The effect ofn-decanol on solubilization of water-in-oil microemulsions and stability of lamellar liquid crystals of alkylphenol ethoxylates

Addition of n-decanol at appropriate concentrations is beneficial to increasing the solubilization amount of water in a water-in-oil microemulsion in the system of nonylphenol ethoxylate/olive oil/water, but it destabilized the lamellar liquid crystal and reduced the solubilization of olive oil in the lamellar liquid crystal.     

Structure and properties of polyolefin blends

Blends of ethylene–propylene–diene rubber (EPDM) and low density polyethylene (PE_id) or isotactic polypropylene (iPP) crosslinked by dicumyl peroxide (DCP) have been prepared. Their morphology, reactivity of the components and crystallinity have been studied. The blends are microheterogeneous. Both plastomers, but particularly iPP, decrease the crosslinking efficiency of EPDM by DCP. It was found that they also influence the mechanical properties of the blends. The effect of iPP is far more pronounced than that of PE_Id, because of an increase in crystalline phase content. iPP particles play a role as nuclei for propylene monomer units in EPDM, whereas PE_Id particles are solvated by the elastomer matrix.     

On the interpretation of multiple melting peaks in poly(ether ether ketone)

The double-peak differential scanning calorimetry melting endotherms from isothermally crystallized poly(ether ether ketone) have been scrutinized in terms of two hypotheses: (i) they are due to two separate crystal morphologies; (ii) they are attributable to recrystallization effects. Supplementary data from density, wide-angle X-ray scattering and small-angle X-ray scattering suggest that (ii) is the most appropriate.     

月桂酰肌氨酸钠搭建阿尔法凝胶的方法研究及结构表征

阿尔法凝胶作为一种特殊的液晶结构，能够在清洁或调理皮肤的过程中给皮肤毛发提供更好的湿润感和调理性。由于阿尔法凝胶结构的搭建传统方法需要不少于14个碳原子的烷基表面活性剂，其实际应用一直受到限制。提供了一种由月桂酰肌氨酸钠作为烷基碳链为12个碳原子的氨基酸型表面活性剂搭建阿尔法凝胶的方法，并对其产物进行结构表征和分析。     

Biomimetic Lamellar Chitosan Scaffold for Soft Gingival Tissue Regeneration

Mucogingival surgery has become a common procedure for soft gingival tissue reparation in dental clinical practice, which mainly relies on autograft or commercial collagen membranes (CM). However, the autograft faces grand challenges in source availability and long-term post-surgery pain management, and the CM is restricted by its poor mechanical properties in an aqueous environment. Here, it is reported that a bio-inspired lamellar chitosan scaffold (LCS) with long range ordered porous structure, manufactured through a bidirectional freezing method, can serve as a promising gingival tissue engineering material. The LCS not only exhibits excellent mechanical properties in the hydrated state but also accelerates vessel formation and soft tissue regeneration in vivo. Most interestingly, the LCS is found to be capable of inducing macrophage differentiation to M2 macrophages, which is thought to play an important role in tissue regeneration. These advantages combined with its easy and low-cost preparation process make the LCS a promising candidate for dental clinical applications.     

Effect of extrusion temperature on mechanical properties of as-extruded Zn–22Al alloys

ABSTRACT

The effect of extrusion temperature on the microstructures and mechanical properties of as-extruded Zn–22Al alloys was investigated in this study. With decrease of extrusion temperature from 350 to 200°C, the elongation of as-extruded Zn–22Al alloys increases remarkably at low strain rate and has no change at high strain rate, which implies that the Zn–22Al alloys extruded at lower temperature exhibit high-ductility behaviour. X-ray diffraction and electron back-scattered diffraction analysis demonstrated that the maximum elongation of Zn–22Al alloys extruded at the extrusion temperature of 200°C can be attributed to the elimination of the lamellar structure and the refinement in grain size of the Zn-rich phase.     

Enhanced n-hexane hydroisomerization over bicontinuous lamellar silica mordenite supported platinum (Pt/HM@KCC-1) catalyst

A bicontinuous lamellar silica mordenite (HM@KCC-1) has been successfully synthesized by microemulsion technique assisted with mordenite-seed recrystallization, followed by protonation and impregnation with platinum (Pt). The catalysts were extensively characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption, FTIR, FESEM, TEM and ESR and the activity was tested in hydroisomerization of n-hexane. Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) study through pyridine and 2,6- dimethylpyridine adsorption revealed that Pt/HM@KCC-1 possessed abundant Lewis acid sites and moderate Brønsted acid sites while Pt/HM possessed strong Lewis and Brønsted acid sites. At 300 °C, the conversion of n-hexane on Pt//HM@KCC-1 reached 75% with 98% isomer selectivity and 74% isomer yield. The enhancement of catalytic performance is attributed to the well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles, tuned acidic properties and improved textural properties which provided a well balance in the acid/metal functions. Thus, favours the reaction towards higher hydroisomerization selectivity, limiting the undesired consecutive cracking reaction.