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Side-chain Polymers (side-chain + polymer)

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Polymers and Materials Science100%

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Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of New Azobenzene-Containing Side-Chain Polymers

MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Issue 4 2007
Najun Li
Abstract The atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) technique has been successfully applied to synthesize a series of nonlinear optically (NLO) active homopolymers, 4-(4-nitrophenyl-diazenyl) phenyl acrylate (P - NPAPA) and 4-(4-methoxyphenyl-diazenyl) phenyl acrylate (P - MPAPA), containing azobenzene groups on the side chain. The third-order NLO properties of the polymer films were measured by the degenerated four-wave mixing (DFWM) technique. A dependence of the ,(3) values and response times of polymers on their number-average molecular weight and the electronic effect of the substituent (nitro- or methoxy-) on the azobenzene group have been evidenced. The increasing ,(3) value of the polymer films at the magnitude of about 10,10 was displayed with increasing molecular weight and the presence of the push-pull electronic system contributes much in enhancing the third-order NLO susceptibility of polymers. [source]

Synthesis and Characterization of Supramolecular Polymeric Materials Containing Azopyridine Units

MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Issue 22 2006
Marta Millaruelo
Abstract Summary: The synthesis and characterization of a series of supramolecular polymeric complexes formed by H-bonding interactions between benzoic acid and azopyridine derivatives are described. A series of polymeric networks have been synthesized using a polymethacrylate bearing benzoic acid units as side groups, and several polymers with azopyridine as H-acceptor side groups. Furthermore, low-molecular-weight pyridine derivatives have been used to prepare an homologous side-chain polymer, and a network with azopyridine as a non-covalent crosslinker. Special attention was paid to the thermal and mesomorphic properties of these materials, which were studied by DSC, POM, and XRD. Micrograph of the mesomorphic melt of a sample taken at 130,°C on cooling from the isotropic state. [source]

Charge-Transporting Polymers based on Phenylbenzoimidazole Moieties

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Issue 3 2010
Marc Debeaux
Abstract A series of novel styrene functionalized monomers with phenylbenzo[d]imidazole units and the corresponding homopolymers are prepared. These side-chain polymers show high glass-transition temperatures that even exceed the corresponding value for the common electron-transporting material 1,3,5-tris(1-phenyl-1H -benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)benzene (TPBI). Similar electronic behavior between the polymers and TPBI is shown. The polymers are used as matrices for phosphorescent dopants. The fabricated devices exhibit current efficiencies up to 38.5,cd A,1 at 100,cd,m,2 and maximum luminances of 7400,cd m,2 at 10,V with a minimum turn-on voltage as low as 2.70,V in single-layer devices with an ITO/PEDOT:PSS anode (ITO,=,indium tin oxide, PEDOT:PSS,=,poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) doped with poly(styrenesulfonate)) and a CsF/Ca/Ag cathode. [source]

Immobilization: Reversible Immobilization onto PEG-based Emulsion-templated Porous Polymers by Co-assembly of Stimuli Responsive Polymers (Adv. Mater.

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 1 2009
1/2009)
Reversible immobilization onto the surface of highly porous polymers through co-assembly of stimuli-responsive polymers is reported on p. 55 by Neil Cameron and co-workers. Elastin-based side-chain polymers (EBPs) are prepared by RAFT polymerization and attached to the surface of PEG-based emulsion-templated porous polymers. By careful choice of EBP molecular weight and experimental conditions, pH-controlled reversible co-assembly of a complementary EBP from solution is demonstrated. [source]

Reversible Immobilization onto PEG-based Emulsion-templated Porous Polymers by Co-assembly of Stimuli Responsive Polymers,

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 1 2009
Francisco Fernández-Trillo
Reversible immobilization onto the surface of highly porous polymers through the co-assembly of stimuli-responsive polymers is explored (see figure). Elastin-based side-chain polymers (EBPs) are prepared by RAFT and attached to the surface of PEG-based emulsion-templated porous polymers, leading to a responsive surface capable of pH-controlled reversible immobilization. [source]