Properties and crystallization kinetics of poly(ether ether ketone)‐co‐poly(ether ether ketone ketone) block copolymers

A series of block copolymers composed of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and poly(ether ether ketone ketone) (PEEKK) components were prepared from their corresponding oligomers via a nucleophlilic aromatic substitution reaction. Various properties of the copolymers were investigated with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and a tensile testing machine. The results show that the copolymers exhibited no phase separation and that the relationship between the glass‐transition temperature (T_g) and the compositions of the copolymers approximately followed the formula T_g = T_g1X₁ + T_g2X₂, where T_g1 and T_g2 are the glass‐transition‐temperature values of PEEK and PEEKK, respectively, and X₁ and X₂ are the corresponding molar fractions of the PEEK and PEEKK segments in the copolymers, respectively. These copolymers showed good tensile properties. The crystallization kinetics of the copolymers were studied. The Avrami equation was used to describe the isothermal crystallization process. The nonisothermal crystallization was described by modified Avrami analysis by Jeziorny and by a combination of the Avrami and Ozawa equations. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 97: 1652–1658, 2005     

Effects of ion group content and polyol molecular weight on physical properties of HTPB‐based waterborne poly(urethane‐urea)s

A series of waterborne poly(urethane‐urea)s, WPUUs, based on using nonpolar hydroxyl‐terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) as the soft segment, were successfully synthesized in this article. The effects of the COOH group content and soft‐segment molecular weight (Mn_s) on the dispersion, morphology, and physical properties were investigated. Variations of the particle size, viscosity, and zeta potential were first governed by the hydrophilicity of the polymer chain, and then by the swelling derived from water. Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) indicated that the degree of phase separation decreased as the COOH group content increased or as Mn_s decreased. However, the hydrogen bonding between the soft and hard segments and the two‐phase mixing could not occur in this nonpolar HTPB‐based WPUU system, indicating that the hard segments tended to form smaller domains and to pack more loosely. It was attributed to the fact that the presence of bulky ionic salt groups destroyed the ordered arrangement of the hard segments. In this case, the increases of the interface area between the soft and hard phases resulted in that the present behaviors were similar to the phase mixing. In tensile properties, HTPB‐based WPUUs exhibited higher tensile stress, elongation at break, and modulus as the COOH group content decreased or as Mn_s decreased. In thermal degradation, the introduction of HTPB polyol improved the thermal stability of WPUU. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007     

偶联剂处理对碱式硫酸镁晶须填充UP树脂浇铸体力学性能的影响

利用钛酸酯类偶联剂NDZ101、NDZ401和硅烷类偶联剂KH550、KH570对碱式硫酸镁晶须进行处理,研究了几种偶联剂及其加入比例对晶须填充不饱和聚酯树脂(UP)浇铸体力学性能的影响,并结合应力-应变曲线和SEM的图片,对试验结果进行了讨论。实验结果表明,采用偶联剂处理晶须可改善其填充UP树脂浇注体的拉伸强度、拉伸模量、弯曲模量和冲击强度。其中,采用2%KH570进行处理,拉伸强度改善幅度最高,可提高47.54%;采用3%NDZ101进行处理,拉伸模量和弯曲模量均获得最大幅度的提高,分别为65.99%和69.33%;而采用4%KH550进行处理,却可最大幅度地提高冲击强度,为29.21%。对弯曲强度而言,偶联剂处理总体上对其影响效果不如其它的力学性能那样明显。相对而言,硅烷类偶联剂的效果优于钛酸酯类的偶联剂。加入4%KH570和5%KH550时获得的弯曲强度最大,分别为54.43MPa和53.19MPa,较未处理的浇铸体弯曲强度分别提高了25.10%和22.25%,而采用NDZ101或NDZ401,弯曲强度值却基本上都下降。碱式硫酸镁晶须填充UP树脂浇铸体的断裂属于脆性断裂。     

Pattern recognition for characterization of pharmaceutical powders

A large part of pharmaceutical manufacturing involves the use of particulate materials. It is well known that both particle size and shape affect the physical characteristics of tablets. An image processing and analysis algorithm based on the invariant image moment technique was developed in this work to determine the particle shape by comparing features (moments) extracted from templates to those extracted from each of the objects in the image. First it determines the particle shape (rectangle, circle, etc.) and then calculates its specific dimensions (diameter, aspect ratio).The statistical validation of the vision system obtained a repeatability of 0.0012 in and 0.5% relative standard deviation and accuracy within 0.1 to 0.9% of the average value considered as true value. Also the pattern recognition technique indicated high precision and accuracy for images containing particles with some level of contact between them. The shape recognition of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) indicated that particles of equant and acicular shape as defined by USP are predominant. The results suggest that image processing and analysis would be a suitable tool for pharmaceutical process analytical technologies (PAT) and process optimization.     

Piezoresistivity in Polymer-Ceramic Composites

Composite materials composed of randomly dispersed semiconducting ceramic particles in an insulating polymer matrix show a pronounced change in resistivity with pressure. Different amounts of iron oxide (Fe₃O₄) powder and antimony-doped tin oxide (SnO₂:Sb) powder were dispersed in an epoxy polymer matrix to form pressure-sensitive composites. In each family of materials, an insulator-to-semiconductor transition is observed in agreement with percolation theory. Composites within a certain range of filler content showed substantial piezoresistive effect under both uniaxial and hydrostatic pressure in which sensitivity is controlled by the choice of filler material and the volume fraction. The effect of temperature on the piezoresistance effect was also examined. Piezoresistors made from Fe₃O₄ composites showed larger temperature changes than those filled with Sb-doped SnO₂.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(vinyl chloride‐co‐vinyl acetate)‐graft‐poly[(meth)acrylates] by atom transfer radical polymerization

The graft polymerization of methyl methacrylate and butyl acrylate onto poly(vinyl chloride‐co‐vinyl acetate) with atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was successfully carried out with copper(I) thiocyanate/N,N,N′,N′,N″‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine and copper(I) chloride/2,2′‐bipyridine as catalysts in the solvent N,N‐dimethylformamide. For methyl methacrylate, a kinetic plot of ln([M]₀/[M]) (where [M]₀ is the initial monomer concentration and [M] is the monomer concentration) versus time for the graft polymerization was almost linear, and the molecular weight of the graft copolymer increased with increasing conversion, this being typical for ATRP. The formation of the graft polymer was confirmed with gel permeation chromatography, ¹H‐NMR, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The glass‐transition temperature of the copolymer increased with the concentration of methyl methacrylate. The graft copolymer was hydrolyzed, and its swelling capacity was measured. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 183–189, 2005     

LTE系统中一种改进的基于CP的ML频偏估计算法

主要研究了LTE系统下行链路中的载波同步,分析了基于PSS相关估计和基于CP的ML估计两类传统频偏估计算法。针对后者抗多径能力不足、抗极性反转能力差和估计范围较小的缺陷,提出了一种改进频偏估计算法。该算法在利用CP数据进行ML频偏估计时去掉一部分受符号干扰的数据,以减少多径影响;利用PSS相关估计结果的极性信息,对算法估计结果进行修正,扩大频偏估计范围和提高抗极性反转能力。仿真结果表明：改进算法相对于原算法在多径环境下具有更好的估计性能;当频偏｜εF｜接近0.5时能够抵抗极性反转具有较高的鲁棒性,当｜εF｜〉0.5时原算法失效而改进算法仍能够保持较高的估计性能。     

基于稀疏表征的话者识别

近年来,随着信号的稀疏性理论越来越受到人们的关注,稀疏表征分类器也作为一种新型的分类算法被应用到话者识别系统中。该模型的基本思想是:只要超完备字典足够大,任意待测样本都能够用超完备字典进行线性表示。基于信号的稀疏性理论,未知话者的向量系数,即稀疏解可以通过L1范数最小化获取。超完备字典则可视为语音特征向量在高斯混合模型-通用背景模型(GMM-UBM)上进行MAP自适应而得到的大型数据库。采用稀疏表征模型作为话者辨认的分类方法,基于TIMIT语料库的实验结果表明,所采用的话者辨认方法,能够大大提高说话人识别系统的性能。     

Immobilization of a cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) onto polyethylene film with a carboxylic acid group and production of cyclodextrins from corn starch using CGTase‐immobilized PE film

Carboxylic acid groups were introduced onto polyethylene (PE) film by radiation‐induced graft copolymerization. Subsequently, the clodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) was immobilized on the PE film with a carboxylic acid group. The activity of the immobilized CGTase on PE film was in the range of 0.40–1.04 U/cm² per min. The production of cyclodextrins (CDs) from corn starch was examined using the CGTase‐immobilized PE film. The production ratios of CDs using CGTase‐immobilized PE film was in the following order: α–CD > β–CD > γ–CD. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 85: 2451–2457, 2002     

基于轮廓波变换的织物疵点图像消噪新方法

为了实现织物疵点图像的有效消噪,使其更有利于特征提取和疵点检测,提出了基于轮廓波变换的织物疵点图像消噪新方法。综合考虑轮廓波方向子带能量的大小与织物疵点图像轮廓细节之间的关系,对Donoho多尺度分解阈值进行修正,改进了Donoho多尺度分解阈值对图像细节"过扼杀"的缺点。实验结果表明,对织物疵点图像进行基于轮廓波变换改进阈值消噪时,该方法更好地保留了织物疵点图像的轮廓细节,峰值信噪比显著提高。采用改进的轮廓波Donoho多尺度分解阈值消噪后的图像,可以更好地应用于织物疵点图像的特征提取和疵点识别。