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Preparation of nanoporous films from self-assembled poly(vinyl chloride-g-methyl methacrylate) graft copolymer

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We report on the preparation of nanoporous films based on an amphiphilic graft copolymer of poly(vinyl chloride-graft-methyl methacrylate), i.e., PVC-g-PMMA. The PVC-g-PMMA graft copolymer was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), as confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis. The PVC-g-PMMA graft copolymer molecularly self-assembled into nanophase domains of PVC main chains and PMMA side chains, as revealed by wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The graft copolymer film prepared from tetrahydrofuran (THF), a good solvent for both chains, had a random microphase-separated morphology. However, when prepared from dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a solvent selectively good for PVC, the film exhibited a micellar morphology consisting of a PMMA core and a PVC corona. Nanoporous films with different pore sizes and shapes were prepared through the selective etching of PMMA chains using a combined process of UV irradiation and acetic acid treatment.

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    Joo Hwan Koh, Su Jin Byun, Won Seok Chi & Jong Hak Kim

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Koh, J.H., Byun, S.J., Chi, W.S. et al. Preparation of nanoporous films from self-assembled poly(vinyl chloride-g-methyl methacrylate) graft copolymer. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 29, 959–963 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-011-0265-4

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