Radiation grafting of NIPAAm and acryloxysuccinimide onto PP films and sequent crosslinking with polylysine


Abstract:

N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and N-acryloxysuccinimide (NAS) were grafted from their binary mixtures in tetrahydrofurane (THF) and toluene solutions onto polypropylene (PP) films by the pre-irradiation oxidative method in air. Effects of pre-irradiation dose, dose rate, and monomer concentrations (NAS/NIPAAm) were studied. The grafted copolymers exhibited the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) at around 31 °C. Based on its thermo-reversible behavior, this system has been used for immunoassay, drug delivery, separation processes and immobilization of enzymes. N-acryloxysuccinimide (NAS) has been used as an active ester to bind proteins through amide bond formation with lysine, and because of this property, the grafted copolymer has been crosslinked with polylysine. Techniques used to characterize the films included differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared (FTIR-ATR) and elemental analysis. Results on thermo-sensitivity are presented. This new system could find applications in vesicle immobilizations. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Año de publicación:

2010

Keywords:

  • Radiation grafting
  • Binary grafting
  • NIPAAm
  • NAS

Fuente:

scopusscopus

Tipo de documento:

Article

Estado:

Acceso restringido

Áreas de conocimiento:

  • Síntesis química
  • Polímero
  • Ciencia de materiales

Áreas temáticas:

  • Química orgánica
  • Ingeniería y operaciones afines
  • Tecnología de otros productos orgánicos