Preparation and characterization of block copolymers containing cinnamate groups with end-capped ZnO

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ZnO-poly(2-cinnamoyloxyethyl methacrylate) and ZnO-poly(2-cinnamoyloxyethyl methacrylate)-b-poly[(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate] have been prepared by atom transfer polymerization initiated through a 2-bromoisobutyryl or bromoethyl group linked onto the ZnO nanoparticle surface (ZnO-BIBB, ZnO-BEI). The structure and morphology of the hybrids were characterized using Fourier transform infrared, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, fluorescence and UV spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron (TEM) and atomic force microscopy. The existence of nanoparticles with diameters varying between 40 and 100 nm was evident in the TEM images of the pure ZnO, ZnO-PCEMA-Br-2 and the diblock copolymer. Under an excitation of 340 nm, these materials exhibit a broad emission band at around 390 nm, which was associated with the presence of ZnO in the organic matrix. © 2013 Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien.

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Jitaru, F., Buruiana, T., Hitruc, G., & Buruiana, E. C. (2013). Preparation and characterization of block copolymers containing cinnamate groups with end-capped ZnO. Central European Journal of Chemistry, 11(9), 1492–1504. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11532-013-0272-x

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