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Synthesis and characterization of cellulose fibers grafted with hyperbranched poly(3-methyl-3-oxetanemethanol)

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Hyperbranched poly(3-methyl-3-oxetanemethanol) (HBPO) was directly grafted from the surface of cellulose fibers (CF) through a surface hydroxyl group-initiated ring-opening polymerization of 3-methyl-3-oxetanemethanol (MOM). TOF–SIMS, XPS, AFM, ATR-FTIR, and TGA were utilized for characterizing the resultant HBPO-grafted cellulose fibers. The content of grafted HBPO is easily adjustable by controlling feeding dosage of the MOM. To verify the reactivity of hydroxyl groups in the grafted HBPO, poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was further grafted from the HBPO-grafted cellulose surface.

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This research was supported by USDA McIntire-Stennis Fund (WIS01243). The authors thank Dr. Hoon Kim for collecting 2D HSQC NMR spectrum of HBPO.

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    Qiang Yang & Xuejun Pan

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 69000, Fredericton, NB, E3B 6C2, Canada

    Fang Huang & Kecheng Li

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Yang, Q., Pan, X., Huang, F. et al. Synthesis and characterization of cellulose fibers grafted with hyperbranched poly(3-methyl-3-oxetanemethanol). Cellulose 18, 1611–1621 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-011-9587-y

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