Synthesis, characterization, and aqueous properties of new amphiphilic copolymer with fluorocarbon groups

Solution self-assembly of fluorinated polymers, an overview

“…Wooley's group 132 prepared, via a relatively complex synthetic procedure consisting of self-condensing ATRP of an inimer: 1-(40-(bromomethyl)-benzyloxy)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4 vinylbenzene, amphiphilic hyperbranched fluoropolymers that formed nanometric micelles. Tan et al 133 synthesized a series of amphiphilic copolymers by radical copolymerization of sodium 2-acryamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate and styrene derivatives with a fluorocarbon side chain (3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8,-tridecafluoro-1-octanol). Their selfassembly in aqueous solution using method 1, indicated that the self-assembly and the surface activity depended on the fluorocarbon content of the copolymer.…”

Synthesis, Characterization, and Aqueous Properties of an Amphiphilic Terpolymer with a Novel Nonionic Surfmer

“…The properties of hydrophobically associated polymers in water solutions are closely related to their molecular structures, especially the structures, concentrations, and distribution of hydrophobic groups. Generally, a hydrophobic monomer, such as N-alkyl acrylamide (C4-12) [13,14], N,N-dialkylacrylamide (C 4-12) [15,16], styrene derivatives [17], or F-containing acrylate [18][19][20], was used to react with anionic monomer (e.g., acrylamide, sodium acrylate, or 2methyl-2-acrylamide propyl sulfonic sodium) via ternary copolymerization to form a polymer aqueous solution with high surface activity and viscosifying ability. Hill et al found that when the concentrations of hydrophobic groups were the same, the hydrophobically associated polymers with hydrophobic micro blocks outperformed irregular hydrophobic association polymers in hydrophobic association [13].…”