348 results about "Polymer brush" patented technology

According to an aspect of the present invention, internal medical devices are provided, which contain at least one surface region that comprises a polymer brush. The polymer brush, in turn, contains one or more types of hydrophobic polymer chains and one or more types of hydrophilic polymer chains.

The present invention relates to “grafting to” methods of modifying materials surfaces with high-density polymer brushes. A method of the present invention comprises contacting in succession or simultaneously an activated material surface, a solution of a polymeric material having a polymeric backbone with pendant reactive moieties, and a melt of brush-forming terminally-functionalized polymer chains, in order to allow a covalent bonding reaction to occur between surface and polymers, wherein upon completion of the reaction, the polymeric material forms a layer between the material surface and the brush polymer chains.

Compositions are provided herein comprising a base material having engrafted polymer brushes. The polymer brushers further comprise one or more functional groups immobilized along the surface of the brushes in a plurality of layers, which confer functional properties to the base material compositions. Methods of using these compositions include deoxygenation of a sample solution, hydrolysis of denaturing agents in a sample solution, resolution of racemic mixtures in a sample solution, and purification, and concentration of target compounds.

The invention discloses an amphiphilic ternary polymer brush and a nano capsule. The amphiphilic ternary polymer brush has the following general formula, wherein A is polymer main chain, B is lipophilic polymer side chain, C is photo-crosslinked polymer side chain, D is hydrophilic polymer side chain, and the side chains B, C and D are randomly grafted onto the main chain A; and the nano capsule is prepared through dispersing the amphiphilic ternary polymer brush into an oil-water two-phase system, and then performing light crosslinking reaction or reaction initiated by light. The amphiphilic ternary polymer brush solves the difficulty that the particle size of the capsule can not be adjusted and controlled effectively by using the conventional segmented copolymers, and the size of the prepared photo-crosslinked nano capsule is easily adjusted and controlled; the nano capsule prepared by the emulsion self-assembly method is simple in operation and easy to use in large-scale preparation; the prepared hollow nano capsule is large in casting quantity; the photo-crosslinked nano capsule provided by the invention is stable, and according to the light crosslinking method, nontoxicity and safety are reliazed, and the environmental protection is realized. The amphiphilic ternary polymer brush has the following general formula: A-g-(B-r-C-r-D).

Polymer brushes (50) in a resin that create phonon pathways therein The polymer brushes themselves comprise structured polymer hairs having a density of 0.8 to 1.0 g/cc, a chain length of 1 to 1000 nm, and a thermal conductivity of 0.5 to 5.0 W/mK. The polymer brushes are 10-25% by volume of the resin, and the polymer hairs can orient surrounding resin molecules to the polymer hairs alignment (55).

A cosmetic applicator assembly, which includes a polymeric brush and a twisted wire brush. Specifically, the polymeric brush comprises an elongated polymeric core and multiple polymeric tines protruding from the elongated polymeric core. The elongated polymeric core comprises a first polymeric material of a first tensile modulus, while at least some of the polymeric tines comprise a second polymeric material of a second tensile modulus that is smaller than the first tensile modulus. The twisted wire brush comprises a metal wire core and multiple bristles protruding from the metal wire core. The elongated polymeric core of the polymeric brush is complementarily engaged with at least a portion of the metal wire core of the twisted wire brush to form the cosmetic applicator assembly. The polymeric brush of the present invention is preferably formed by a bi-injection molding process.

A method for sidewall spacer line doubling uses sacrificial sidewall spacers. A mandrel layer is deposited on a substrate and patterned into mandrel stripes with a pitch double that of the desired final line pitch. A functionalized polymer is deposited over the mandrel stripes and into the gaps between the stripes. The functionalized polymer has a functional group that reacts with the surface of the mandrel stripes when heated to graft a monolayer of polymer brush material onto the sidewalls of the mandrel stripes. A layer of etch mask material is deposited into the gaps between the polymer brush sidewall spacers to form interpolated stripes between the mandrel stripes. The polymer brush sidewall spacers are removed, leaving on the substrate a pattern of mandrel stripes and interpolated stripes with a pitch equal to the desired final line pitch. The stripes function as a mask to etch the substrate.

Polymeric brush substrates and methods for their preparation are provided. Methods are also provided for preparing macromolecular arrays on such polymeric brush substrates. Using polymeric brush substrates allows control over functional site density as well as wettability and porosity of the substrate. These polymeric brushes are useful in solid-phase synthesis of arrays of peptides, polynucleotides or small organic molecules.

This invention provides molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles compatible with biological samples, and in particular pure biological samples and a preparation method thereof. Said molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles have a crosslinking degree exceeding 50%, a particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm, hydrophilic polymer brushes on its surfaces and can be prepared by introducing appropriate hydrophilic macromolecular chain transfer agents into reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) precipitation polymerization systems through the one-pot synthesis. The preparation method is simple, features a broad range of application and yields a pure product. The obtained hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles have prospects for a wide range of application in biological sample analysis, medical clinical immune analysis, food and environmental monitoring, biomimetic sensors, etc.

Micron-size and sub-micron-size patterns on a substrate can direct the self-assembly of surface-bonded mixed polymer brushes to create nanoscale patterns in the phase-separated mixed polymer brush. The larger scale features, or patterns, can be defined by a variety of lithographic techniques, as well as other physical and chemical processes including but not limited to etching, grinding, and polishing. The polymer brushes preferably comprise vinyl polymers, such as polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate).

The invention discloses a preparation method of a quaternary ammonium salt polymer antibacterial agent and a silver-loaded compound antibacterial agent thereof on the basis of an ATRP method. According to the method, various monomers are grafted onto initiation points of an initiator through atom transfer radical active polymerization, a high molecular polymer is obtained, ring-opening reacting is conducted on the high molecular polymer, and an antibacterial agent polymer framework material can be obtained; different modifications are conducted on the antibacterial agent polymer framework material, and a quaternary ammonium salt polymer antibacterial agent, a silver-loaded-quaternary ammonium salt polymer compound antibacterial agent and a silver-loaded polymer antibacterial agent are obtained respectively. The obtained antibacterial agents are low in antibacterial concentration and obvious in sterilizing effect and can be used for modifications of the surfaces of glass sheets, polystyrene and the like by combining the adsorption property of dopamine to form a surface antibacterial polymer brush. The antibacterial effect of the antibacterial agents is obvious, and high commercial potential is achieved.

The invention relates to a surface-hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymer microsphere and a preparation method thereof. The molecularly imprinted polymer microsphere has the crosslinking degree of over 60 percent and a grain size of 1 to 5mu m. The surface of the microsphere is provided with a hydrophilic polymer brush, and the microsphere has excellent molecular recognition performance on template molecules in a pure aqueous solution system. The microspheres are synthesized by a two-step process in reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) controlled free radical polymerization technology. The invention has the advantages of simple synthesis method, wide application range, pure products and the like. The prepared molecularly imprinted polymer microsphere has a wide application prospect in the fields of chromatographic stationary phases, biological sample analysis, medically clinical immunoassay, food and environment monitoring, mimic enzyme catalysis, bionic sensors and the like.

The invention discloses a polyethylene artificial joint capable of improving biocompatibility and tribological property and a preparation method thereof. The polyethylene artificial joint comprises a joint head and a superhigh molecular weight polyethylene cotyle, wherein a bionic polymer brush layer is grafted on the surface of the superhigh molecular weight polyethylene cotyle rubbed with the joint head; and the bionic polymer brush layer is a brush-shaped structure formed by connecting a super-lubricant and hydrophilic polymer chain on the surface of polyethylene. The high-biocompatibility polymer brush layer is grafted on the surface of the artificial joint polyethylene by simulating a brush-shaped structure and a lubricating antifriction function of a natural joint cartilage epilimmion synovial cavity, so that the biocompatibility and the tribological property of the artificial joint are obviously improved, and tissue reaction and aseptic loosening are relieved; and the polymer brush molecular chain is chemically bonded on the surface of the superhigh molecular weight polyethylene firmly by an ultraviolet grafting technique. The artificial joint prepared by the method has high wettability and biocompatibility on the friction surface and low friction coefficient, and can relive aseptic loosening and prolong service life.

Embodiments of the present invention include a material comprising a polymer having a modulus of elasticity less than 10<5 >Pa and a material comprising a polymer having a modulus of elasticity of less than 5x10<4 >Pa. Embodiments also include a material comprising a polymeric network and a multiplicity of side chains attached to the polymeric network. The multiplicity of side chains may have an average molecular weight below the critical molecular weight for entanglements. In certain embodiments it may be advantageous for the side branches to have a glass transition temperature below the use temperature of the material. The polymer network may comprise at least two monomers so that the polymer network is a copolymer. Embodiments of the present invention also include methods of forming a polymer network. Such as, for example, a method of preparing a polymer network comprising cross-linking a polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a multiplicity of side chains. The polymer may be at least one of a polymer brush, a polymer comb, and a nanocomposite material. An additional embodiment may include polymerizing macromonomers in the presence of a crosslinking agent. This embodiment may result in the forming a polymer network, wherein the polymer network comprises a multiplicity of branches attached to the polymer network, wherein the macromonomers may have a molecular weight less than the critical molecular weight for entanglements. Another embodiment of the method of forming a polymer network may comprising polymerizing monomers directly from a crosslinked polymer network. This method may result in forming a branched polymer network, wherein the polymer network comprises a multiplicity of branches attached to the polymer network.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a nanometer patterning bipolymer brush. The method for preparing a nanometer patterning bipolymer brush combines a nanosphere etching print method and a surface controlled polymerization method together. Polystyrene nanospheres are assembled on a substrate to obtain a hexagonal heaped sphere array pattern which is used as a mask for carrying out surface gold spraying, after small spheres are removed, a regular nanopore array pattern of which the surface component consists of gold and silicon, and surface polymerization is respectively initiated on the gold and the silicon twice to obtain the nano-scale bipolymer brush. The method is simple and efficient, the size of the pattern can be conveniently regulated by using the small spheres with different diameters, and a functional patterning polymer brush can be prepared with the method.

Provided are: surface modification method for imparting slidability to surface of elastic body such as vulcanized rubber or thermoplastic elastomer without using expensive self-lubricating resin; surface-modified elastic body with polymer brush formed on its surface; and gasket for injector and injector formed of surface-modified elastic body. The surface modification method applies to surface of thermoplastic elastomer or vulcanized rubber. The surface modification method comprises the step of forming hydroxyl group on surface of to-be-modified object such as rubber so that water contact angle of the surface becomes 8 to 50 degrees smaller than original water contact angle in unmodified condition, the step of forming polymerization initiation site by subjecting the hydroxyl group to action of secondary or tertiary organic halide, and the step of growing polymer brush on the surface of to-be-modified object by subjecting monomer to radical polymerization at the polymerization initiation site acting as a point of initiation.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a hydrophilic magnetic halloysite surface molecularly-imprinted nano composite material and belongs to the technical field of preparation of an environment functional material. Magnetic halloysite is synthesized by an impregnation method and a high temperature reducing method, and magnetic nano particles have a uniform size and are uniformly distributed; an initiator is grafted to the surface of the magnetic halloysite by the surface amination and amidation reaction and a molecularly-imprinted polymerization layer grafted to the surface of the magnetic halloysite is controlled in the nanoscale by surface atom transfer radical polymerization; due to existence of a tail-end ATRP (atom transfer radical polymerization) active group, the hydrophilic magnetic halloysite surface molecularly-imprinted nano composite material is successfully grafted with a hydrophilic polymer brush, is successfully applied to high-efficiency selective removal and rapid magnetic separation of sulfamethazine in the water environment and has excellent regenerability.

A method for making a master mold used to nanoimprint patterned magnetic recording disks that have chevron servo patterns with minimal defects uses directed self-assembly of block copolymers. A pattern of chemically modified polymer brush material is formed on the master mold substrate. The pattern includes sets of slanted stripes and interface strips between the sets of slanted stripes. A block copolymer material is deposited on the pattern, which results in directed self-assembly of the block copolymer as lamellae perpendicular to the substrate that are formed into alternating slanted stripes of alternating first and second components of the block copolymer. This component also forms on the interface strips, but as a lamella parallel to the substrate. One of the components is then removed, leaving the remaining component as a grid that acts as a mask for etching the substrate to form the master mold. The disks nanoimprinted by the master mold have reduced defective areas in the transition regions of the chevron servo patterns.

An organic electronic device comprises at least two electrodes and a semiconducting layer comprising a mixture of at least one hole-transporting semiconducting material and at least one electron-transporting semiconducting material, wherein at least one of said semiconducting materials is in the form of semiconducting polymer brushes which are attached to the surface of at least one of said electrodes and are in contact with at least one of said other semiconducting materials. Also provided is an organic electronic device comprising at least two electrodes and a semiconducting layer comprising at least one hole-transporting or electron-transporting semiconducting material, wherein said at least one semiconducting material is in the form of semiconducting polymer brushes which are attached to the surface of at least one of said electrodes. Processes for the manufacture of said devices are also provided.

The invention provides an antibacterial polyvinylidene fluoride membrane and a preparation method thereof. Polyvinylidene fluoride, silver ions and zwitterionic monomers are used as main raw materials to prepare a silver nanometer particle/zwitterionic polymer brush grafted polyvinylidene fluoride membrane. According to the invention, the technology is simple, the operation is easy, costly instruments are not needed, the antibacterial polyvinylidene fluoride membrane is easy to popularize, the prepared antibacterial polyvinylidene fluoride membrane has favorable temperature response performance and self-cleaning performance, and the antibacterial polyvinylidene fluoride membrane has a potential wide application value in the fields of intelligent parts, water treatment, biochemical engineering and the like.

The invention provides a polymer-brush-modified magnetic composite microsphere as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The polymer-brush-modified magnetic composite microsphere comprises a polymer core, a super-paramagnetic nanoparticle shell and a polymer brush in sequence from inside to outside, wherein the polymer brush is directly grafted onto the super-paramagnetic nanoparticle shell through atom transfer radical polymerization by using a carboxyl-containing water-soluble unsaturated monomer. By grafting the polymer brush onto a magnetic nanoparticle surface, the specific surface area and the protein binding site of the microsphere can be increased greatly, and the probability of the contact of a protein with a material is increased. Moreover, a specific functional group can be further grafted onto the polymer brush conveniently, so that the specific binding ability of the microsphere with a separation object is improved, and the aim of finer separation is fulfilled. The preparation method is simple, and is convenient to promote and apply; and the stability, operability and environmental friendliness of a reaction system are improved.

Sensors for determining the presence and concentration of bio-molecules in a biological sample are provided in the form of polymer brushes, which comprise a substrate having a surface that is modified with a water-dispersible or water-soluble polymer segment having functional groups that bind probes. The method of synthesis of such sensors preferably includes use of controlled free radical polymerization techniques, and in particular the use of an iniferter initiator, which allows for controlled architecture polymers to modify the surface of the substrate. In this manner functional groups in the polymer chain are removed from the surface, which allows for solution chemistry to be more realistically reproduced with the benefits of a solid bound probe.