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Grafting Polymer Brushes from Glass Fibers by Surface‐Initiated ATRP
Author(s) -
Zhang Hongwen,
Jiang Yan,
Yu Qiang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular reaction engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1862-8338
pISSN - 1862-832X
DOI - 10.1002/mren.200900057
Subject(s) - materials science , grafting , polymer , surface modification , glass fiber , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering
Grafting of PMMA and/or PS brushes from the surface of glass fibers by SI‐ATRP has been investigated in order to achieve a controlled surface structure of the matrix. The surface composition and morphology of the modified glass fibers were analyzed by FTIR, XPS, TGA, and SEM. The results indicated that the surface composition and morphology were improved by grafting polymer after modification. The modified glass fibers were composed of an organic tube and an inorganic core. The organic content on the surface of modified glass fibers was high. GPC data of free polymer showed that the SI‐ATRP from the surface of bromine‐bound glass fibers proceeded in a controlled/“living” manner.