Hermes Farina

Homogeneous synthesis and characterization of sulfonated polyarylethersulfones having low degree of sulfonation and highly hydrophilic behavior

In the present paper, the wettability of polyarylethersulfones (PESs) was promoted through the controlled introduction of sulfonic groups in PES polymeric chain. Homogeneous synthesis using a sulfonated comonomer introduced sulfonic groups while exerting a tight control over the degree of sulfonation (DS) and avoiding the undesired side reactions brought about by heterogeneous sulfonation reactions. A series of sulfonated polyarylethersulfones (SPESs) with very low amounts of sulfonic groups - 0.5, 0.75, and 1 meq SO3-*g-1 of polymer - was synthesized via polycondensation using 4,4’-difluorodiphenylsulfone, 4,4’-dihydroxydiphenyl and a sulfonated comonomer, 2,5-dihydroxybenzene-1-sulfonate potassium salt. The presence of sulfonic groups was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra; the macromolecular structure and the real DS of SPESs were determined by 1H NMR; the molecular weights were investigated by size exclusion chromatography (SEC); ion exchange capacity (IEC) values, measured by potentiometric titration, are in good agreement with the experimental DS. The polyelectrolyte effect was studied on intrinsic viscosity (IV) measurements. The effect of DS on the thermal properties of SPES membranes was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); wetting properties were characterized by static water contact angle (SWCA) measurements on membranes obtained via solution casting. The results showed that an increased DS results in higher glass transition temperatures (Tg) and lower water contact angles, the latter dropping from

Powering tyrosol antioxidant capacity and osteogenic activity by biocatalytic polymerization

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Functional end-capped conducting poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)

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Electrodes modified with poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) doped with sulfonated polyarylethersulfones: Towards new conducting polymers

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Evaluation of crystallinity and gas barrier properties of films obtained from PLA nanocomposites synthesized via ''in situ'' polymerization of L-lactide with silane-modified nanosilica and montmorillonite

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Synthesis and characterization of PLA nanocomposites containing nanosilica modified with different organosilanes II: Effect of the organosilanes on the properties of nanocomposites: Thermal characterization

ABSTRACT Currently, no studies dealing with the role played by ionic liquids on tailoring surface features of polymer films are available. In this work, ionic liquids influence on the surface of sulfonated polyarylethersulfones was investigated. Sulfonated polyarylethersulfones with different degrees of sulfonation were synthesized; their surface properties were modulated through an ionic exchange reaction between the K+ cation of sulfonated polyarylethersulfones and ionic liquids, synthesized changing the length of cation of apolar groups. Hydrophobic properties of sulfonated polyarylethersulfones–ionic liquids films improve with both an increase in degrees of sulfonation and the length of ionic liquids alkyl chains due to higher surface roughness, as shown by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT