Synthesis and solution property of acrylamide-sulfobetaine copolymers

  • Tao Ye
  • , Yihu Song
  • , Qiang Zheng

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Abstract

Sulfobetaine 3-[N,N-dimethyl-N-(2-methacryloxylethyl)ammonio]-propane sulfonate (DMAPS) was used to copolymerize with acrylamide (AM) to prepare salt-sensitive copolymers. The optimal reaction conditions, such as initiator concentration, temperature, and reaction time, to achieve the largest weight averaged molecular weight (Mw) and the lowest polydispersity index (PDI) were studied. The reactivity ratios of AM and DMAPS (r1, r2) were calculated to be (0.45, 0.84) by the Fineman-Ross method, and (0.47, 0.91) by the Kelen-Tüdös method. The Q-e values of DMAPS were calculated to be (0.30, −0.38). DMAPS was found to be more easily to add into the copolymer than AM to form random copolymers with a slight alternating tendency. Solution rheology and molecular size of the copolymers as a function of Mw were studied in 1 M NaCl solution, a near θ-solution, by rotational rheometer and light scattering methods, respectively. Undisturbed dimension of the copolymers was evaluated according to Stockmayer-Fixman relation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)797-807
Number of pages11
JournalColloid and Polymer Science
Volume293
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Conformational analysis
  • Copolymerization
  • Reactivity ratio
  • Rheology
  • Undisturbed dimension

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