Binodal and spinodal curves: a simulation for various high polymer mixtures

Flory's equation-of-state theory has been used to predict the lower critical solution temperature behaviour of polymer—polymer mixtures. The spinodal phase boundary of numbers of high molecular weight polymer mixtures have been previously simulated using this theory. In this paper a procedure for simultaneous predictions of the binodal and the spinodal curves by equating the chemical potential of each component in the mixture is presented. The method is tested for five different mixtures. The effects of the binary and pure component state parameters on the simulated curves are discussed and the simulated phase diagrams are compared with the experimental cloud point curves. It is found that in most cases the results are more consistent with the cloud point curve being closer to the spinodal curve than the binodal.     

Dynamics of polymers in solution and melts

Simple models of polymer dynamics are available in dilute solution, moderate concentrations and melts, since it is possible to make models of the motion in these cases. A series of power laws result which fit well with computer simulation. It is more difficult to derive these models directly from sensible equations of motion, but progress in this direction is reported in the paper.     

芳香族电子导电聚合物的研究进展

主链型芳香族聚合物具有热稳定性高、化学稳定性好、质地轻且牢固以及良好的加工成型性等优点，其作为导电聚合物材料的应用正受到人们越来越多的关注。本文综述了芳香族电子导电聚合物的研究进展，并指出存在问题和解决方法。     

Effect of the Extrusion Process on the Bactericidal Performance of Biocidal Polypropylene Catheters

This work concerns polypropylene biocidal catheters that incorporate the triclosan molecule. Many studies have applied triclosan as a bactericidal agent in the polymeric matrix but without considering the effect of processing on the biocidal properties. Using the optimal temperature and shear rate during the extrusion process can promote the best microbiological response for a biocidal catheter. Catheters were processed using a linear extruder while systematically varying the triclosan content, processing temperature and screw velocity. A diffusion test in agar and an evaluation of the chemical structure of the polypropylene and triclosan using FTIR were used to characterize the bactericidal properties.     

Analysis of asymmetric morphology evolutions in iPP molded samples induced by uneven temperature field

Mold surface temperature has a strong effect on the amount of molecular orientation and morphology developed in a non‐isothermal flowing polymer melt. In this work, a well‐characterized isotactic polypropylene was injected in a rectangular mold cavity asymmetrically conditioned by a thin electric heater specifically designed. The cavity surface was heated at temperatures ranging from 80 to 160°C for different times (0.5, 8, and 18 s) after the first contact with the polymer. Asymmetrical thermal conditions have a strong influence on the melt flow, by changing its distribution along the cavity thickness, and final part deformation. The morphology distribution of the molded samples was found strongly asymmetric with complex and peculiar features. Optical and Electron microscopy confirmed the complete reorganization of the crystalline structures along the sample thickness. X‐rays analysis reveals that molecular orientation of the sample surface decreases with the mold temperature and the heating time. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 2699–2712, 2016     

Preparation and characterization of polynaphthyl amine (PNA) as a novel conducting polymer

A series of polynaphthyl amine (PNA) were prepared in acetone/water mixture (v/v) using different concentrations of potassium persulfate as an initiator in presence and in absence of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a surface active agent. Polymers of various physical properties were prepared. The physical properties of PNA using different concentrations of potassium persulfate in presence and in absence of PVA were given. The specific conductance of the prepared polymers was found to be 0.055 ohm cm, 0.145 ohm⁻¹ cm⁻¹ and 0.083 ohm⁻¹ cm⁻¹, at 3, 1.5, and 0.75% of potassium persulfate, respectively. X‐ray diffraction analysis was carried out to the sample having the highest specific conductance. The confirmation of the prepared PNA was carried out using UV and IR spectrophotometry. Finally PNA showed good air stability and excellent solubility in organic solvents differing from that of polyaniline. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 77: 988–992, 2000     

The glass temperature of polymer blends

The entropy theory of glasses is used to derive the glass temperature, T_g, of a binary polymer blend in terms of the glass temperatures of the two substituents. The formula is T_g = B₁T_g1 + B₂T_g2, where B_i is the fraction of flexible bonds of substituent i. A bond is flexible if rotation about it changes the shape of the molecule. Bonds in side groups as well as in the backbone are to be counted. This formula assumes that the free volume, taken here to be the volume fraction of empty lattice sites, is the same for each of the three materials. It has no parameters. The above equation expressed in weight fractions, W_i, is (T_g − T_g1)W₁(γ₁/ω₁) + (T_g − T_g2)W₂(γ₂/ω₂) = 0, where ω_i is the weight of a monomer unit and gg_i is the number of flexible bonds per monomer unit. A more general treatment is given. One variation of the more general treatment which expresses the properties of the blend in purely additive terms gives T_g = B₁T_g1 + B₂T_g2 + KB₁B₂(T_g1 − T_g2)(V₀₁ − V₀₂), where V_0i are the free volume fractions of the homopolymers at their glass temperatures and K is a constant. The added term is usually small. The most general form of the equation requires the energy of interaction between the two unlike molecules, which can be estimated by volume measurements on the blend.     

荧光高分子应用研究进展

介绍了荧光高分子近年来在理论研究中与作为一种新型功能材料在实际中的应用研究进展。在理论研究中 ,它主要是以荧光探针技术来研究聚合物的微相动力学和构象 ,聚合物相转移和聚集行为 ,聚合物能量转移及光聚合过程。它作为功能材料 ,主要用于荧光化学传感器、非线性光学装置中 ,以及用作光导树脂等材料。     

Synthesis and characterization of azo‐based acrylate polymers for use as nonlinear optical materials

In this work, high molecular weight azo polymers were synthesized by incorporating the azo monomer into a base polymer through their reactive functional groups. Copolymers of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid (with varying concentrations of carboxylic acid group) were synthesized. These were then reacted with epoxy‐terminated azo molecule by carboxylic acid–epoxy reaction. The functionalized systems show excellent film homogeneity and optical clarity. The series of copolymers were characterized using FTIR, NMR, UV–vis spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry. The polymer films coated on ITO glass slides were poled and their order parameters were calculated to check the stability of oriented dipoles. Temporal stability, checked up to 120 h under ambient conditions, was found to be excellent. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 425–431, 2007     

Recent Progress in Smart Polymers: Behavior,Mechanistic Understanding and Application

Polymers that bear reversible massive, physical or chemical changes in response to little peripheral changes within the environmental conditions are Smart polymers, having versatility and tunable sensitivity. They have very promising applications in the biomedical field. This study will delve into the underlying principles along with entire features of these sensitive polymers and their most current and relevant applications to solve biological problems.     

两亲性超支化聚酯-酰胺的制备及其性能

引言 在同一分子中,既含有亲水性链段,又含有疏水性链段的聚合物称为两亲性聚合物,这种聚合物的凝聚态常具有多相结构,并对不同极性的化合物都具有一定的亲和力,这种独特的性质就使其既不同于低分子表面活性剂也异于一般的离子聚合物.带有亲水性支链的两亲性聚合物具有很大的应用潜能.可以用作乳液和分散体的稳定剂,颜料及塑料的表面改性剂,高分子材料的助剂及改性剂等[1-2].     

Synthesis,characterization, and application of semi‐interpenetrating liquid crystalline polymer networks LCP/PS

Attempts to extend the IPN technology to liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) systems have been made in search for a new approach for enhancing the compatibility of liquid crystalline polymer with engineering thermoplastics. A new type of interpenetrating polymer network based on liquid crystalline polymer : semi‐interpenetrating liquid crystalline polymer network comprising liquid crystalline polymer PET/60PHB (LCP) and crosslinked polystyrene (PS) (for short: semi‐ILCPN LCP/PS) has been successfully prepared. The compatibility and thermal properties of the semi‐ILCPN LCP/PS with different amount of crosslinking agent were investigated by FTIR, SEM, DSC, and TGA, respectively. Furthermore, the possible application of the semi‐ILCPN LCP/PS as a new kind of compatibilizer in PPO/LCP blends was also studied and discussed. Well‐compatibilized PPO/LCP composites with considerably improved mechanical properties were obtained. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 76: 1141–1150, 2000     

Effects of catalyst acidity and HZSM-5 channel volume on polypropylene cracking

Effects of catalyst acidity and the restricted reaction volume afforded by HZSM-5 on the catalytic cracking of polypropylene are described. Polypropylene cracking by silica—alumina and HZSM-5 catalysts yields olefins as primary volatile products. In addition, HZSM-5 channels restrict carbenium ion rearrangements and facilitate formation of significant amounts of propene and alkyl aromatic volatile products. The higher acidity of sulfated zirconia compared to the other catalysts results in an increase in the frequency of hydride abstractions, resulting in the formation of significant yields of saturated hydrocarbons and organic residue for this catalyst. Primary polypropylene cracking products can be derived from carbenium ion reaction mechanisms. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 67: 341–348, 1998     

智能聚合物在生物化学领域的应用进展

简要介绍了智能水凝胶的制备,概述了近年来智能聚合物在酶固定、蛋白质分离与重折叠、基因载体、细胞培养等生物化学领域中的应用进展.     

Mixing of a self-assembled supramolecular polymer and a covalent polymer in organic solutions

We report on a neutron scattering study of the molecular structure of a self-assembled supramolecular polymer composed of a bicopper complex within a solution of a covalent polymer (atactic polystyrene/trans-decalin). The study is achieved by putting two binary phases in contact and allowing for diffusion of both components in either phase. It is shown that the one-dimensional bicopper filaments are compatible to a high extent with the atactic polymer. These results are discussed in the light of a recently devised encapsulation process of the bicopper filaments within the fibrils of a physical network of isotactic polystyrene.     

电磁屏蔽聚合物材料的研究进展

综述了近年来电磁屏蔽聚合物材料的国内外研究进展。对聚苯胺、聚吡咯等本征型电磁屏蔽聚合物材料的制备技术和电磁屏蔽性能进行了介绍；同时对金属、碳纤维和碳纳米管填充的复合型电磁屏蔽聚合物材料的类型、制备方法及电磁屏蔽性能进行了论述。     

Achieving compatibility in blends of low‐density polyethylene/polyamide‐6 with addition of ethylene vinyl acetate

Polymer alloys and blends, whose major advantage is the potential of achieving a range of physical and mechanical properties, have continued to be a subject of interest over recent years. Addition of a block or graft copolymer, with chemically similar segments to those involved in the polymer blend considered, led to a variety of desirable properties. The copolymer added to the blend functioned to promote a homogeneous dispersion of the constituent phases and to enhance their mutual adhesion. Such agents that enable better dispersion in polymer blends are known as compatibilizers. In this study an attempt has been made to improve the compatibility in a polymer blend composed of two normally incompatible constituents, LDPE and PA₆, by addition of a compatibilizer. The compatibilizer agent, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), was added to the polymer blend in ratios of 1, 5, and 10% by using a twin‐screw extruder. The effect of EVA on the crystallization of the polymer constituents was observed through DSC examinations. Furthermore, the control sample and all three blends of LDPE/PA₆/EVA were subjected to examinations to obtain their yield and tensile strengths, elasticity modulus, percentage elongation, izod impact strength, hardness, and melt flow index. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 1748–1754, 2001     

Influence of the die configuration on the gross melt fracture of linear polyethylene

In this study, capillary extrusion experiments and rupture visualization experiments were carried out with a combined die configuration where two different dies were attached in a capillary rheometer. We observed that the gross melt fracture (GMF) and rupture of the melt occurred simultaneously when the diameter of the die located at the upstream position was larger than that of the die located downstream. However, when the location of the dies were interchanged, that is, the diameter of the upstream die was smaller than that of the downstream die, the upstream rupture did not accompany GMF up to a certain extent of shear rate. From these observations, we present a new theory on the origin of GMF. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Phenol‐modified polypropylenes as adhesion promoters in glass fiber–reinforced polypropylene composites

This publication is based on research work done on functional phenol‐modified polypropylenes (PPs) as adhesion promoters in glass fiber–reinforced PP composites. The glass fiber roving was first impregnated with different combinations of functional polymers and polypropylene in a melt impregnation die attached to an extruder to obtain prepreg. The prepreg was then tested in many ways both macro‐ and micromechanically. The tests included notched tensile tests, optical and electron microscopy, and DMTA (dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer) and DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) analyses as well as determination of the glass content. The tests were run on prepregs containing pure PP, PP with a commercial adhesion promoter, and PP with a number of functional, mostly phenol‐based, polymers. Also, single‐fiber tests were performed on individual glass fibers to test the level of adhesion with the above‐mentioned material combinations. With these tests it could be seen that some of the phenol‐based functional polymers provided the prepreg with better adhesion between the fibers and the matrix than did the commercial adhesion promoter. Optical and electron microscopy also were used in determining the level of adhesion as well as the deformation and fracture mechanisms of the prepreg. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 84: 1203–1213, 2002; DOI 10.1002/app.10441     

Synthesis and properties of carbazole-based hyperbranched conjugated polymers

Carbazole-based novel hyperbranched conjugated polymers linked with triphenylamine and benzene moieties were synthesized by Sonogashira coupling polycondensation of N-octadecyl- and N-octyl-3,6-diethynylcarbazoles with tris(4-iodophenyl)amine and 1,3,5-tribromobenzene. Solvent-soluble polymers with number-average molecular weights in the range of 3500-21,000 were obtained in 48-66% yields. The UV-vis absorption bands of the polymers were red-shifted compared to that of carbazole, indicating the extension of conjugation length. The polymers emitted blue-green fluorescence with high quantum yields up to 67% in CHCl₃. Poly(1/3) containing triphenylamine units emits visible light and shows unique solvatochromism. The polymers were electrochemically redox-active.