Photonic crystals in biology
Photonic crystals in biology
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Poster Session, Tuesday, June 15<br />
Theme A1 - B702<br />
Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Pre-<strong>in</strong>tercalated<br />
Monomeric Organoclays and Their Nanocomposites<br />
Ernur A. Söylemez* 1 , Zakir M. O. Rzayev 2 ,<br />
1 Nanotechnology and Nanomedic<strong>in</strong>e Division, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06800 Ankara, Turkey<br />
2 Department of Chemical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Faculty of Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06800 Ankara, Turkey<br />
Abstract— Functional copolymer/organo-silicate [octadecyl am<strong>in</strong>e (ODA) surface modified montmorillonite (MMT)] layered<br />
nanocomposites have been synthesized by <strong>in</strong>terlamellar complex-radical copolymerization of pre-<strong>in</strong>tercalated complexes of<br />
maleic anhydride (MA)...ODA-MMT and itaconic acid (IA)...ODA-MMT as ‘nano-reactors’ with n-butyl methacrylate (BMA)<br />
as an <strong>in</strong>ternal plasticization comonomer. It was demonstrated that <strong>in</strong>tercalation and exfoliation <strong>in</strong> situ processes are<br />
accompatied by physical (H-bond<strong>in</strong>g) and chemical (amidization/imidization) <strong>in</strong>terfacial <strong>in</strong>teractions of monomers with<br />
ODAMMT which are responsible for the formation of nanostructural hybrid architectures.<br />
Maleic anhydride (MA) and itaconic acid (IA)<br />
monomers are readily available at low cost. MA is prepared<br />
by catalytic oxidation of n-butane or petrochemical fraction of<br />
C 4 -C 5 by us<strong>in</strong>g vanadium-conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g catalysts. IA is obta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
from renewable resource by fermentation with Aspergillus<br />
terrus. Both the MA and IA are related to class of difficulty<br />
polymerizable strong electron-acceptor monomers because of<br />
their stecally demand<strong>in</strong>g natures, but they are more reactive <strong>in</strong><br />
copolymerization with various v<strong>in</strong>yl, allyl and acrylic<br />
comonomers. Now these monomers are important raw<br />
materials used <strong>in</strong> the manufacture of high performance<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g and bioeng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g polymer materials which are<br />
widely used <strong>in</strong> microelectronics, nanotechnology, agriculture,<br />
construction, shipbuild<strong>in</strong>g, space technology, medic<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
pharmacy, membrane technology, biotechnology, etc. These<br />
polyfunctional monomers may be also utilized <strong>in</strong> synthesis of<br />
a wide range of copolymer/organo-silicate nanocomposite<br />
materials. However, known <strong>in</strong>vestigations <strong>in</strong> this field were<br />
predom<strong>in</strong>antly focused on the use of MA (or IA) copolymers,<br />
especially graft copolymers, <strong>in</strong> various thermoplastic<br />
polymer blends and nanocomposites as reactive<br />
compatibilizers [1-7].<br />
This work presents the synthesis, characterization and<br />
composition property relationship of two silicate layered<br />
nanocompositesn with different compositions such as<br />
poly(MA-co-n-butylmethacrylate)s and poly(IA-co-n-BMA)s–<br />
ODA-MMT. Nanocomposites were prepared by the complexradical<br />
<strong>in</strong>terlamellar copolymerizations of pre-<strong>in</strong>tercalated<br />
MA...ODA-MMT and IA...ODA-MMT monomer complexes<br />
with different amounts of BMA comonomer <strong>in</strong> methyl ethyl<br />
ketone (MEK) at 65 o C under nitrogen atmosphere.<br />
Figure: SEM images of (a, b) poly(MA-co-BMA(1:3)–ODA-MMT and (c, d)<br />
poly(IA-co-BMA) (1:3)–ODA-MMT nanocomposites<br />
The results of the comparative XRD, SEM and thermal<br />
analyses of copolymers and their nanocomposites <strong>in</strong>dicate that<br />
the observed effects of <strong>in</strong>terlayer complex formation and<br />
amidization/imidization reactions play an important role <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>terlamellar copolymerization and <strong>in</strong>tercalation/exfoliation<br />
<strong>in</strong> situ processes , as well as <strong>in</strong> the local cha<strong>in</strong> fold<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
crystallization process via strong H-bond<strong>in</strong>g and covalent<br />
amide/imide l<strong>in</strong>kages formation.Therefore, complex-formation<br />
between anhydride/acid units and reactive dodecylam<strong>in</strong>e<br />
groups of organoclay layered surface <strong>in</strong>creases the force of<br />
<strong>in</strong>terfacial <strong>in</strong>teraction between organic (copolymercha<strong>in</strong>s) and<br />
<strong>in</strong>organic phases. These pre-<strong>in</strong>tercalated reactive complexes<br />
also play an important role as compatibilizers <strong>in</strong> the<br />
formation of nanostructural architectures with given thermal<br />
properties and well-dispersed surface morphology.<br />
Scheme: Complex-formation, amidization and <strong>in</strong>terlamellar complexradical<br />
copolymerization<br />
*Correspond<strong>in</strong>g author: esoylemez@gmail..ccom<br />
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[7] E. Söylemez, N. Çaylak, Z.M.O. Rzayev, eXPRESS Polym. Lett. 2, 639<br />
(2008).<br />
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