ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0007410.1021/acspolymersau.4c00074
Peter M. Pittaway, Kudakwashe E. Chingono, Stephen T. Knox, Elaine Martin, Richard A. Bourne, Olivier J. Cayre, Nikil Kapur, Jonathan Booth, Robin Capomaccio, Nicholas Pedge and Nicholas J. Warren*,
{"title":"Exploiting Online Spatially Resolved Dynamic Light Scattering and Flow-NMR for Automated Size Targeting of PISA-Synthesized Block Copolymer Nanoparticles","authors":"Peter M. Pittaway, Kudakwashe E. Chingono, Stephen T. Knox, Elaine Martin, Richard A. Bourne, Olivier J. Cayre, Nikil Kapur, Jonathan Booth, Robin Capomaccio, Nicholas Pedge and Nicholas J. Warren*, ","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0007410.1021/acspolymersau.4c00074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00074https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00074","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Programmable synthesis of polymer nanoparticles prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) mediated by reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization with specified diameter is achieved in an automated flow-reactor platform. Real-time particle size and monomer conversion is obtained via inline spatially resolved dynamic light scattering (SRDLS) and benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instrumentation. An initial training experiment generated a relationship between copolymer block length and particle size for the synthesis of poly(<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethylacrylamide)-<i>b</i>-poly(diacetone acrylamide) (PDMAm-<i>b</i>-PDAAm) nanoparticles. The training data was used to target the product compositions required for synthesis of nanoparticles with defined diameters of 50, 60, 70, and 80 nm, while inline NMR spectroscopy enabled rapid acquisition of kinetic data to support their scale-up. NMR and SRDLS were used during the continuous manufacture of the targeted products to monitor product consistency while an automated sampling system collected practically useful quantities of the targeted products, thus outlining the potential of the platform as a tool for discovery, development, and manufacture of polymeric nanoparticles.</p>","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"5 1","pages":"1–9 1–9"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00074","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143386195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-11-08DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0004410.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044
Usha Kalra, and , James E. Hanson*,
{"title":"Photoinduced Rayleigh Light Scattering by Hyperbranched Poly(phenylene sulfide) Solutions: A Model for a Light Scattering Switch","authors":"Usha Kalra, and , James E. Hanson*, ","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0004410.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Unusual photophysical and scattering behavior is described for hyperbranched poly(phenylene sulfide) materials. These materials show interactions between the π systems of the aromatic monomer units in both ground and excited states, resulting in broad ranges for absorption and emission of light. The materials also display unusual scattering behavior; this is attributed to enhanced scattering by delocalized excited states resulting from the monomer unit interactions. This enhanced scattering is seen in the resonance Rayleigh scattering and second order scattering spectra. The ability to use these materials to construct a switch based on photoinduced scattering is demonstrated: application of ∼400 nm laser light increased scattering of 700 nm light by approximately 20%.</p>","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"487–491 487–491"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142844009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-11-08eCollection Date: 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044
Usha Kalra, James E Hanson
{"title":"Photoinduced Rayleigh Light Scattering by Hyperbranched Poly(phenylene sulfide) Solutions: A Model for a Light Scattering Switch.","authors":"Usha Kalra, James E Hanson","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Unusual photophysical and scattering behavior is described for hyperbranched poly(phenylene sulfide) materials. These materials show interactions between the π systems of the aromatic monomer units in both ground and excited states, resulting in broad ranges for absorption and emission of light. The materials also display unusual scattering behavior; this is attributed to enhanced scattering by delocalized excited states resulting from the monomer unit interactions. This enhanced scattering is seen in the resonance Rayleigh scattering and second order scattering spectra. The ability to use these materials to construct a switch based on photoinduced scattering is demonstrated: application of ∼400 nm laser light increased scattering of 700 nm light by approximately 20%.</p>","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"487-491"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11638783/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0006810.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068
Vojtěch Jašek*, Jan Fučík, Otakar Bartoš, Silvestr Figalla and Radek Přikryl,
{"title":"Photocurable Oil-Based Thermosets Containing Modifiers from Renewable Sources for Coating Applications","authors":"Vojtěch Jašek*, Jan Fučík, Otakar Bartoš, Silvestr Figalla and Radek Přikryl, ","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0006810.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Coating materials involving nature-inspired compounds or renewable sources have recently attracted vast attention. This article presents the synthesis of modified rapeseed oil (MRO) as a precursor possessing high biobased carbon content suitable for cured thermosets formation. Two reactive diluents based on renewable sources, methacrylated methyl 3-hydroxybutyrate (M3HBMMA) and ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate (E3HBMMA), were successfully synthesized. Lastly, isosorbide monomethacrylate (MISD) was suggested and produced as a polarity modifier miscible with modified curable oil systems capable of increasing the thermoset surface energy. All synthesized compounds were structurally analyzed via NMR, ESI-MS, and FTIR. The characterized reactive substances were coated on paper, stainless steel, and beech wood to investigate their suitability for forming thin layers. The paper dip coating verified the reactive diluting properties of M3HBMMA, resulting in the average formed coating deviation decrease (87.5% for undiluted MRO and 28.0% for 50 wt % M3HBMMA containing MRO). Also, the additional cured thermoset weight decreased from 350 to 69 wt % for the same systems. The standardized bend test applied on the coated stainless steel specimens revealed the thermoset’s flexibility and adhesion increase from a 12 ± 2° bending angle of 100% pure MRO to a 121 ± 2° bending angle measured for 40 wt % E3HBMMA containing the MRO-based thermoset. The coated beech wood samples underwent the standardized cross-hatch test investigating the substrate’s coating quality. The 100% MRO reached a level 1 rating (second worst), while the system with 40 wt % of MISD obtained a level 5 rating (the best).</p>","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"527–539 527–539"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142844112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-10-28eCollection Date: 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068
Vojtěch Jašek, Jan Fučík, Otakar Bartoš, Silvestr Figalla, Radek Přikryl
{"title":"Photocurable Oil-Based Thermosets Containing Modifiers from Renewable Sources for Coating Applications.","authors":"Vojtěch Jašek, Jan Fučík, Otakar Bartoš, Silvestr Figalla, Radek Přikryl","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coating materials involving nature-inspired compounds or renewable sources have recently attracted vast attention. This article presents the synthesis of modified rapeseed oil (MRO) as a precursor possessing high biobased carbon content suitable for cured thermosets formation. Two reactive diluents based on renewable sources, methacrylated methyl 3-hydroxybutyrate (M3HBMMA) and ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate (E3HBMMA), were successfully synthesized. Lastly, isosorbide monomethacrylate (MISD) was suggested and produced as a polarity modifier miscible with modified curable oil systems capable of increasing the thermoset surface energy. All synthesized compounds were structurally analyzed via NMR, ESI-MS, and FTIR. The characterized reactive substances were coated on paper, stainless steel, and beech wood to investigate their suitability for forming thin layers. The paper dip coating verified the reactive diluting properties of M3HBMMA, resulting in the average formed coating deviation decrease (87.5% for undiluted MRO and 28.0% for 50 wt % M3HBMMA containing MRO). Also, the additional cured thermoset weight decreased from 350 to 69 wt % for the same systems. The standardized bend test applied on the coated stainless steel specimens revealed the thermoset's flexibility and adhesion increase from a 12 ± 2° bending angle of 100% pure MRO to a 121 ± 2° bending angle measured for 40 wt % E3HBMMA containing the MRO-based thermoset. The coated beech wood samples underwent the standardized cross-hatch test investigating the substrate's coating quality. The 100% MRO reached a level 1 rating (second worst), while the system with 40 wt % of MISD obtained a level 5 rating (the best).</p>","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"527-539"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11638785/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0008310.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083
Anindita Das*, and , Tarak K. Patra*,
{"title":"Polymer Science and Engineering in India","authors":"Anindita Das*, and , Tarak K. Patra*, ","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0008310.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"460–462 460–462"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142851223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-10-23eCollection Date: 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083
Anindita Das, Tarak K Patra
{"title":"Polymer Science and Engineering in India.","authors":"Anindita Das, Tarak K Patra","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"460-462"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11638782/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0005910.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059
Philipp Martschin*, Vladimir Atanasov, Simon Thiele and Jochen Kerres*,
{"title":"Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Perfluoro Aromatic Side Chain Sulfonated PSU Ionomers","authors":"Philipp Martschin*, Vladimir Atanasov, Simon Thiele and Jochen Kerres*, ","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c0005910.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Polyethersulfone (PSU) as a commercially available polymer offers many different opportunities for functionalization for diverse fields of application, for example, electrophilic substitutions like sulfonation and bromination or nucleophilic reactions such as lithiation. This study presents three different polysulfone derivatives, first functionalized by a lithiation reaction, followed by a reaction with carbonyl compounds containing pentafluorophenyl groups. In the last step, the pentafluorophenyl moieties of the modified PSU were sulfonated by thiolation and subsequent oxidation to sulfonic acid groups. Those novel PSU derivatives were characterized by NMR, DSC, TGA, GPC, and titration. Based on these ionomers, we show the fabrication of pure and acid–base blend membranes with promising proton conductivities. These novel sulfonic acid groups containing materials are potentially promising candidates for membranes or ionomers in electrochemical applications such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWEs), or redox flow batteries (RFBs).</p>","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"492–497 492–497"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142844046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-10-14eCollection Date: 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059
Philipp Martschin, Vladimir Atanasov, Simon Thiele, Jochen Kerres
{"title":"Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Perfluoro Aromatic Side Chain Sulfonated PSU Ionomers.","authors":"Philipp Martschin, Vladimir Atanasov, Simon Thiele, Jochen Kerres","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Polyethersulfone (PSU) as a commercially available polymer offers many different opportunities for functionalization for diverse fields of application, for example, electrophilic substitutions like sulfonation and bromination or nucleophilic reactions such as lithiation. This study presents three different polysulfone derivatives, first functionalized by a lithiation reaction, followed by a reaction with carbonyl compounds containing pentafluorophenyl groups. In the last step, the pentafluorophenyl moieties of the modified PSU were sulfonated by thiolation and subsequent oxidation to sulfonic acid groups. Those novel PSU derivatives were characterized by NMR, DSC, TGA, GPC, and titration. Based on these ionomers, we show the fabrication of pure and acid-base blend membranes with promising proton conductivities. These novel sulfonic acid groups containing materials are potentially promising candidates for membranes or ionomers in electrochemical applications such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWEs), or redox flow batteries (RFBs).</p>","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"4 6","pages":"492-497"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11638786/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS polymers AuPub Date : 2024-09-12DOI: 10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00051
Daniil R. Nosov, Elena I. Lozinskaya, Dmitrii Y. Antonov, Denis O. Ponkratov, Andrey A. Tyutyunov, Malak Alaa Eddine, Cédric Plesse, Daniel F. Schmidt, Alexander S. Shaplov
{"title":"Design of Highly Conductive PILs by Simple Modification of Poly(epichlorohydrin-co-ethylene oxide) with Monosubstituted Imidazoles","authors":"Daniil R. Nosov, Elena I. Lozinskaya, Dmitrii Y. Antonov, Denis O. Ponkratov, Andrey A. Tyutyunov, Malak Alaa Eddine, Cédric Plesse, Daniel F. Schmidt, Alexander S. Shaplov","doi":"10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.4c00051","url":null,"abstract":"High ionic conductivity poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) are of growing interest for their thermal and electrochemical stability, processability, and potential in safe, flexible all-solid-state electrochemical devices. While various approaches to enhance the ionic conductivity are reported, the influence of cation substituents is rarely addressed. Moreover, some of the asymmetric anions recently developed for high-conductivity ionic liquids were never tested in PILs. We report the design and synthesis of twelve novel cationic PILs prepared via quaternization of N-substituted imidazoles by commercially available poly(epichlorohydrin-<i>co</i>-ethylene oxide) (poly(EPCH-<i>r</i>-EO)) with subsequent ion metathesis. They differ by imidazolium side chain length (C<sub>1</sub>–C<sub>6</sub> alkyl) and presence of heteroatoms (silyl, siloxane, and fluoroalkyl) and by anion type (bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (TFSI), 2,2,2-trifluoromethylsulfonyl-<i>N</i>-cyanoamide (TFSAM), tetrafluoroborate (BF<sub>4</sub>), trifluoro(trifluoromethyl)borate (BF<sub>3</sub>CF<sub>3</sub>), and tricyanofluoroborate (BF(CN)<sub>3</sub>)). TFSI-based PILs with alkyl side chains gave lower glass transition temperatures (<i>T</i><sub>g</sub>) and higher ionic conductivities than those bearing heteroatomic substituents, with <i>n</i>-butyl side chains providing a conductivity of 4.7 × 10<sup>–6</sup> S cm<sup>–1</sup> at 25 °C under anhydrous conditions. This increased to 1.0 × 10<sup>–5</sup> and 4.5 × 10<sup>–4</sup> S cm<sup>–1</sup> at 25 and 70 °C, respectively, when the TFSI anion was replaced with BF(CN)<sub>3</sub>. All PILs showed good electrochemical (>3.2 V vs Ag<sup>+</sup>/Ag) and thermal (>185 °C) stability, making them excellent candidates for solid-state electrolytes in electrochemical devices.","PeriodicalId":72049,"journal":{"name":"ACS polymers Au","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142211002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}