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Silica-Polymer Nanocomposites and Polymeric Hybrids Featuring Silicon

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dc.date.accessioned 2015-05-19T15:19:16Z und
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-24T12:19:04Z
dc.date.available 2015-05-19T15:19:16Z und
dc.date.available 2017-10-24T12:19:04Z
dc.date.issued 2015-05-19T15:19:16Z
dc.identifier.uri http://radr.hulib.helsinki.fi/handle/10138.1/4702 und
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10138.1/4702
dc.title Silica-Polymer Nanocomposites and Polymeric Hybrids Featuring Silicon en
ethesis.discipline Polymer Chemistry en
ethesis.discipline Polymeerikemia fi
ethesis.discipline Polymerkemi sv
ethesis.discipline.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/204e19e5-dc8a-4453-be69-4c135b47a4f2
ethesis.department.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/c2dd677c-da9c-4011-94b0-27b1585ac1cb
ethesis.department Kemiska institutionen sv
ethesis.department Department of Chemistry en
ethesis.department Kemian laitos fi
ethesis.faculty Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten sv
ethesis.faculty Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta fi
ethesis.faculty Faculty of Science en
ethesis.faculty.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/8d59209f-6614-4edd-9744-1ebdaf1d13ca
ethesis.university.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/50ae46d8-7ba9-4821-877c-c994c78b0d97
ethesis.university Helsingfors universitet sv
ethesis.university University of Helsinki en
ethesis.university Helsingin yliopisto fi
dct.creator Overton, Philip
dct.issued 2015
dct.language.ISO639-2 eng
dct.abstract The acid-triggered formation of Silica-Polyelectrolyte (S–PE) nanocomposites prepared by condensation of poly(silicic acid) (PSA) in the presence of polyelectrolytes in aqueous solution is presented. Poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) and block copolymers of DMAEMA and oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA) were synthesized by Reversible Addition Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization and fulfilled the role of weak polyelectrolytes used in S–PE composite formation. The strong polyelectrolyte poly(methacryloxyethyl trimethylammonium iodide) (PMOTAI) is prepared by quaternization of PDMAEMA. Quaternization of P(DMAEMA-block-OEGMA) is also achieved. The effect of polyelectrolyte strength, the OEGMA block and the polymer molecular weight on the formation of S–PE composites is assessed with respect to S–PE composites prepared using the PDMAEMA homopolymer. Water-dispersible and precipitate S–PE particles are prepared and analysed by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The size of the prepared water-dispersible S–PE composites is presented as a function of the solution pH at which the composite formation was achieved. Recent developments in the synthesis of silica-polymer nanocomposites and polymeric hybrids containing silicon are discussed. RAFT and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) are presented as effective techniques for the synthesis of well-defined polymers used in the preparation of polymeric hybrids containing silicon. This research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Vladimir Aseyev and MSc Erno Karjalainen in the Polymer Chemistry Laboratory of the University of Helsinki. The reported work was achieved within the wider aims of the ERA.Net RUS project entitled Bioinspired Synthesis of Silica Materials and Nanocomposites Based on Smart Polymers as Matrices, also known as SILICAMPS. en
dct.language en
ethesis.language.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/languages/eng
ethesis.language English en
ethesis.language englanti fi
ethesis.language engelska sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu-avhandlingar sv
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu -tutkielmat fi
ethesis.thesistype master's thesis en
ethesis.thesistype.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/thesistypes/mastersthesis
dct.identifier.urn URN:NBN:fi-fe2017112252488
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