/macp.202400286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400286","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A series of epoxidized 1,2-polybutadienes with various degrees of epoxidation are synthesized by the reaction of 1,2-polybutadienes and <i>m</i>-chloroperbenzoic acid. Additionally, the curing behavior of epoxidized 1,2-polybutadienes with a cationic initiator and the relationship between epoxidation ratios and the dielectric, thermal, and mechanical properties of the cured materials are examined.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}