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Surface grafting polymerization of vinyl monomers on poly(tetrafluoroethylene) films by plasma treatment

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Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) films were surface modified by argon plasma treatment followed by graft polymerization. Peroxidе groups were introduced on the surface of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) films after plasma treatment and the consequent contact with air when the films were taken out of the reactor. Grafting polymerization initiated by the surface peroxide (hydroxide) groups was performed on the poly(tetrafluoroethylene) film surface by using acrylic acid, 4-vinylpyridine and 1-vinylimidazole as monomers. Copolymers were obtained with grafting yield from 0.436 to 0.457 mg/cm2 for poly(acrylic acid), from 0.299 to 0.390 mg/cm2 for poly(4-vinylpyridine) and from 0.212 to 0.256 mg/cm2 for poly(1-vinylimidazole), respectively. The free surface energies of the copolymers were determined. The chemical structures and the copolymer surfaces were characterized by IR, XPS and SEM analyses. High energy resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the grafting of acrylic acid, 4-vinylpyridine and 1-vinylimidazole. The surface hydrophilicities of modified polytetrafluoroethylene films were significantly enhanced after plasma treatment and grafting modification.

It is worth emphasizing that in this work acrylic acid, 4-vinylpyridine and 1-vinylimidazole were used as the reactive monomers for grafting on the poly(tetrafluoroethylene) film by plasma treatment. We believe that this vinyl monomers may be employable as functional groups, permitting a potentially wide range of applications: as ionomers, membranes, carriers for immobilization of biomolecules, for complex formation with heavy metals as catalysts.

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  1. Department of Materials Science, Assen Zlatarov University, Y.Yakimov Str. 1, Bourgas, 8010, Bulgaria

    Sevdalina Turmanova

  2. Department of Nanocomposite Thin Films, Central Laboratory of Photoprocesses Acad. J. Malinowski, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str., bl.109, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria

    Michail Minchev & Gencho Danev

  3. Department of Biotechnology, Assen Zlatarov University, Y.Yakimov Str. 1, Bourgas, 8010, Bulgaria

    Krassimir Vassilev

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Turmanova, S., Minchev, M., Vassilev, K. et al. Surface grafting polymerization of vinyl monomers on poly(tetrafluoroethylene) films by plasma treatment. J Polym Res 15, 309–318 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-007-9172-0

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