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Title: Enhanced Mechanical and Adhesion Properties in Sustainable Triblock Copolymers via Non-covalent Interactions

Abstract

ABA triblock copolymers are used as thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for a wide variety of applications. In this paper, we describe incorporation of sugar-based glassy components to create sustainable triblock copolymers as alternatives for commodity TPEs. Poly(glucose-6-acrylate-1,2,3,4-tetraacetate) [PGATA] and poly(acetylated acrylic isosorbide) [PAAI] end blocks were chain-extended from a poly(n-butyl acrylate) [PnBA] midblock. PAAI–PnBA–PAAI exhibited excellent adhesion properties: peel = 8.74 N cm–1, loop tack = 2.96 N cm–2, no shear failure up to 100 h, and shear adhesion failure temperature (SAFT) = 60 °C. Although similar peel adhesion and higher loop tack were observed for PGATA–PnBA–PGATA, the shear strength and SAFT were moderate (18 h and 42 °C, respectively). PAAI–PnBA–PAAI are tough elastomers and demonstrated high stress and elongation at break (σ = 6.5 MPa and ε = 620%, respectively) while the GATA-based analogue exhibited weaker tensile properties (σ = 0.8 MPa and ε = 476%). To address this, the anomeric hydroxyl groups of GATA units were selectively deprotected to promote self-complementary hydrogen bonding in the glassy domains, resulting in 80% enhancement in the ultimate tensile stress at break (σ = 1.5 MPa). This study aims to demonstrate effects of noncovalent interactions, such as chain entanglements and self-complementary hydrogen bonding,more » to enhance the adhesion and mechanical performance of sugar-derived TPEs.« less

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  1. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Science Foundation (NSF); E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.; The Dow Chemical Company; Northwestern University; USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1434739
Grant/Contract Number:  
DMR-1420013; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Macromolecules
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 51; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0024-9297
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Organic compounds; Noncovalent interactions; Surface interactions; Polymers; Copolymers

Citation Formats

Nasiri, Mohammadreza, Saxon, Derek J., and Reineke, Theresa M. Enhanced Mechanical and Adhesion Properties in Sustainable Triblock Copolymers via Non-covalent Interactions. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02248.
Nasiri, Mohammadreza, Saxon, Derek J., & Reineke, Theresa M. Enhanced Mechanical and Adhesion Properties in Sustainable Triblock Copolymers via Non-covalent Interactions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02248
Nasiri, Mohammadreza, Saxon, Derek J., and Reineke, Theresa M. Mon . "Enhanced Mechanical and Adhesion Properties in Sustainable Triblock Copolymers via Non-covalent Interactions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02248. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1434739.
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title = {Enhanced Mechanical and Adhesion Properties in Sustainable Triblock Copolymers via Non-covalent Interactions},
author = {Nasiri, Mohammadreza and Saxon, Derek J. and Reineke, Theresa M.},
abstractNote = {ABA triblock copolymers are used as thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for a wide variety of applications. In this paper, we describe incorporation of sugar-based glassy components to create sustainable triblock copolymers as alternatives for commodity TPEs. Poly(glucose-6-acrylate-1,2,3,4-tetraacetate) [PGATA] and poly(acetylated acrylic isosorbide) [PAAI] end blocks were chain-extended from a poly(n-butyl acrylate) [PnBA] midblock. PAAI–PnBA–PAAI exhibited excellent adhesion properties: peel = 8.74 N cm–1, loop tack = 2.96 N cm–2, no shear failure up to 100 h, and shear adhesion failure temperature (SAFT) = 60 °C. Although similar peel adhesion and higher loop tack were observed for PGATA–PnBA–PGATA, the shear strength and SAFT were moderate (18 h and 42 °C, respectively). PAAI–PnBA–PAAI are tough elastomers and demonstrated high stress and elongation at break (σ = 6.5 MPa and ε = 620%, respectively) while the GATA-based analogue exhibited weaker tensile properties (σ = 0.8 MPa and ε = 476%). To address this, the anomeric hydroxyl groups of GATA units were selectively deprotected to promote self-complementary hydrogen bonding in the glassy domains, resulting in 80% enhancement in the ultimate tensile stress at break (σ = 1.5 MPa). This study aims to demonstrate effects of noncovalent interactions, such as chain entanglements and self-complementary hydrogen bonding, to enhance the adhesion and mechanical performance of sugar-derived TPEs.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02248},
journal = {Macromolecules},
number = 7,
volume = 51,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Mon Mar 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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