The morphology, crystalline behavior, and mechanical and thermal properties of poly(L ‐lactide)/hollow glass beads (PLLA/HGBs) composites were investigated. The incorporation of HGBs enhanced the crystallization rate and crystallinity of PLLA, but slightly decreased its elongation at break. In addition, HGBs acted as stress concentration points inducing the plastic deformation of PLLA, leading to increased Izod impact strength. Differential scanning calorimetry results show that annealed PLLA eliminated cold crystallization phenomenon in the region of 100–140 °C and presented a double melting peak around 150 °C. Moreover, annealing was demonstrated to be effective for the improvement of tensile modulus, strength, Izod impact strength and heat distortion temperature of the composites due to the increased crystallinity and more perfect crystals. Silane coupling agents can enhance the interfacial adhesion of the composites, and lead to better mechanical properties. Compared to neat PLLA, the HGBs filled PLLA composites did not exhibit an obvious increase of the density.
Poly(L ‐lactide) (PLLA) films having different crystallinities (Xc's) and crystalline thicknesses (Lc's) were prepared by annealing at different temperatures (Ta's) from the melt and their high‐temperature hydrolysis was investigated at 97°C in phosphate‐buffered solution. The changes in remaining weight, molecular weight distribution, and surface morphology of the PLLA films during hydrolysis revealed that their hydrolysis at the high temperature in phosphate‐buffered solution proceeds homogeneously along the film cross‐section mainly via the bulk erosion mechanism and that the hydrolysis takes place predominantly and randomly at the chains in the amorphous region. The remaining weight was higher for the PLLA films having high initial Xc when compared at the same hydrolysis time above 30 h. However, the difference in the hydrolysis rate between the initially amorphous and crystallized PLLA films at 97°C was smaller than that at 37°C, due to rapid crystallization of the initially amorphous PLLA film by exposure to crystallizable high temperature in phosphate‐buffered solution. The hydrolysis constant (k) values of the films at 97°C for the period of 0–8 h, 0.059–0.085 h–1 (1.4–2.0 d–1), were three orders of magnitude higher than those at 37°C for the period of 0–12 months, 2.2–3.4×10–3 d–1. The melting temperature (Tm) and Xc of the PLLA films decreased and increased, respectively, monotonously with hydrolysis time, excluding the initial increase in Tm for the PLLA films prepared at Ta = 100, 120, and 140°C in the first 8, 16, and 16 h, respectively. A specific peak that appeared at a low molecular weight around 1×104 in the GPC spectra was ascribed to the component of one fold in the crystalline region. The relationship between Tm and Lc was found to be Tm (K) = 467·[1–1.61/Lc (nm)] for the PLLA films hydrolyzed at 97°C for 40 h. 相似文献
Series of poly(L-Lactide) diols with molecular weights (Mn) in 2,069–4,811?g mol?1 were synthesized from L-Lactide using stannous octoate catalyst and 1,4-butanediol chain extender. Operating conditions, i.e., temperature, catalyst concentration, chain extender concentration, and reaction time, were optimized. Maximum monomer conversion and Mn were observed at 0.5?mol% SnOct2 and 1.0?mol% 1,4 butanediol (BDO) at 145°C. Poly(L-Lactide) diols were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, end-group analysis, and X-ray diffraction techniques. Fourier transform infrared confirmed the formation of poly(L-Lactide) diols. Poly(L-Lactide) diols’ % degree of crystallinity was determined by X-ray diffraction. Mn was calculated by proton nuclear magnetic resonance and end-group analysis. 相似文献
Hybrid nanoparticles based on lactide and poly(ethylene glycol) were composed of a copolymer, poly(2-amino,1,3-propanediol carbonic ester-co-lactide) [P(LA-co-CA)], and a graft copolymer, poly(2-amino,1,3-propanediol carbonic ester-co-l-lactide)-g-methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol) [P(LA-co-CA)-mPEG]. The hybrid nanoparticles were prepared using emulsion solvent diffusion method. The copolymer of poly(2-benzyloxy amide,1,3-propanediol carbonic ester-co-lactide) was prepared using ring-opening polymerization with diethylzinc (ZnEt2) as a catalyst, and then took off benzyl oxygen group to obtain P(LA-co-CA). P(LA-co-CA)-mPEG by grafting methoxy-PEG-propionaldehyde (mPEG-ALD) on P(LA-co-CA). With docetaxel as a model drug, the morphology of nanoparticles was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the size and size distribution were determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The size of DTX-loaded particle was approximately 110 nm. The size scale prevents them from uptake by the reticulo-endothelial system and accumulation at the target site through the enhanced permeability and retention effect. In MTT assay, the results showed that the polymers are non-cytotoxic. The study points to the potential application of the composite nanoparticles in biomedical applications, including tissue engineering and controlled drug delivery. 相似文献
This article reports the synthesis and free radical polymerization of ortho-vinylbenzophenone. The glass transition temperature Tg of the homopolymer is 136°C. The products synthesized appeared to be atactic and amorphous. The Mark-Houwink constants for poly (o-vinylbenzophenone) in tetrahydrofuran are K = 4.2 × 10?2 cm3 g?1 and a = 0.765. The pre-exponential constant under theta conditions, Kθ, is estimated to be 5.93 × 10?2 cm3 g?1. The ratio of unperturbed dimensions of the actual polymer and free rotating analogue chain is 3.93, which is almost double that of polystyrene. The Flory-Huggins interaction parameter for poly is 0.48 at room temperature. The ratio at 60°C is . In free radical copolymerizations with styrene at 70°C, r1 (o-vinylbenzophenone) = 1.216, r2 = 0.751. This copolymerizations is virtually random. 相似文献
Summary The synthesis of poly(alkynylstannanes) was achieved by the step-growth polymerization of bisaminostannanes and ,-diynes. This is a new class of organotin polymers containing tin-alkyne linkages in the polymer backbone. The polymers were obtained in good yield, albeit with relatively low molecular weight. The polymers underwent crosslinking on standing to give insoluble material and required stabilization with radical inhibitors. The thermal properties of these materials, and the influence of the group pendent to tin are discussed. 相似文献
We have devised and developed a new method for the preparation of a poly(phenylene sulfide)/poly(phenylene ether) (PPS/PPE) alloy, which has micro‐dispersed PPE in the PPS matrix. PPS was chemically treated to activate the reactivity of the PPS end‐group by extrusion in the presence of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) in its molten state at 300°C. The reactive processing of the MDI‐treated PPS with maleic anhydride‐modified PPE gave a PPS/PPE alloy with micro‐dispersed PPE in the PPS matrix. The PPS/PPE alloy showed mechanical properties superior to those of PPS at elevated temperature (150°C) and also showed precision‐molding ability superior to that of PPS. 相似文献
We investigate the current–voltage relationship and the temperature-dependent conductance of nano-scale samples of poly(dA)–poly(dT)
DNA molecules. A polaron hopping model has been used to calculate the I–V characteristic of nano-scale samples of DNA. This
model agrees with the data for current versus voltage at temperatures greater than 100 K. The quantities G0, i0, and T1d are determined empirically, and the conductivity is estimated for samples of poly(dA)–poly(dT). 相似文献
Abstract Several batches of branched poly(ethyleneterephthalate) (PET) of varying degrees of branching were prepared, using common PET monomers and special branching monomers synthesized by us. For the purpose of originality the trifunctional branch points currently employed by various industrial manufacturers were avoided and only tetra-, hexa- and octa-functional branching monomers were created and incorporated into the PET chains. The combination of intrinsic viscosity (I.V.) and light scattering measurements indicates that, as expected, higher functionality branchpoint monomers are more effective branching agents than their lower functionality analogues, and the molecular weight within each series of branched PET increases with increasing concentration of branching residues. Increasing amounts of microgels appear in the preparations as the concentration increases of effective branchpoint residues in the branched PET. 相似文献
Stable macroradicals of methyl methacrylate were prepared by the azobisisobutyronitrile-initiated polymerization of methyl methacrylate in hexane whose solubility parameter value (δ) differed from that of the macroradical by more than 1.8 hildebrand units and in 1-propanol at temperatures below its theta temperature (84.5°C). The rates of heterogeneous polymerization in hexane and 1-propanol were much faster than that of the homogeneous polymerization in benzene. Stable macroradicals were not obtained in benzene which was a good solvent nor at temperatures above the glass transition temperature (Tt) of the macroradicals. Thus, stable macroradicals of butyl methacrylate (Tg20°C) and and methyl acrylate (Tg3°C) were not obtained at a polymerization temperature of 50°C. Good yields of block copolymers of methyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile were obtained by the addition of acrylonitrile to the methyl methacrylate macroradical in methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol and hexane at 50°C. The rate of formation of the block copolymer decreased in these poor solvents as the differences between the solubility parameter of the solvent and macroradical increased.The block copolymer samples prepared at temperatures of 50°C and above were dissolved in benzene which is a non-solvent for acrylonitrile homopolymer, but is a good solvent for poly(methyl methacrylate) and the block copolymer. The presence of acrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate in the benzene-soluble macromolecule was demonstrated by pyrolysis gas chromatography, infra-red spectroscopy and differential thermal analysis. 相似文献
Ester-ether copolymers were prepared by melt condensation reaction using dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and different quantities of ethylene glycol (EG) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (MW 400) in the initial monomer feed. Five copolymer samples were prepared by varying the contents of PEG on the basis of EG from 0.5 to 2.5 mol-%. The polymer samples were characterized by determination of melting points (mp) and intrinsic viscosities. The mp decreased from 258°C to 248°C on increasing the poly(ethylene oxide) segments in the backbone. Thermal stability of the copolymers also decreased by the introduction of PEG units in the backbone. The polymers were melt spun into fibres. With the increase of PEG in the copolymer fibres a decrease in tensile strength and initial modulus was observed while the elongation increased. The dye uptake and moisture regain of the copolyester fibres was considerably enhanced in comparison of poly(ethylene glycol terephthalate) (PET) fibres. 相似文献
The solution polycondensation of squaric acid with p-phenylenediamine in selected protic, aprotic or strongly acidic solvents furnishes linear polyamide structures possessing units with 1,2- as well as those with 1,3-orientation of the substituent links on the four-membered ring system. The relative occurrence of these two unit types as assessed by infra-red spectroscopy depends on the basicity of the medium, the extent of 1,2-orientation decreasing with increasing solvent basicity. The same type of polyamide results from a solution polycondensation of the diamine with diethyl squarate. These findings, contradicting earlier results of other workers, are in accord with more recent non-polymeric squaric acid amidation studies. A reference polyamide with maximum content of units possessing the 1,2-substituent orientation is synthesized from p-phenylenediamine and squaryl dichloride under low temperature solution polymerization conditions. Polymer inherent viscosities range from about 10 to 30ml/g, highest values being obtained under conditions of homogeneous polymerization. 相似文献