I. V. Ulyanov, S. G. Vasil’ev, D. A. Chernyaev, N. V. Filatova, S. V. Kurmaz
{"title":"Synthesis and Properties of Amphiphilic Copolymers of N-Isopropylacrylamide with Triethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate Containing Amino and Carboxyl Groups","authors":"I. V. Ulyanov, S. G. Vasil’ev, D. A. Chernyaev, N. V. Filatova, S. V. Kurmaz","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600457","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600457","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nonlinear amphiphilic thermoresponsive copolymers of <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide with triethylene glycol dimethacrylate containing amino or carboxyl end groups were synthesized by radical copolymerization in ethanol in the presence of cysteamine or 3-mercaptopropionic acid. Their molecular weights, polydispersity, and glass transition temperatures were determined. The behavior study of the copolymers in water showed that the cloud point depends on the concentration of the copolymers in solution, their composition, and nature of functional groups. The copolymers of <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide demonstrate low cytotoxicity against Vero and HeLa cells, which allows their use in biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"739 - 748"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145168818","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}
S. V. Karpov, E. O. Panin, A. S. Dzhalmukhanova, E. A. Polyakova, V. A. Tumanov, E. O. Perepelitsina, D. A. Chernyaev, E. R. Badamshina
{"title":"Investigation of the Processes of Formation of Water-Dispersible Polyurethane Acrylates Based on Oligomeric Isocyanurates of Isophorone Diisocyanate","authors":"S. V. Karpov, E. O. Panin, A. S. Dzhalmukhanova, E. A. Polyakova, V. A. Tumanov, E. O. Perepelitsina, D. A. Chernyaev, E. R. Badamshina","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600536","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600536","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A series of oligoisocyanurates of isophorone diisocyanate with different conversion of isocyanate groups have been synthesized in the presence of a 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane/propylene oxide catalytic system. The obtained samples have been characterized by IR and <sup>13</sup>C NMR spectroscopy. It has been shown that the ratio of aliphatic and cycloaliphatic isocyanate groups in the oligoisocyanurates is close to that in the monomer. Investigation of kinetics of the urethane formation involving isophorone diisocyanate and its oligoisocyanurates with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate in the acetone medium has revealed that the presence of traces of the catalytic system in oligoisocyanurates significantly contributes to the urea formation reaction. In this regard, the synthesis of water-dispersive polyurethane acrylates based on isophorone diisocyanate oligoisocyanurates has been carried out in the medium of a hydrophobic solvent, methylene chloride. According to the analysis of the hydrodynamic parameters of the obtained aqueous dispersions, the size of the particles of the dispersed phase increases with an increase in the conversion of isocyanate groups in the oligoisocyanurates of isophorone diisocyanate. The observed regularities are apparently due to an increase in the content of the high-molecular fraction in the corresponding oligoisocyanurates.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"673 - 683"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145168351","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":"Hydrophilic Antistatic Modification: Preparation and Properties of Long-Chain Segment Copolymerized PET","authors":"Chaoyou Chen, Shuyang Li, Wangyang Xiao, Ben Wei, Xuzhen Zhang, Xiuhua Wang, Chongyin Zhang","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600226","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600226","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To address the issue of poly(ethylene terephthalate) being highly hydrophobic and prone to static electricity due to friction, this study modifies PET through copolymerization with flexible long-chain monomers containing hydrophilic functional groups, creating a novel spinning-grade modified polyester with both hydrophilic and antistatic properties. Specifically, polyethylene glycol with a specific molecular weight (<i>M</i><sub>n</sub> = 4000) was used as a reactive hydrophilic and antistatic modification component, with a copolymerization content of 5~20%. Testing and characterization of the copolyester structure and properties showed that, compared to pure PET polyester, the introduction of hydrophilic ether bonds resulted in a significant hydrophilic modification effect, with the moisture absorption rate increasing from 0.11 to 1.12% and the surface water contact angle decreasing from 89.6° to 64.1°. Meanwhile, the volume resistivity of the copolyester decreased by 3–4 orders of magnitude compared to pure PET. This study improves the hydrophilic and antistatic properties of PET polyester through a low-cost modification method, providing essential reference for the development of functional polyesters and their fiber products.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"703 - 715"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145170203","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":"Folic Acid Sensing using CdTe doped Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposite Hydrogels","authors":"Baharul Islam, Rajashree Bortamuly, Samiul Hoque, Hirendra Das, Pranjal Saikia","doi":"10.1134/S1560090424600980","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090424600980","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the present work, a comprehensive study is carried out to use amino acid mixed polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based hybrid hydrogels as sensing material for detection of folic acid (FA). Thioglycolic acid (TGA) capped cadmium telluride (CdTe) nanostructures were used as dopant to enhance the efficiency and sensitivity of the PVA hydrogels. Three different types of hybrid hydrogels were synthesized using <i>L</i>-phenylalanine (PA), <i>L</i>-leucine (LEU) and <i>L-</i>tyrosine (TYR). Various chemical and physical characterizations were carried out to investigate the properties of TGA/CdTe nanostructures and PVA based hybrid hydrogels. A fluorescence quenching based detection technique was developed to detect the concentrations of FA. From the analysis of these six different hydrogels, it was observed that CdTe doped hybrid hydrogels show the best performance with sensitivity in the range of 0.229 µg/cm<sup>3</sup> with limit of detection of 1.86 ng/cm<sup>3</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"768 - 776"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145170201","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":"Preparation and Performance of Epoxy Resin Composite Microspheres with Controllable Wettability","authors":"Tiantai Kang, Liangjiong Yang, Ying Yang, Hao Jiang, Yan Jiang, Hongwen Zhang","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600287","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600287","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, a new type of raspberry epoxy resin composite particle had been proposed. First, a reaction-induced phase separation method was used to solidify epoxy resin in PPG1000 to prepare homogeneous macromolecular epoxy resin microspheres (EMs). Then, a sol–gel method was used to hydrolyze tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) to prepare nanoparticles of silicon dioxide. In alkaline conditions, the two microspheres were compounded by isocyanate-terminated polyurethane oligomers (PU) to prepare raspberry-shaped EP-PU@SiO<sub>2</sub> composite particles. By adjusting the content of PU, the wettability of the composite particles (110°~156°) can be controlled. The surface morphology of the composite particles was observed via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The test results indicate that, under the circumstance of the same mass ratio of EMs/SiO<sub>2</sub>, when the content of PU is relatively low, there is essentially no SiO<sub>2</sub> attached to the surface of EMs; when the content of PU is relatively high, a raspberry-like structure is observed. Furthermore, the influence of different EMs/SiO<sub>2</sub> mass ratios on the wettability of the composite microspheres was examined. Although the degree of infiltration may differ slightly, it is not significant. This indicates that PU is the decisive factor in controlling the wettability of the EP-PU@SiO<sub>2</sub> composite particles. When the PU content is 400% and the mass ratio of EMs to SiO<sub>2</sub> is 1 : 1, the static water contact angle of the EP-PU@SiO<sub>2</sub> composite microspheres attains the maximum value of 156.2°.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"786 - 797"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145171155","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}
I. V. Soloveva, S. V. Smirnov, V. A. Kuznetsov, M. I. Kodess, K. A. Chistyakov, A. P. Safronov, A. V. Pestov
{"title":"Copolymers of L-Lactide and ε-Caprolactone: Synthesis, Structural Analysis, and Mechanical Properties","authors":"I. V. Soloveva, S. V. Smirnov, V. A. Kuznetsov, M. I. Kodess, K. A. Chistyakov, A. P. Safronov, A. V. Pestov","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600263","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600263","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The copolymers of <i>L</i>-lactide and ε-caprolactone are synthesized in the presence of tin(II) ethylhexanoate at 130°C for 72 h. The composition and structure of the products are determined by IR and <sup>1</sup>Н NMR spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, and elemental analysis. The molar ratio [monomer] : [initiator] = 4000 : 1 allowed the synthesis of the polymers with an number-average molecular weight of 47 000–66 000 g/mol with the polydispersity index not above 1.6. It was found that during transition from the glassy to highly elastic state, an increase in the content of ε-caprolactone units in the copolymer from 14 to 74 mol % leads to a decrease in the elastic modulus from 1379 to 65 MPa and a decrease in the maximum stress from 33 to 4 MPa. The copolymers containing 27 and 37 mol % of ε-caprolactone units possess plasticity and sufficient strength, which enables their use in medicine and the packaging industry.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"731 - 738"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145170102","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}
I. P. Storozhuk, A. G. Khina, D. P. Bulkatov, V. S. Buryakov, A. S. Kuleznev
{"title":"Synthesis and Study of Melt Processing of Polyarylate-Polysulfone Cardo Block Copolymers","authors":"I. P. Storozhuk, A. G. Khina, D. P. Bulkatov, V. S. Buryakov, A. S. Kuleznev","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600275","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600275","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cardo block copolymers containing phenolphthalein-based aromatic polyester blocks and 10–30 wt % of polysulfone blocks have been obtained via low-temperature single-phase polycondensation from commercially available precursors. The obtained block copolymers have been characterized by the methods of IR spectroscopy, GPC, DSC, TGA, and DMA. The processibility of the obtained block copolymers was studied measuring the stability of the melt flow index over time at different temperatures. It has been shown that, depending on the content of the polysulfone blocks, the prepared block copolymers may consist of a single phase with only one variable glass transition temperature or be separated into two macrophases enriched in polysulfone or polyarylate blocks. From the practical point of view, the block copolymers containing 30% of the polysulfone blocks have exhibited good thermomechanical parameters up to 200°C and can be processed through the melt due to its relatively low-viscosity and high temperature stability. Time-temperature parameters of stability of the block copolymer melts have been determined and possible regimes of their processing via injection molding and extrusion have been elucidated.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"693 - 702"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145171153","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}
Weijie Xie, Shaojie Zhang, Xiangyun Gong, Caixia Zhao, Guoxiang Zou
{"title":"High Melt Strength Polylactic Acid: Synergistic Effect of Peroxides and Branching Coagents on Long-Chain Branching","authors":"Weijie Xie, Shaojie Zhang, Xiangyun Gong, Caixia Zhao, Guoxiang Zou","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600238","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600238","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, we employed two distinct branching coagents to optimize the topology structure of long-chain branched polylactide (LCB-PLA) via melt grafting with 3,6,9-triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-triperoxonane (Trigonox301) and PLA. Our findings reveal that an impressive 22.8% degree of branching degree in PLA was attainable with the addition of merely 2 wt % allyl glycidyl ether (AGE) and 0.75% Trigonox301. Three mathematical models were applied to quantitatively assess the degree of branching based on molecular weight distribution, zero-shear viscosity η<sub>0</sub>, and phase angle. Notably, the presence of gel complicated the precise determination of the branching degree when using <i>LCB</i><sub>G</sub> derived from molecular weight distribution fitting. Comparatively, the η<sub>0</sub> and <i>LCB</i><sub>C</sub>, derived from complex viscosity fitting for LCB-PLA samples enriched with 2 wt % AGE, saw a marked escalation from 2140 Pa s and 0 mol % to 13286 Pa s and 22.8 mol %, respectively.</p><p>Furthermore, the preferential end-group reaction between the epoxy group of AGE and the carboxyl group of the PLA molecule chain indicated that AGE was more efficacious in enhancing the branching degree than trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA).</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"716 - 730"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145171152","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}
V. N. Kizhnyaev, I. D. Balakhovtsev, F. A. Pokatilov, O. A. Edel’shtein
{"title":"Hydrogels of Paired Polymers with Lactam and Imidazole Rings","authors":"V. N. Kizhnyaev, I. D. Balakhovtsev, F. A. Pokatilov, O. A. Edel’shtein","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600251","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600251","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The possibility of using oxirane and imidazole rings as “anchor” functional groups in the structure of flexible-chain polymers for their reactive mixing has been demonstrated. It has been shown that the obligatory condition for the crosslinking of oxirane- and imidazole-containing polymers is the presence of water in the reaction system. Polymer networks formed similarly from linear water-soluble lactam- and imidazole-containing polymers form stimulus-sensitive hydrogels with ionic conductivity upon swelling in water.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 6","pages":"759 - 767"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145170200","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":"Synthesis of Polyaniline/Titanium Dioxide/Carboxymethyl Cellulose Composites as Ternary Adsorbent for Nickel Removal","authors":"Michelle Li-Yen Lee, Ishak Ahmad, Sook-Wai Phang","doi":"10.1134/S1560090425600147","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1560090425600147","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conductive polymer-based adsorbent such as polyaniline has a great potential in replacing conventional adsorbent to remove heavy metal. In this research, different polyanilines were synthesized by modifying synthesis methods and parameters in expectance to yield different properties, which may affect nickel removal efficiency. Besides, titanium dioxide and carboxymethyl cellulose were added to further improve Ni removal efficiency. All synthesized samples were examined with FTIR and UV–Vis to confirm their chemical structures and oxidation states. The electrical conductivities of the samples were measured on a four-point probe and their crystallographic information and incorporation of metal oxide were confirmed using XRD and EDX respectively. The samples’ thermal stability and morphologies were investigated using TGA and FESEM respectively. Among the different morphologies obtained, nanotubes showed highest Ni removal efficiency of 31.250% as its longitudinal structure allowed easier access of polyaniline active sites to interact with Ni ions. With the incorporation of TiO<sub>2</sub> and carboxymethyl cellulose, the Ni removal efficiency of polyaniline/TiO<sub>2</sub>/carboxymethyl cellulose significantly improved to 66.8% with TiO<sub>2</sub> improving the charge transport network and surface roughness while carboxymethyl cellulose provides additional active sites and improved hydrophilicity for the transfer of Ni ions from solution to adsorbent surface.</p>","PeriodicalId":739,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series B","volume":"66 5","pages":"636 - 648"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143668268","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}