Evaluation of Scale and Corrosion Inhibition of Modified Polyaspartic Acid

Amino acid modified polyaspartic acids were evaluated as calcium-scale inhibitors. Feasibility of scale inhibition experiments was analyzed by molecular dynamics simulation and Gaussian optimization, and the scale inhibition mechanism was theoretically analyzed. Scale inhibition performance was studied by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, static scale inhibition experiments, and electrochemical performance testing, which provided an experimental basis for the molecular dynamics simulation. The experimental results showed that Arg-SA-PASP has better scale inhibition and corrosion inhibition performance than His-SA-PASP. The scale inhibition effect increased with increasing concentration. Electrochemical tests indicated that Arg-SA-PASP is an excellent scale and corrosion inhibitor.     

Positively Thermo‐Sensitive Monodisperse Core–Shell Microspheres

In this paper, we report on a novel family of monodisperse thermo‐sensitive core–shell hydrogel microspheres that is featured with high monodispersity and positively thermo‐responsive volume phase transition characteristics with tunable swelling kinetics, i.e., the particle swelling is induced by an increase rather than a decrease in temperature. The microspheres were fabricated in a three‐step process. In the first step, monodisperse poly(acrylamide‐co‐styrene) seeds were prepared by emulsifier‐free emulsion polymerization. In the second step, poly(acrylamide) or poly[acrylamide‐co‐(butyl methacrylate)] shells were fabricated on the microsphere seeds by free radical polymerization. In the third step, the core–shell microspheres with poly‐ (acrylamide)/poly(acrylic acid) based interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) shells were finished by a method of sequential IPN synthesis. The proposed monodisperse core–shell microspheres provide a new mode of the phase transition behavior for thermo‐sensitive “smart” or “intelligent” monodisperse micro‐actuators that is highly attractive for targeting drug delivery systems, chemical separations, sensors, and so on.     

A force modulation study on crystallization process in ferroelectric vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene copolymer films

This paper introduces the Force Modulation technique to the study of crystallization process in ferroelectric vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene copolymer films. Using this technique we have successfully visualized ferroelectric crystalline domains and observed that these ferroelectric domains grow out from amorphous phase, unite into strip-like structures, and finally congregate into a union. Force Modulation can weaken the influence of topography on imaging of ferroelectric domains, and reveal more details, which are difficult to be observed in topographical image.     

Block Copolymer Surface Reconstuction: A Reversible Route to Nanoporous Films

Thin films of block copolymers have been used as templates and scaffolds for the fabrication of arrays of nanostructured materials. In general, a chemical modification of the film or the removal of one of the components by photodegradative methods is required to produce a nanoporous film that serves as a template or scaffold. Here, however, the preferential interaction of one of the components with a solvent is shown to produce a reconstruction of the block copolymer film that, upon drying, leads to the generation of a nanoporous template. The area density of the pores is identical to that of the original copolymer thin film. Since no chemical reactions occurr, the process is fully reversible. Upon heating the copolymer film above its glass‐transition temperature, mobility is imparted to the copolymer and the original copolymer film with oriented domains is recovered. The film reconstruction significantly simplifies the generation of nanoporous templates.     

The properties of equimolar copolycarbonates of bisphenol A with bisphenol S and 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane

Ranges of both alternating and random 1:1 copolycarbonates of Bisphenol-A (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane) and Bisphenol-S (4,4′-dihydroxydiphenyl sulphone) and of Bisphenol-A and 1,4-dimethanoylcyclohexane have been synthesized in order to test the hypothesis that, other things being equal, a more random structured polymer should exhibit superior thermal ageing characteristics. Studies on these materials' mechanical and thermal properties establish that within each pair they are extremely similar and hence the original hypothesis is disproved.     

Effect of polymer structure on the molecular dynamics and thermal behavior of poly(allyl acetoacetate) and copolymers

In this paper, dielectric and calorimetric studies of the small-molecule glass former allyl acetoacetate monomers as well as its newly synthetized homopolymer and copolymers with different styrene composition were performed in both the liquid and glassy states. The molecular dynamics studies by the broadband dielectric spectroscopy and the stochastic temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry enabled us to explore relaxation processes of examined materials in the wide frequency range. We found that the copolymers reveal two co-existing glass transitions characterized by the glass transition temperatures, which are very close to those of the corresponding homopolymers. These results suggest that the copolymers exhibited some sequences of acetoacetate units with a microphase-separated morphology in agreement with the value of reactivity ratio previously determined. We investigated effects of copolymerization compositions on the glass transition temperature, the isobaric fragility index, the dielectric and calorimetric intensity, and the dynamic heterogeneity on the glass transitions of the materials.     

异丙烯膦酸-丙烯酸共聚物对A_3碳钢的缓蚀行为

以异丙烯膦酸－丙烯酸共聚物（ＰＩＰＡＡ）为缓蚀剂，探讨了ＰＩＰＡＡ的浓度、Ｃａ２＋浓度、Ｃｌ－浓度和ｐＨ值对Ａ３碳钢缓蚀行为的影响利用极化曲线，证实了ＰＩＰＡＡ的缓蚀作用主要是在金属铁表面形成保护膜，从而抑制了电化学腐蚀反应     

羧甲基纤维素系列高分子表面活性剂在溶液中胶束行为的研究

本文通过激光光散射、紫外光谱、分光光度计和表面张力研究了羧甲基纤维素与烷基醇聚氧乙烯醚丙烯酸酯的超声共聚物在溶液中的临界胶束浓度、增溶作用和微乳液等胶束行为。结果表明：高分子表面活性剂虽然出现双临界胶束浓度现象，但在低浓度区仍存在多分子胶束；亲水链最长的大单体Ｒ１２ＥＯ２０Ａ及其共聚物对甲苯的增溶性最强，甲苯增溶在胶束的疏水内核中；共聚物水溶液与甲苯、异丙醇形成的微乳液与低分子乳化剂不同，表现出高分子表面活性剂的分子尺寸大和结构复杂的特征。     

Development of pH-responsive poly(methylmethacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) membranes using scCO2 technology. Application to protein permeation

Porous membranes were developed in a two step process using supercritical CO₂ technology. Copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and methacrylic acid (MAA) were synthesized for the first time in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO₂), being identified by ¹H NMR and FT-IR. The influence of the feed monomer ratio on their morphology, average molecular weight and T_g was studied. These PMMA-co-PMAA copolymers were then used in the preparation of thin pH-responsive membranes by scCO₂-assisted phase inversion method. The prepared films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, mercury porosimetry, dynamical mechanical analysis, swelling and contact angle measurements, in order to study their morphology, pH-responsive character, hydrophilicity and viscoelastic properties by changing the monomer ratio composition of the copolymer from 5 to 50 wt% of MAA with respect to the total mass of monomers. PMMA-co-PMAA membranes were then tested for a potential application as protein filtration devices. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was used as a model protein and permeation measurements were performed at three different pHs (4.5, 5.0 and 7.4). The PMMA–PMAA (90:10) membrane showed a good performance in terms of BSA amount filtrated, with distinct profiles at different pH, and consequently capable to assume an efficient role in protein filtration processes.     

Effect of Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) on Antifouling Properties of Asymmetric Poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl alcohol) Membranes

Poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl alcohol)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (EVAL/PVP) blend membranes with antifouling properties were prepared by nonsolvent induced phase separation. Residual PVP in the sample was calculated by infrared spectroscopic data and confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis. The effect of residual PVP on hydrophilicity and permeation characteristics of the membranes was evaluated. Porosity and equilibrium water content of the membranes were influenced by the addition of PVP. The effect of protein fouling on flux using bovine serum albumin as a model system was studied in detail. The residual PVP content could enhance the antifouling property of the membrane. All membranes proved to have sufficient mechanical strength to withstand pressure‐driven filtrations.