Studies on graft copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate onto chitosan

Grigoriy A. Mun, Zauresh S. Nurkeeva, Sergey A. Dergunov, Irina K. Nam, Tauzhan P. Maimakov, Erengaip M. Shaikhutdinov, Sang Cheon Lee, Kinam Park

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Abstract

Graft-polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) onto chitosan (CS) using ammonium persulfate (APS) as an initiator was carried out in an aqueous solution. Evidence of grafting was obtained by comparing 1H NMR and FT-IR spectra and scanning electron microscopy images of chitosan and the grafted copolymer as well as solubility characteristics of the products. The effects of APS, HEA concentration, reaction temperature and duration of graft-polymerization were studied by determining the grafting parameters, such as grafting percentage and grafting efficiency. The HEA-grafted chitosan product is soluble in a wide pH range, while the original unmodified chitosan is water-soluble only in a narrow pH range. A mechanism for the free-radical grafting was proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)389-395
Number of pages7
JournalReactive and Functional Polymers
Volume68
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2008

Keywords

  • 2-Hydroxyethyl acrylate
  • Chitosan
  • Dynamic viscosity
  • FT-IR
  • Graft-polymerization
  • NMR

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