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Tubular Polymer Nanoobjects with a Crosslinked Shell and Inward‐Grafted Polymer Brushes
Author(s) -
Gao Lei,
Zhu Wen,
Zhang Ke,
Chen Yongming
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.201100288
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , polymer brush , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , styrene , copolymer , membrane , surface modification , polymerization , composite material , biology , engineering , genetics
A simple route for preparing robust polymer nanotubes by SI‐ATRP within porous anodic aluminum oxide membranes and subsequent removal of the templates is presented. The nanotubes are composed of a crosslinked poly(styrene ‐co‐ divinylbenzene) shell and an inwardly grafted functional P4VP or PGMA brush‐like internal surface. The crosslinked skin endows the nanotubes with stability against organic solvents while the inwardly grafted polymer brushes supply the nanotubes with reactivity and functionalities. The inward PGMA hairs are post‐modified with sodium azides to introduce azido groups along tubular internal surfaces which are further reacted with propargyl alcohol. Structure and properties of the nanotubes are studied by SEM, TEM, LSCM, and FT‐IR spectroscopy.