Polymer-grafted modification of cotton fabrics by SI-ARGET ATRP

Abstract

Cotton fabrics with sophisticated surface-specific properties were obtained by grafting poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA), poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), poly(oligo(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether methacrylate) (POEOMA), poly(N,Ndimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and quaternized PDMAEMA (QPDMAEMA) bushes on cotton surfaces using surface-initiated activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ARGET ATRP) of three rather different monomers in a water-ethanol solvent. Due to the different physical properties and chemical composition of grafted polymers, the properties of such obtained cotton fabrics can be tailored including mechanical properties from enhanced tensile strength to increased breaking elongation, hydrophilic/hydrophobic characteristics from superhydrophilic to hydrophobic, varied water absorption abilities, different dye adsorption capabilities and charge properties. This work presents a high potential surface modification route towards functional textiles which are expected to play an important role in the future applications.

Dual Light- and pH-Responsive Composite of Polyazo-Derivative Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals

“…To generate the functional PMMAZO-graft CNCs, we use ARGET-ATRP method, which is particularly useful for the preparation of designed polymers and materials with complex architectures [ 30 ]. With this method, we can graft polymer chains with the monomer contained azo-group on CNCs.…”

Polymer brushes grafted from graphene via bioinspired polydopamine chemistry and activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization

“…Moreover, ARGET‐ATRP has also been used in many other materials surface modification, including quantitative cell, silica, MWCNT, poly (globalide) films, wood, and so on. Although ARGET‐ATRP has been used frequently, there have been relatively few reports of using ARGET‐ATRP to grow polymer brushes from graphene materials .…”

“…33 Moreover, ARGET-ATRP has also been used in many other materials surface modification, including quantitative cell, silica, MWCNT, poly (globalide) films, wood, and so on. [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] Although ARGET-ATRP has been used frequently, there have been relatively few reports of using ARGET-ATRP to grow polymer brushes from graphene materials. 42 Polydopamine (PDA) chemistry has emerged as an universal and efficient surface functionalization tool, which takes advantages of the strong adhesion of PDA.…”

Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization grafting from nanoporous cellulose gels to create hydrophobic nanocomposites

“…Similar reinforcement effects of polymers above the T g have also been reported in bacterial cellulose-g-poly (methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites 53 and cotton fabric-g-poly(tert-butyl acrylate). 55 Notably, the PGMA graed in the hydrophobic NCG-g-PGMA nanocomposites had a signicantly lower M n (less than 9.4 Â 10 3 g mol À1 ) than neat PGMA (1.3 Â 10 4 g mol À1 ). Moreover, the molecular weight of the graed PGMA appeared to have no direct effect on the mechanical properties of the hydrophobic NCG-g-PGMA nanocomposites.…”