Preparation and applications of novel fluoroalkyl end-capped 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid oligomer/clay nanocomposites

New fluoroalkyl end-capped 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid oligomers/clay composites were prepared by reaction of fluoroalkanoyl peroxide with the corresponding monomer in the presence of clay in aqueous solutions. These obtained fluorinated composites were nanometer size-controlled and were found to exhibit a good dispersibility in water and polar organic solvents such as methanol. The contents of clay in these nanocomposites were estimated to be 3∼19% by the thermogravimetric analysis measurements. X-ray diffraction spectra showed the successful intercalation of fluorinated oligomers into the interlayer spaces of clay. These fluorinated clay nanocomposites were applied to the surface modification of poly(vinyl alcohol). In addition, these fluorinated nanocomposites were found to interact with methylene blue effectively to afford the fluorinated oligomers/clay/methylene blue nanocomposites.