Grafting of Poly(ethylene glycol)s onto nanometer silica surface by a one-step procedure

Zhao Xia Guo*, Wen Fang Liu, Ying Li, Jian Yu

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Abstract

Poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEGs) have been grafted onto nanometer silica surface in toluene at 80°C using toluene diisocyanate (TDI) as a coupling agent. This was done using a one-step procedure involving a first reaction of TDI with silica and a subsequent reaction of isocyanate-bound silica with PEG. The PEG grafted silicas have been characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, 13CPMAS NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis TGA), and elemental analyses. The maximum PEG grafting is 16%, and the maximum overall grafting is 36%, as determined by TGA. The effects of the amount of PEG, temperature, catalyst, and molecular weight of PEG have been studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-230
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry
Volume42 A
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diisocyanate
  • Grafting
  • Poly(ethylene glycol)
  • Silica
  • Surface modification

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