An OTFT‐driven rollable OLED display

Abstract— An 80‐μm‐thick rollable AMOLED display driven by an OTFT is reported. The display was developed so as to be rollable in one direction with an integrated OTFT gate driver circuit. It was successfully operated by an originally developed organic semiconductor, a peri‐xanthenoxanthene derivative. The display retained its initial electrical properties and picture quality even after being subjected to 1000 cycles of a roll‐up‐and‐release test with a radius of 4 mm.     

Postischemic enhancements of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) and non-NMDA receptor-mediated responses in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons

Glutamate receptor-mediated responses were investigated by using a whole-cell recording and an intracellular calcium ion ([Ca2+]i) imaging in gerbil postischemic hippocampal slices prepared at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 hours after 5-minute ischemia. Bath application of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA), alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA), and kainate showed that NMDA-, AMPA- and kainate-induced currents were enhanced in postischemic CA1 pyramidal neurons at 1 to 12 hours after 5-minute ischemia. NMDA and non-NMDA receptor-mediated excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSC) were examined in postischemic CA1 pyramidal neurons at 3 hours after 5-minute ischemia to confirm whether synaptic responses are enhanced in the postischemic CA1 pyramidal neurons. The amplitudes of NMDA- and non-NMDA-receptor-mediated EPSC were enhanced in the postischemic CA1 pyramidal neurons. NMDA-, AMPA-, and kainate-induced [Ca2+]i elevations were also examined to determine whether the enhancement of currents is accompanied by the enhancement of [Ca2+]i elevation. The enhancements of NMDA-, AMPA-, and kainate-induced [Ca2+]i elevations were shown in the postischemic CA1. These results indicate that NMDA and non-NMDA receptor-mediated responses are persistently enhanced in the CA1 pyramidal neurons 1 to 12 hours after transient ischemia, and suggest that the enhancement of glutamate receptor-mediated responses may act as one of crucial factors in the pathologic mechanism responsible for leading postischemic CA1 pyramidal neurons to irreversible neuronal injury.     

Synthesis of Chiral Polyethers Containing Imidazolidinone Repeating Units and Application as Catalyst in Asymmetric Diels–Alder Reaction

In this study, enantiopure imidazolidinones containing two hydroxyphenyl groups were synthesized, and the Williamson synthesis of the chiral bisphenols thus prepared with dihalides afforded polyethers containing chiral imidazolidinone repeating units. These chiral imidazolidinone polyethers exhibited excellent catalytic activity in the asymmetric Diels–Alder reaction. With the use of these polymeric catalysts, enantioselectivities up to 99% were obtained, higher than those obtained by the corresponding monomeric imidazolidinone catalyst in homogeneous solution. The polymeric catalysts were found to be insoluble in commonly used organic solvents, and they could be repeatedly used without the loss of activity.

     

Fine dispersion of carbon black in fluorene‐based resin

The dispersion ability of fluorene‐based epoxy resin (FBE), bisphenol A based epoxy resin (PBE), fluorene‐based polyester (FBP), and polycarbonate (PC) in carbon black (CB) was evaluated. CB/FBE composite had a lower L value (reflectance, blackness) than that of CB/PBE composite, for the same CB content. Aggregations of CB in CB/FBE composites were much smaller than those in CB/PBE composites. The strong interaction between fluorene with cardo structure and CB resulted in a fine dispersion of CB in FBE. FBP had much higher dispersion ability of CB than PC. CB (50 wt%) was dispersed into FBP compared with the 10 wt% of CB dispersed in PC by melt blending. The effect of CB on the mechanical properties of FBP was much higher than that on PC due to fine dispersion of CB in FBP. The effect of CB addition on the T_g of FBP was also higher than that of CB on the T_g of PC. Computational simulation indicates that most stable energy between fluorene with a cardo structure and graphite structure was smaller than the energy between bisphenol A and graphite. It was also shown that the minimum energy appeared when the fluorene structure was almost parallel to the graphite plane. POLYM. COMPOS., 2008. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Homoallyl Alcohols and Homoallylamines by Nucleophilic Addition of an Allylboron Reagent Modified by a Polymer‐Supported Chiral Ligand

Crosslinked polymer‐supported chiral N‐sulfonylamino alcohols 5–8 have been prepared by suspension polymerization of enantiopure N‐sulfonylamino alcohol monomers 1–4 with styrene and divinylbenzene. Polymer‐supported chiral allylboron reagents were prepared from the polymeric chiral ligands. Enantioselective additions of the polymer‐supported allylboron reagents to aldehydes and N‐(trimethylsilyl)imines have been successfully carried out in the heterogeneous system. The corresponding optically active homoallyl alcohols and homoallylamines were obtained in high yields with high enantioselectivities (up to 95% ee) which are almost the same as those obtained from homogeneous analogues. The polymer‐supported chiral ligands used were recovered easily and can be reused without any loss of activity.     

Influence of the structure of polysulphide additives on the shiftability of manual transmissions

The shiftability of manual transmissions is known to be strongly affected by the nature of the transmission oil. When conventional sulphur—phosphorus (SP) additives are used in the oil, gear clashing, sticking, and other problems occur. As reported previously, these problems are caused mainly by the polysulphide used in the SP additives. This paper reports on a study of the effect of the structure of the polysulphide's hydrocarbon chain on the synchromesh characteristics. It is found that polysulphides with long hydrocarbon chains have high kinematic friction coefficients and low static friction coefficients. It is also shown that this phenomenon occurs because of the adsorption of the polysulphide on to the copper alloy of which the gear synchroniser ring is made. By using a polysulphide with a long hydrocarbon chain it is possible to develop transmission oils that have superior load‐carrying capacity and better shiftability even when compared with the latest transmission oils that contain metallic detergents.     

A Review on Current Nanofiber Technologies: Electrospinning,Centrifugal Spinning,and Electro-Centrifugal Spinning

Nanofiber-based products are widely used in the fields of public health, air/water filtration, energy storage, etc. The demand for nonwoven products is rapidly increasing especially after COVID-19 pandemic. Electrospinning is the most popular technology to produce nanofiber-based products from various kinds of materials in bench and commercial scales. While centrifugal spinning and electro-centrifugal spinning are considered to be the other two well-known technologies to fabricate nanofibers. However, their developments are restricted mainly due to the unnormalized spinning devices and spinning principles. High solution concentration and high production efficiency are the two main strengths of centrifugal spinning, but beaded fibers can be formed easily due to air perturbation or device vibration. Electro-centrifugal spinning is formed by introducing a high voltage electrostatic field into the centrifugal spinning system, which suppresses the formation of beaded fibers and results in producing elegant nanofibers. It is believed that electrospinning can be replaced by electro-centrifugal spinning in some specific application areas. This article gives an overview on the existing devices and the crucial processing parameters of these nanofiber technologies, also constructive suggestions are proposed to facilitate the development of centrifugal and electro-centrifugal spinning.