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Two‐stage grafting onto polyethylene fiber by radiation‐induced graft polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization
Author(s) -
Komatsu Makoto,
Kawakami Takashi,
Kanno JunIchi,
Sasaki Takeo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.31451
Subject(s) - polymerization , copolymer , polymer chemistry , chain transfer , grafting , polyethylene , materials science , atom transfer radical polymerization , fiber , monomer , living polymerization , radical polymerization , chemistry , photochemistry , polymer , composite material
Two‐stage graft polymerization onto polyethylene (PE) fiber was demonstrated. The graft side chain was formed by radiation‐induced graft polymerization. A PE fiber was irradiated with an electron beam and immersed in a vinyl monomer solution. The terminal of the formed graft chain was halogenated using N ‐bromosuccinimide. The halogenated graft chain was then extended by atom transfer radical polymerization to obtain block‐copolymer grafted PE fibers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010