Zwitterionic Ammonium Sulfonate Polymers: Synthesis and Properties in Fluids
Abstract
Polymer zwitterions continue to emerge as useful materials for numerous applications, ranging from hydrophilic and antifouling coatings to electronic materials interfaces. While several polymer zwitterion compositions are now well established, interest in this field of soft materials science has grown rapidly in recent years due to the introduction of new structures that diversify their chemistry and architecture. Nonetheless, at present, the variation of the chemical composition of the anionic and cationic components of zwitterionic structures remains relatively limited to a few primary examples. In this article, the versatility of 4‐vinylbenzyl sultone as a precursor to ammonium sulfonate zwitterionic monomers, which are then used in controlled free radical polymerization chemistry to afford “inverted sulfobetaine” polymer zwitterions, is highlighted. An evaluation of the solubility, interfacial activity, and solution configuration of the resultant polymers reveals the dependence of properties on the selection of tertiary amines used for nucleophilic ring‐opening of the sultone precursor, as well as useful properties comparisons across different zwitterionic compositions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 17, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1002/marc.202100678
Entities
People
- Hong‐gyu Seong
- Khatcher O. Margossian
- Lauren Bishop
- Marcel U. Brown
- Murugappan Muthukumar
- Thomas Paul Russell
- Todd Emrick
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- National Science Foundation
- Rush Medical College
- University of Massachusetts Amherst