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Self-assembly and solid-state photo polymerization of acrylamide crystal film

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Solid-state polymerization has many advantages such as solvent-free, environmental friendly, less cost, and high purity of product. In this study, a crystal film of polyacrylamide was synthesized by solid-state polymerization. Firstly, gelatin was used for inducing acrylamide to form monomer crystal film through self-assembly in an aqueous solution. Then, the monomer crystal film underwent a photo-initiating polymerization to give the corresponding polymer crystal film. The structure of the crystal film was confirmed by Fourier-transformed infrared spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, microscopic melting point detector, and differential scanning calorimeter. The morphology was observed with scanning electron microscopy. The molecular weight was measured by gel permeation chromatography. It was found that a well-organized polyacrylamide crystal film was formed by controlling the synthetic conditions. The lattice size of the crystal changed very little before and after polymerization. The crystal film displayed a fibrous shape and was well-organized.

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We thank the Department of Environmental Protection of Jinagsu Province, People’s Republic of China (Project No.2005025) for the financial support.

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People’s Republic of China

    Bolong Yao & Hongchang Song

  2. School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, People’s Republic of China

    Bolong Yao, Caihua Ni & Mingqing Chen

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Yao, B., Ni, C., Chen, M. et al. Self-assembly and solid-state photo polymerization of acrylamide crystal film. Colloid Polym Sci 287, 73–79 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-008-1955-2

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