Synthesis of Poly(ionic Liquid)s-block-poly(methyl Methacrylate) Copolymer-Grafted Silica Particle Brushes with Enhanced CO2 Permeability and Mechanical Performance

Poly(ionic liquid) (PIL)-based block copolymers are of particular interest as they combine the specific properties of PILs with the self-assembling behaviors of block copolymers, broadening the range of potential applications for PIL-based materials. In this work, three particle brushes: SiO2-g-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), SiO2-g-PIL, and SiO2-g-PMMA-b-PIL were prepared through surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. Unlike the homogeneous homopolymer particle brushes, the block copolymer particle brush SiO2-g-PMMA-b-PIL exhibited a bimodal chain architecture and unique phase-separated morphology, which were confirmed by size-exclusion chromatography and transmission electron microscopy. In addition, the influence of the introduction of the PMMA segment on the gas separation and mechanical performance of the PIL-containing block copolymer particle brushes were investigated. A significant improvement of Young's modulus was observed in the SiO2-g-PMMA-b-PIL compared to the SiO2-g-PIL bulk films; meanwhile, their gas separation performances (CO2 permeability and CO2/N2 selectivity) were the same, which demonstrates the possibility of improving the mechanical properties of PIL-based particle brushes without compromising their gas separation performance.

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2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

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Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids - 37(2021), 36 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 10875-10881

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Englisch

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Wang, Zongyu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yangyang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jihua [VerfasserIn]
Arnould, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Popovs, Ilja [VerfasserIn]
Mahurin, Shannon M [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Sheng [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 14.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01877

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NLM330024094