Issue 48, 2015

One-step grafting of polymers to graphene oxide

Abstract

The direct grafting of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) to the basal plane of graphene oxide has been achieved in a single step: cleavage of the terminal thiocarbonylthio group on RAFT grown poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) reveals a reactive thiol that attacks the epoxides present across the surface of graphene oxide. The new composite material was characterised by a combination of SSNMR, FTIR, Raman, EDX, XPS, TGA and contact angle measurement; it shows enhanced thermal stability and solubility in water.

Graphical abstract: One-step grafting of polymers to graphene oxide

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Aug 2015
Accepted
06 Oct 2015
First published
06 Oct 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 8270-8274

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One-step grafting of polymers to graphene oxide

H. R. Thomas, D. J. Phillips, N. R. Wilson, M. I. Gibson and J. P. Rourke, Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 8270 DOI: 10.1039/C5PY01358E

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