Nanoarchitectonics at surfaces using multifunctional initiators of surface-initiated radical polymerization for fabrication of the nanocomposites

• DOI: 10.1016/j.apsadv.2021.100104
• Publication Date: 2021-05-23T22:09:00Z
• Authors: Volodymyr Donchak; Yurij Stetsyshyn; Michael Bratychak; Georg Broza; Khrystyna Harhay; Nataliia Stepina; Mariia Kostenko; Stanislav Voronov
• Keywords: Polybutylene terephthalate; Surface Modification; Interfacial polymerization

In this work, the nanoarchitectonics approach to synthesize a new functional material with certain configurations and hierarchical motifs of multifunctional initiators surface-initiated radical polymerization (MPIs) on surface multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was realized. The presence covalently-linked MPIs surfaces amine functionalized MWCNTs confirmed by Raman spectroscopy thermal analysis. Nanocomposites polybutylene terephthalate – poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PBT/PTMO) modified show higher values Young's modulus, elongation at break, crystallization temperature in comparison non-modified ones.