Poly(methacrylamide)/poly(itaconic acid) complexes

Abstract

Polymerization in a system containing template (linear macromolecule) which interacts with the growing polymer (a "daughter polymer") and influence its structure is called template polymerization. The ordering in the growing chain is realized by interaction between complementary groups existing in the template and in the monomer, such as hydrogen bonds, ionic, electrostatic or hydrophobic interactions. The template can have a strong influence on the reaction kinetics, the characteristics of the "daughter polymer" and reactivity ratios in the case of copolymerization. Template polymerization generally yields a stoichiometric interpolymer complex. The concept of template polymer is derived from natural processes such as the self-replication of DNA and biosynthesis of proteins. A natural polymer may be used as a template and natural-synthetic complex is obtained with the potential application as a biomaterial.

U ovom radu su proučavani kompleksi poli(itakonske kiseline) i poli(metakrilamida) koji se obrazuju preko vodoniočnih veza. Izvedena je matrična polimerizacija metakrilamida na poli(itakonskoj kiselini) (PIK) u vodi sa različitim početnim odnosom reaktanata. Kompleksi su karakterisani FTIR spektroskopijom i termijskom analizom.