Processing and morphology of molecularly imprinted nylon thin films

The characterization of thin, selectively imprinted films of nylon‐6 was performed. Amino acids were used as template molecules. Spin‐cast films were prepared with sizes ranging from 2 μm to 300 nm, depending on the nylon and template concentration in the casting solution. The morphological characteristics of the film surface were examined by atomic force microscopy, and the structure within the films was observed by freeze‐fracture scanning electron microscopy. The film activity was clearly coordinated with the appearance of nanometer‐sized pores both on the surface and within the film. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 2919–2926, 2006     

Reply to the Comment by K. Jorgensen et al. to “Analysis of constant rate period of spray drying of slurry”

Previously developed model for spray drying of slurry droplets with high solid content (Liang, 2001) was revised to describe correctly a boundary condition on the outer surface of droplet on basis of the rate of liquid evaporation.     

Morphology,thermal, and mechanical properties of polyamide 66/clay nanocomposites with epoxy‐modified organoclay

A new kind of organophilic clay, cotreated by methyl tallow bis‐2‐hydroxyethyl quaternary ammonium and epoxy resin into sodium montmorillonite (to form a strong interaction with polyamide 66 matrix), was prepared and used in preparing PA66/clay nanocomposites (PA66CN) via melt‐compounding method. Three different types of organic clays, CL30B–E00, CL30B–E12, and CL30B–E23, were used to study the effect of epoxy resin in PA66CN. The morphological, mechanical, and thermal properties have been studied using X‐ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), mechanical, and thermal analysis, respectively. TEM analysis of the nanocomposites shows that most of the silicate layers were exfoliated to individual layers and to some thin stacks containing a few layers. PA66CX–E00 and PA66CX–E12 had nearly exfoliated structures in agreement with the SAXS results, while PA66CX–E23 shows a coexistence of intercalated and exfoliated structures. The storage modulus of PA66 nanocomposites was higher than that of the neat PA66 in the whole range of tested temperature. On the other hand, the magnitude of the loss tangent peak in α‐ or β‐transition region decreased gradually with the increase in the clay loading. Multiple melting behavior in PA66 was also observed. Thermal stability more or less decreased with an increasing inorganic content. Young's modulus and tensile strength were enhanced by introducing organoclay. Among the three types of nanocomposites prepared, PA66CX–E12 showed the highest improvement in properties, while PA66CX–E23 showed properties inferior to that of PA66CX–E00 without epoxy resin. In conclusion, an optimum amount of epoxy resin is required to form the strong interaction with the amide group of PA66. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 1711–1722, 2006     

Influence of PS‐b‐PEO diblock copolymers on the compatibility of syndiotactic polystyrene modified epoxy blends

Homogeneous solutions of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) in diglycidylether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), containing 2.5, 5 and 7.5 wt % of thermoplastic with or without 0.5 and 1 wt % of poly(styrene‐b‐ethylene oxide) (PS‐b‐PEO) block copolymer, were polymerized using a stoichiometric amount of an aromatic amine hardener, 4,4′‐methylene bis (3‐chloro‐2,6‐diethylaniline) (MCDEA). The dynamic‐mechanical properties and morphological changes of sPS‐(DGEBA/MCDEA) compatibilized with different amount of PS‐b‐PEO have been investigated in this paper. The addition of the block copolymer produced significant changes in the morphologies generated. The size of the dispersed spherical sPS spherulites does not change significantly, but less spherulites of sPS appeared upon network formation in the systems with compatibilizer, what means that addition of compatibilizer in this system delayed crystallization of sPS in sPS‐(DGEBA/MCDEA) systems and change phase separation mechanism from crystallization‐induced phase separation (CIPS) and reaction‐induced phase separation (RIPS) almost only to RIPS. Moreover, PS‐b‐PEO with higher molecular weight of PS block seems to be a more effective compatibilizer than one with lower molecular weight of PS block. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 479–488, 2006     

凝固条件对纤维素/丝素蛋白纤维相形态及性能的影响

蛋白质纤维具有光滑柔顺、透气吸湿等优点,然而天然蛋白纤维产量有限。再生蛋白纤维的制备通常采用与其它成纤高分子接枝或共混的方法,有利于提高再生蛋白纤维的断裂强度。选用同为天然高分子的纤维素为基体,以共溶剂溶解纤维素与蛋白质,进而纺丝成形制得力学性能满足要求的纤维素/丝素蛋白共混纤维。为了探究凝固剂组成对纤维素/丝素蛋白共混纤维相形态及性能的影响,选用水、乙醇、乙醇/1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑氯盐([BMIM]Cl)等作为凝固剂。研究发现:乙醇作为凝固剂时,纤维素与丝素蛋白能很好地同时凝固;而当在乙醇凝固浴中加入适量的[BMIM]Cl径向均匀分散。通过对凝固剂组成的调控能有效提升纤维的力学强度。     

Imide-aryl ether benzoxazole random copolymers

Novel imide-aryl ether benzoxazole copolymers were prepared and their morphology and mechanical properties investigated. A key feature of these copolymers is the incorporation of a benzoxazole moiety by the use of 2,2′-bis[4-(3-aminophenoxy)phenyl]-6,6′-bibenzoxazole or 2,2′-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)-phenyl]-6,6′-bibenzoxazole as co-diamines in polyimide syntheses. The preparation of these diamines involved the nucleophilic aromatic substitution of 2,2′-bis(4-fluorophenyl)-6,6′-bibenzoxazole with either 3- or 4-aminophenol in the presence of K₂CO₃. The diamines were co-reacted with various compositions of pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and 4,4′-oxydianiline (ODA) to synthesize the desired poly(amic acids). Films were cast and cured (350°C) to effect the imide formation, affording films with elongations between 40 and 110% and moduli in the 2000–2750 MPa range. The copolymers exhibited good dimensional (T_g in excess of 300°C) and thermal stability. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurements on the copolymers showed that the ordered morphology characteristic of PMDA/ODA polyimide was retained. Improvements in the auto-adhesion were observed, particularly in those copolymers which displayed a T_g.     

PP/PVC/PP-g-(St-co-MMA)的形态结构

以苯乙烯一甲基丙烯酸甲酯共聚物接枝聚丙烯[PP—g-（St—co—MMA）]为相容剂，利用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和x射线能谱仪（EDS）对PP／PVC／PP—g-（St—co-MMA）的形态结构进行了研究。由x射线能谱微区分析得到了共混物中氯元素面分布图，对氯元素面分布进行了粒径统计。结果表明，在PP／PVC中加入PP-g-（St—co—MMA）相容剂，共混物亚微观相形态结构发生了变化。PP—g-（St—co—MMA）能够明显降低PP／PVC共混物中PVC分散相的分散尺寸，提高共混物两相之间的相容性。改变相容剂的用量和共混物的组成，都对体系的形态结构产生影响。     

电纺直写制备聚己内酯支架形貌及精度

作为一种新型的微纳制造技术，熔体直写电纺被广泛用于组织工程支架的可控制备,有序的纤维沉积是该领域应用的前提条件。对于支架成型精度的探究，本文使用生物可降解材料聚己内酯（PCL），采用自行设计的熔体电纺三维可控成型设备进行实验，考察了纤维间距对二维并行纤维沉积形貌及成型精度的影响，以及纺丝电压和网格大小对三维网格结构形貌及精度影响。结果表明，随着并行纤维设定距离的增大，纤维的沉积误差减小，并最终趋于平稳。对于三维网格结构，随电压的增加，最大沉积层数量先增大后减小，当纺丝电压为6kV时达到最大沉积层数15层。成型精度误差先减小后增大，当纺丝电压为7kV时，精度最高误差小于5%。随设定网格边长的增大，沉积层数不断增大。成型精度逐渐提高，当网格边长大于等于1.5mm时，沉积误差趋于稳定，并维持在5%左右。     

雅砻江楞古水电站场址区宋玉断层活动性研究

楞古水电站位于区域构造复杂的雅砻江中游, 场址周边断裂构造较发育, 场址区内发育有较大的宋玉断层, 研 究其活动性对枢纽建筑布置和工程抗震设防措施均具有重要意义。在遥感解译的基础上, 通过野外验证和追踪调 查, 结合断层构造岩石英形貌扫描、 电子自旋共振(ESR) 测龄和近代地震震中分析, 确定了宋玉断裂的活动年代, 得 出了宋玉断层不属于工程活动断层的结论。     

界面改性剂对PP/滑石粉形态结构和性能影响

用在50L固相接枝反应器中合成的等规聚丙烯接枝马来酸酐(PP-g—MAH)作界面改性剂，制备了PP—g—MAH／PP／滑石粉复合材料。研究了PP—g—MAH／PP／滑石粉复合材料的形态结构和力学性能。结果表明，PP—g—MAH对PP／滑石粉复合物的缺口冲击强度、弯曲强度和拉伸强度均有增强作用；PP—g—MAH对PP／滑石粉复合物表观粘度几乎没有影响。SEM观察发现PP—g—MAH对PP／滑石粉复合物相界面有明显的改善。