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Chen X, Xiao L, Li H, Cui Y, Wang G. UV-Cured Highly Crosslinked Polyurethane Acrylate to Serve as a Barrier against Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1578. [PMID: 38891524 PMCID: PMC11175127 DOI: 10.3390/polym16111578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Ultraviolet (UV) curing is an efficient and environmentally friendly curing method. In this paper, UV-cured polyurethane acrylates (PUAs) were investigated as potential military coatings to serve as barriers against chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Seven UV-cured PUA coatings were formulated utilizing hydroxyethyl methacrylate-capped hexamethylene diisocyanate trimer (HEMA-Htri) and trimethylolpropane triacrylate-capped polycarbonate prepolymer (PETA-PCDL) as the PUA monomers. Isobornyl acrylate (IBOA) and triethyleneglycol divinyl ether (DVE-3) were employed as reactive diluents. Gas chromatography was utilized to investigate the constitutive relationships between the structures of the PUA coatings and their protective properties against simulant agents for CWAs, including dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), a nerve agent simulant, and 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES), a mustard simulant. The glass transition temperature (Tg) and crosslinking density (υe) of PUAs were found to be crucial factors affecting their ability to serve as barriers against CWAs. The incorporation of IBOA units led to enhanced Tg and barrier performance of the PUAs, resulting in a DMMP retention of less than 0.5% and nearly 0 retention of CEES. However, an excessive introduction of polycarbonate chains decreased the υe and barrier performance of the PUAs. These findings may offer valuable insights for enhancing the protection of UV-cured PU coatings against CWAs.
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- Xucong Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China;
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China;
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Impact of Low-Pressure Plasma Treatment of Wool Fabric for Dyeing with PEDOT: PSS. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15144797. [PMID: 35888265 PMCID: PMC9321670 DOI: 10.3390/ma15144797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study presents the effect of non-thermal plasma modification on the changes of surface morphology, color characteristics and electrical conductivity of wool fabric dyed with intrinsically conductive polymer (ICP) poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS). The wool fabric was treated with an aqueous dispersion of PEDOT: PSS, Clevios F ET, providing electrically conductive properties to textiles. The wool fabric, containing basic groups of amines (NH2), was pre-activated with low-pressure plasma of non-polymer forming nitrogen (N2) gas before exhaust dyeing with PEDOT: PSS at 90 °C was applied. This treatment imparted hydrophilicity, reduced felting, increased adhesion, improved dye ability and ensured that more PEDOT: PSS negatively charged sulfonate (−SO3−) counter ions would be electrostatically bounded with the cationic protonated amine groups of the wool fiber. Initially, before (N2) plasma treatment and after fabrics were evaluated according to the test method for aqueous liquid repellency, the surface morphology of the plasma-modified and -unmodified wool dyed fabric was observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The functional groups introduced onto the surface after N2 gas plasma treatment of wool fabric were characterized by X-ray photoelectron and FTIR-ATR spectroscopy. The results of color difference measurements show that N2 gas plasma treatments provide more intense color on Clevios F ET dyed wool fabric and retain its electrical conductivity.
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Wu G, Zhang D, Xu W, Zhang H, Chen L, Zheng Y, Xin Y, Li H, Cui Y. Highly Cross-linked Epoxy Coating for Barring Organophosphate Chemical Warfare Agent Permeation. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:12354-12364. [PMID: 35449950 PMCID: PMC9016877 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) can be absorbed in polymeric coatings through absorption and permeation, thus presenting a lethal touch and vapor hazards to people. Developing a highly impermeable polymer coating against CWAs, especially against organophosphate CWAs (OPs), is challenging and desirable. Herein, fluorinated epoxy (F-EP) and epoxy (EP) coatings with different cross-link densities were prepared to resist OPs. The effects of the polymer coating structure, including cross-link density, chemical composition and free volume, on the chemical resistance to dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP, Soman simulant) were investigated in detail. Meanwhile, the chemical resistance to Soman and VX was examined. The results reveal that the cross-link density is a critical factor in determining the chemical resistance of the coatings. Highly cross-linked EP and F-EP coatings with dense and solid cross-linked networks can fully bar DMMP and OPs permeation during the test time. At low or medium cross-link densities, the EP coating with a lower retention of DMMP exhibited a higher resistance than the F-EP coating due to the lower interaction with DMMP and smaller free-volume holes and lower relative fractional free volume. These results suggest that increasing the cross-link density is a reasonable approach to control the chemical resistance of polymer networks against OPs.
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- Guoqing Wu
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for
Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation
and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for
Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation
and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, P. R. China
- Research
Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, P. R.
China
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- State
Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, P. R. China
- Research
Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, P. R.
China
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- State
Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, P. R. China
- Research
Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, P. R.
China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for
Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation
and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing 102205, P. R. China
- Research
Institute of Chemical Defense, Beijing 102205, P. R.
China
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Rubeziene V, Baltusnikaite-Guzaitiene J, Abraitiene A, Sankauskaite A, Ragulis P, Santos G, Pimenta J. Development and Investigation of PEDOT:PSS Composition Coated Fabrics Intended for Microwave Shielding and Absorption. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1191. [PMID: 33917188 PMCID: PMC8068042 DOI: 10.3390/polym13081191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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This study presents the investigation of the electromagnetic properties and resistance performance of electrically conductive fabrics coated with composition containing the conjugated polymer system poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS). The developed fabrics were intended for electromagnetic radiation (EMR) shielding in microwave range and for absorbing microwaves in radar operating range, so as to act as radar absorbing materials (RAM). The measurements of reflection and transmission of the developed fabrics were performed in a frequency range of 2-18 GHz, which covers the defined frequencies relevant to the application. Four types of fabrics with different fiber composition (polyamide; polyamide/cotton; wool and para-aramid/viscose) were selected and coated with conductive paste using screen printing method. It was found that EMR shielding effectiveness (SE) as well as absorption properties depend not only the amount of conductive paste topped on the fabric, but also resides in the construction parameters of fabrics. Depending on such fabric structural parameters as density, mass per unit area, type of weave, a layer of shield (or coating) just sticks on the fabric surface or penetrates into fabric, changing the shield thickness and herewith turning SE results. Meanwhile, the fiber composition of fabrics influences mostly bonding between fibers and polymer coating. To improve the resistance performance of the developed samples, a conventional textile surface modification technique, atmospheric plasma treatment, was applied. Initially, before plasma treatment and after treatment the fabrics were evaluated regarding an aqueous liquid repellency test, measuring the contact angles for the water solvent. The influence of plasma treatment on resistance performance of coated fabrics was evaluated by subjecting the plasma treated samples and untreated samples to abrasion in the Martindale abrasion apparatus and to multiplex washing cycles. These investigations revealed that applied plasma treatment visibly improved abrasion resistance as a result of better adhesion of the coating. However, washing resistance increased not so considerably.
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- Vitalija Rubeziene
- Department of Textiles Physical-Chemical Testing, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 48485 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Department of Textile Technologies, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 48485 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.A.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Textile Technologies, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 48485 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.A.); (A.S.)
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- Microwave Laboratory of Physical Technology Department, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania;
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- CITEVE-Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industries of Portugal, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal;
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- CeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal;
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Preparation and Characterization of Fluorinated Hydrophobic UV-Crosslinkable Thiol-Ene Polyurethane Coatings. COATINGS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings7080117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Functional fusion proteins and prevention of electrode fouling for a sensitive electrochemical immunosensor. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 967:70-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bromberg L, Su X, Martis V, Zhang Y, Hatton TA. Self-Decontaminating Fibrous Materials Reactive toward Chemical Threats. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:17555-17564. [PMID: 27309383 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Polymers that possess highly nucleophilic pyrrolidinopyridine (Pyr) and primary amino (vinylamine, VAm) groups were prepared by free-radical copolymerization of N,N-diallylpyridin-4-amine (DAAP) and N-vinylformamide (NVF) followed by acidic hydrolysis of NVF into VAm. The resulting poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF) copolymers were water-soluble and reacted with water-dispersible polyurethane possessing a high content of unreacted isocyanate groups. Spray-coating of the nylon-cotton (NYCO), rayon, and poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (Kevlar 119) fibers pretreated with phosphoric acid resulted in covalent bonding of the polyurethane with the hydroxyl groups on the fiber surface. A second spray-coating of aqueous solutions of poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF) on the polyurethane-coated fiber enabled formation of urea linkages between unreacted isocyanate groups of the polyurethane layer and the amino groups of poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF). Fibers with poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF) attached were compared with fibers modified by adsorption of water-insoluble poly(butadiene-co-pyrrolidinopyridine) (polyBPP) in terms of the stability against polymer leaching in aqueous washing applications. While the fibers modified by attachment of poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF) exhibited negligible polymer leaching, over 65% of adsorbed polyBPP detached and leached from the fibers within 7 days. Rayon fibers modified by poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF) were tested for sorption of dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) in the presence of moisture using dynamic vapor sorption technique. Capability of the fibers modified with poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF) to facilitate hydrolysis of the sorbed DMMP in the presence of moisture was uncovered. The self-decontaminating property of the modified fibers against chemical threats was tested using a CWA simulant diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) in aqueous media at pH 8.7. Fibers modified with poly(DAAP-co-VAm-co-NVF) facilitated hydrolysis of DFP with the half-lives up to an order of magnitude shorter than that of the unmodified fibers. The presented polymers and method of multilayer coating can lead to a development of self-decontaminating textiles and other materials.
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- Lev Bromberg
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Surface Measurement Systems, Ltd. , Unit 5, Wharfside, Rosemont Road, Alperton, London HA0 4PE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Mondal T, Chandra V, Bhowmick AK. Unique method to improve the thermal properties of bisphenol A tetraacrylate by graphite oxide induced space confinement. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra22252h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Improvement of the thermal properties of bisphenol A tetraacrylate by graphite oxide induced space confinement.
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- Titash Mondal
- Rubber Technology Center
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- India 721302
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- India 800013
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- Rubber Technology Center
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- India 721302
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