Synthesis and elaboration of polyethylene surfaces modified via anionic grafting chemistry /

butyl acrylate) was grafted to polyethylene films using these

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bandella, Ashok Krishangopal, 1967-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:butyl acrylate) was grafted to polyethylene films using these
by surface selective techniques such as contact angle
case of poly(acrylic acid) grafted polyethylene films, the pH
dependence for salvation of the graft and for the exposure of
determines the surface reactivity and accessibility. The
diarylanions at the polyethylene film surface. Poly(tert-
films which can be easily deprotonated by n-BuLi to generate
fluorescently tagged diarylmethyl groups have demonstrated
goniometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ATR-IR
graft toward an aqueous phase fluorescence quencher.
groups as anionic presursors at the termini of ethylene
initiators. Hydrolysis of poly(tert-butyl acrylate) grafted
into a large excess of virgin high density polyethylene via a
of the ungrafted and grafted polyethylene surfaces containing
oligomers are described. These oligomers were then entrapped
polyethylene films led to a poly(acrylic acid) grafted
polyethylene surfaces or interfaces are consistent with the
polyethylene surfaces. Characterization of the grafted films
precursors are located mainly on the surface of polyethylene
range. This led to a significant and sudden change in the
reactivity of pyrene functional groups at the base of the
solubility characteristics of the grafted chains. In the
solvent-dependent changes in reactivity of the grafted
spectroscopy showed that grafting took place mainly on the
strong acid. This behavior was manifest in a sharp change in
surface of polyethylene film. Detailed spectroscopic studies
technique called entrapment functionalization. These anionic
that the presence of surface grafts at a polyethylene surface
the salvation of the grafted polymer surface over a narrow pH
The synthesis of macroinitiators containing diarylmethyl
the underlying fluorophore resembled the pH behavior of a
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Physical Description:xvi, 88 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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