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Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers
Plasma-induced free-radical polymerizations rely on the formation of radical species to initiate polymerization, leading to some extent of monomer fragmentation. In this work, the plasma-induced polymerization of an allyl ether-substituted six-membered cyclic carbonate (A6CC) is demonstrated and emp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8434537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34502896 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13172856 |
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author | Niemczyk, Edyta M. Gomez-Lopez, Alvaro Haler, Jean R. N. Frache, Gilles Sardon, Haritz Quintana, Robert |
author_facet | Niemczyk, Edyta M. Gomez-Lopez, Alvaro Haler, Jean R. N. Frache, Gilles Sardon, Haritz Quintana, Robert |
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description | Plasma-induced free-radical polymerizations rely on the formation of radical species to initiate polymerization, leading to some extent of monomer fragmentation. In this work, the plasma-induced polymerization of an allyl ether-substituted six-membered cyclic carbonate (A6CC) is demonstrated and emphasizes the retention of the cyclic carbonate moieties. Taking advantage of the low polymerization tendency of allyl monomers, the characterization of the oligomeric species is studied to obtain insights into the effect of plasma exposure on inducing free-radical polymerization. In less than 5 min of plasma exposure, a monomer conversion close to 90% is obtained. The molecular analysis of the oligomers by gel permeation chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (GPC-HRMS) further confirms the high preservation of the cyclic structure and, based on the detected end groups, points to hydrogen abstraction as the main contributor to the initiation and termination of polymer chain growth. These results demonstrate that the elaboration of surfaces functionalized with cyclic carbonates could be readily elaborated by atmospheric-pressure plasmas, for instance, by copolymerization. |
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spelling | pubmed-84345372021-09-12 Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers Niemczyk, Edyta M. Gomez-Lopez, Alvaro Haler, Jean R. N. Frache, Gilles Sardon, Haritz Quintana, Robert Polymers (Basel) Article Plasma-induced free-radical polymerizations rely on the formation of radical species to initiate polymerization, leading to some extent of monomer fragmentation. In this work, the plasma-induced polymerization of an allyl ether-substituted six-membered cyclic carbonate (A6CC) is demonstrated and emphasizes the retention of the cyclic carbonate moieties. Taking advantage of the low polymerization tendency of allyl monomers, the characterization of the oligomeric species is studied to obtain insights into the effect of plasma exposure on inducing free-radical polymerization. In less than 5 min of plasma exposure, a monomer conversion close to 90% is obtained. The molecular analysis of the oligomers by gel permeation chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (GPC-HRMS) further confirms the high preservation of the cyclic structure and, based on the detected end groups, points to hydrogen abstraction as the main contributor to the initiation and termination of polymer chain growth. These results demonstrate that the elaboration of surfaces functionalized with cyclic carbonates could be readily elaborated by atmospheric-pressure plasmas, for instance, by copolymerization. MDPI 2021-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8434537/ /pubmed/34502896 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13172856 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Niemczyk, Edyta M. Gomez-Lopez, Alvaro Haler, Jean R. N. Frache, Gilles Sardon, Haritz Quintana, Robert Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers |
title | Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers |
title_full | Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers |
title_fullStr | Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers |
title_full_unstemmed | Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers |
title_short | Insights on the Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma-Induced Free-Radical Polymerization of Allyl Ether Cyclic Carbonate Liquid Layers |
title_sort | insights on the atmospheric-pressure plasma-induced free-radical polymerization of allyl ether cyclic carbonate liquid layers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8434537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34502896 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13172856 |
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