Targeted Porous Structure of Macroporous Copolymers Based on Glycidyl Methacrylate

Immobilization of biocatalysts for enzymatic polymerizations: Possibilities, advantages, applications

“…Nevertheless, it was observed that difference in porous structure of formed copolymers cannot be explained merely on the basis of the single-or multiparameter approaches. The reason is that properties of components of the system change continuously during the copolymerization (Jovanović et al, 1996). Since the monomers are consumed, only the inert component remains as the liquid component, shifting the overall solubility of the monomer-inert component mixture.…”

“…Apart from poly(styrene-co-divinyl benzene) copolymers, which have been studied in details for several decades, the macroporous morphology and formation of porous structure have been investigated for glycidylmethacrylate based copolymers crosslinked with DVB or various methacrylates (Horák et al, 1981;Jovanović et al, 1996;Ferreira et al, 2003;Wang et al, 2007). Horák et al (1981) were first to show that macroporous poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) [poly(GMAco-EGDMA)] can be obtained by suspension copolymerization when an inert component (mixture of cyclohexanol as solvent and dodecanol as non-solvent for copolymer) is present in the monomer mixture.…”

“…Horák et al (1981) were first to show that macroporous poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) [poly(GMAco-EGDMA)] can be obtained by suspension copolymerization when an inert component (mixture of cyclohexanol as solvent and dodecanol as non-solvent for copolymer) is present in the monomer mixture. Later on, it was showed that instead dodecanol, other aliphatic alcohols (like tetradecanol and hexadecanol) could be used in mixture with cyclohexanol in order to obtain macroporous poly(GMA-co-EGDMA) (Jovanović et al, 1996). As a general rule, the porous structure of poly(GMA-co-EGDMA) can be controlled by the type and the amount of the inert component and the type and the amount of crosslinking monomer in the reaction mixture.…”

Study of the covalently immobilized amyloglucosidase on macroporous polymer by mathematical modeling of the pH optima

“…20 Briefly, Poly(GMA-co-EGDMA) microspheres were prepared by suspension copolymerizations in a typical reactor of 0.50 dm 3 in volume. The monomer phase (80.9 g) containing a monomer mixture (GMA and EGDMA), initiator (azobisisobutyronitrile 1% (w/w)) and inert component (90% (w/w) cyclohexanol and 10% (w/w) tetradecanol) were suspended in 240 g of 1% (w/w) aqueous solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone, PVP.…”

Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Studies of Polymer–Metal Complexes Derived from Poly(4-Methacryloxybenzaldehyde)-Divinylbenzene Benzoyl Hydrazone Resins

“…In recent years, polymer-metal complexes have been of interest to many chemists, because not only they are excellent models for metalloenzymes, but they have also led to developments in metal ion separation and recovery of metal ions. Increasing environmental concerns in wastewater treatment has led to the use of organic ligands anchored to solid supports in order to remove and recover important metal ions from aqueous solutions [5][6][7]. Co-polymers of activated meth(acrylates) have been utilized to synthesize macromolecular drug carriers [8].…”