Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.115, No.6, 3369-3375, 2010
Two-Stage Grafting onto Polyethylene Fiber by Radiation-Induced Graft Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Two-stage graft polymerization onto polyethylene (PE) fiber was demonstrated. The graft side chain was formed by radiation-induced graft polymerization. A PE fiber was irradiated with an electron beam and immersed in a vinyl monomer solution. The terminal of the formed graft chain was halogenated using N-bromo-succinimide. The halogenated graft chain was then extended by atom transfer radical polymerization to obtain block-copolymer grafted PE fibers. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 115: 3369-3375, 2010
Keywords:two-stage graft polymerizarion;radiation induced graft polymerization;atom transfer radical polymerization;functionalization of polymers