CHED 680 |
| Metal-containing hybrid polymeric materials have promising applications as electronic or magnetic materials or as precursors to ceramics or metallic nanoparticles. Functional amphiphilic copolymers are particularly attractive as hybrid precursors since the chemical functionality can potentially locate the metal groups on a nanoscale. This study targets the synthesis and characterization of cobalt functionalized hybrid polymeric materials, focusing on a series of poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly((trimethylsilyl)ethynylstyrene) (PEO-b-PTMSES) polymers. Studies of the polymer and their cobalt adducts using infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), gel-permeation chromatography (GPC), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) support the formation of the hybrid materials. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Polymer Chemistry
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |