Publications related to Solution polymerization

Influence of micro-patterned support properties and interfacial polymerization conditions on performance of patterned thin-film composite membranes

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

Patterned membranes prepared via spray-modified non -solvent induced phase separation (s-NIPS) have successfully shown enhanced fluxes and better fouling control, thanks to the increased surface area and high fluid shear at the membrane/feed interface. The ...

Elsevier2024

Supramolecular Polymer Brushes Grown by Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from Cucurbit[7]uril-based Non-Covalent Initiators

Harm-Anton Klok, Friederike Katharina Metze, Irene Filipucci

Polymer brushes are densely grafted, chain end-tethered assemblies of polymers that can be produced via surface-initiated polymerization. Typically, this is accomplished using initiators or chain transfer agents that are covalently attached to the substrat ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2023

Recycling of Bottle Grade PET: Influence of HDPE Contamination on the Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of 3D Printed Parts

Véronique Michaud, Yves Leterrier, Adrien Julien Demongeot, Joanne Hélène Vaucher-Joset

As part of a project that aims to provide people with disabilities with simple assistive devices in Colombia, the possibility of creating a PET filament that can be printed by Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) from beverage bottle waste was investigated, wi ...

MDPI2022

Investigation and modeling of odors release from membrane holes on daily overlay in a landfill and its impact on landfill odor control

Sami Rtimi

In the present work, we studied the NH(3)and H2S odor fluxes between the exposed working area and the HDPE covering film holes of the daily overlay in an actual landfill site with a daily operating area of 1600 m(2)in Hangzhou, China. We showed that the od ...

2021

Functionalization of iron oxide nanoparticles with methacrylate-based monomers for preparation of nanocomposites

Heinrich Hofmann

Nanocomposites with a high and uniform loading of magnetic nanoparticles are very desirable for various applications. In this study, a simple and scalable route for preparing nanocomposites with a high and uniform loading of magnetic nanoparticles is prese ...

AMER INST PHYSICS2018

Grafted semiconductors on PE-films leading to bacterial inactivation: Synthesis, characterization and mechanism

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi

This study reports the colloidal preparation FeOx, TiO2 and FeOx-TiO2 grafted on polyethylene (PE) films leading to bacterial inactivation. A fast bacterial inactivation was attained by the FeOx-TiO2 compared to the FeOx-PE film due to the interfacial char ...

Elsevier2017

Effect of Very High Charge Density and Monomer Constitution on the Synthesis and Properties of Cationic Polyelectrolytes

Jutta Christine Wandrey, Ricardo Losada Mateo, Hamideh Ahmadloo

The free-radical homopolymerization of 1,3-bis(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)-2-propylmethacrylate dichloride (di-M) and 1,3-bis(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)-2-propylacrylate dichloride (di-A) in aqueous solution yields cationic polyelectrolytes (PEL) with theoretic ...

Mdpi Ag2016

Efficiency of SPIONs functionalized with polyethylene glycol bis (amine) for heavy metal removal

Heinrich Hofmann, Yongyuth Wanna

Hybrid magnetic nanoparticles based on poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanopaticles (SPIONs) with selective surface modification has been developed for heavy metal removal by applying external magnetic fields. The nanopart ...

Elsevier2016

Minimally Invasive Photopolymerization In Intervertebral Disc Tissue Cavities

Dominique Pioletti, Christophe Moser, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Andreas Schmocker, Azadeh Khoushabi

Photopolymerized hydrogels are commonly used for a broad range of biomedical applications. As long as the polymer volume is accessible, gels can easily be hardened using light illumination. However, in clinics, especially for minimally invasive surgery, it ...

Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering2014

Multi-Scale Modeling Of Photopolymerization For Medical Hydrogel-Implant Design

Dominique Pioletti, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Andreas Schmocker, Azadeh Khoushabi, Salma Farahi

We report on the modeling of a photopolymerizable hydrogel and its application as a replacement of the interior of the intervertebral disc (so called Nucleus Pulposus). The hydrogel is initially injected in its liquid form and then photopolymerized via a s ...

Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering2013

Solution viscosity and flocculation characteristics of linear polymeric flocculants in various media

Jutta Christine Wandrey, David Hunkeler

Rheological characteristics of linear copolymers of acrylamide (AM) and acryloyloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (Q9), differing in molar mass and chemical composition, have been studied in distilled water (DW) and industrial water (IW) obtained from a ...

2011

Synthesis of Pyridyl Disulfide-Functionalized Nanoparticles for Conjugating Thiol-Containing Small Molecules, Peptides, and Proteins

Jeffrey Alan Hubbell, Conlin O'Neil, Urara Hasegawa

Previously we reported emulsion polymerization of propylene sulfide with Pluronic F127 as an emulsifier, yielding nanoparticles (NPs) in the 25 nm size range. Immunologically functional NPs were prepared by adding an antigen Pluronic conjugate to the polym ...

2010

Synthesis and characterization of novel polyelectrolytes based on double-charged cationic monomers

Ricardo Losada Mateo

Bis-1,3(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)-2-propylmethacrylate dichloride (di-M) and bis-1,3(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)-2-propylacrylate dichloride (di-A), two new double-charged monomers, were the subject of the research reported in this thesis. These monomers provi ...

EPFL2009

In situ fabrication of a polyacrylamide membrane in a microfluidic channel

Martinus Gijs, Virendra Kumar Parashar, Jean-Baptiste Robert Orhan

We present a novel technological approach for the in situ realization of a micron-thin poly-acrylamide membrane in the center of a microfluidic channel. The membrane is formed by interfacial polymerization of an inner stream of monomer solution in between ...

2008

Non-ideal polymerization kinetics of a cationic double charged acryl monomer and solution behavior of the resulting polyelectrolytes

Jutta Christine Wandrey, Ricardo Losada Mateo

The radical polymerization of bis-1,3(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)-2-propylmethacrylate dichloride revealed non-ideality with 0.59 and 4.4 for the reaction orders of the initiator and monomer concentration, respectively. Further, autoacceleration was observed ...

2008

Optimal Grade Transition in Industrial Polymerization Processes via NCO Tracking

Dominique Bonvin

In industrial polymerization processes, several grades of polymer are frequently produced in the same plant by changing the operating conditions. Transitions between the different grades are rather slow and result in the production of a considerable amount ...

2007

Design of amphiphilic nanocapsules based on hyperbranched star-block copolymers for the encapsulation and the controlled release of olfactory compounds

Céline Ternat

Effective encapsulation of small, volatile, weakly water-soluble molecules such as flavors and fragrances is necessary to protect them from degradation, to increase their lifetime, and to improve their water dispersion and fixation depending on the substra ...

EPFL2007

High-temperature radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate in a continuous pilot scale process

Philip Nising

The present PhD thesis deals with the high temperature polymerization of methyl methacrylate in a continuous pilot scale process. The major aim is to investigate the feasibility of a polymerization process for the production of PMMA molding compound at tem ...

EPFL2006

Water-soluble, unimolecular containers based on amphiphilic multiarm star block copolymers

Harm-Anton Klok, Céline Ternat, John Christopher Plummer

A new class of water-soluble, amphiphilic star block copolymers with a large number of arms was prepared by sequential atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of n-butyl methacrylate (BMA) and poly-(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA). A ...

American Chemical Society2006

Experiments investigating the effects of fluid elasticity on laminar vortex shedding from a cylinder

Experiments on vortex shedding from a cylinder placed in uniform flows of low concentration polymer solutions are reported for Reynolds numbers from 50 to 150. The fluids used were aqueous solutions of polyethylene oxide (PEO) and rheological characterizat ...

EPFL2005