Assembly of miscible supramolecular network blends using DDA·AAD hydrogen-bonding interactions of pendent side-chains

Heather M. Coubrough; Matthew Reynolds; James A. Goodchild; Simon D.A. Connell; Johan Mattsson; Andrew J. Wilson

doi:10.1039/c9py01913h

Assembly of miscible supramolecular network blends using DDA·AAD hydrogen-bonding interactions of pendent side-chains

Heather M. Coubrough, Matthew Reynolds, James A. Goodchild, Simon D.A. Connell, Johan Mattsson, Andrew J. Wilson

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Abstract

The formation of polymer blends can result in materials with superior properties through combination of homo-or co-polymers with divergent functionalities. However, the contrasting physical properties of different polymers often result in phase separation. Herein we induce miscible blend formation of immiscible poly(methyl methacrylate) and polystyrene polymers through triple donor-donor-acceptor and acceptor-acceptor-donor (DDA·AAD) hydrogen bonding between complementary heterodimers on pendent side-chains. RAFT polymerization is used to synthesize a series of poly (methylmethacrylate) and polystyrene co-polymers bearing complementary side-chain hydrogen bonding motifs. Mixing of these polymers promoted miscible blend formation as demonstrated by atomic force microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The effectiveness of blend formation was shown to depend upon the extent of incorporation of hydrogen-bonding motif bearing co-monomer; lower degrees of incorporation lead to ineffective blending, whereas higher degree of incorporation, suppress phase separation and promote miscibility.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3593-3604
Number of pages	12
Journal	Polymer Chemistry
Volume	11
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c9py01913h
Publication status	Published - 7 Jun 2020

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This work was supported by the EPSRC (EP/KO39292/1 and EP/ M009521/1). H. C. thanks the University of Leeds for a Leeds Anniversary Research Scholarship. The authors thank Dr Martin Walko for assistance in acquiring NMR and IR spectra.

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© 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Bioengineering
Biochemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Organic Chemistry

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