均聚物结晶与熔融化转变的稳态和亚稳态统计理论Ⅴ 分子分凝统计结晶动力学—结晶增长速率对结晶生长机制和高聚物起始结构的依赖性

首先对结晶增长速率同浓度、分子量和链柔性依赖性进行总结,然后基于微晶核和粒———高分子键组网络结构模型和高分子分子分凝统计结晶动力学,根据高分子链组是微晶粒同连接链段复合体的结构特征及它们间存在的四个相关性(并存性、简并性、顺反式构象共存性和物料守恒性)的事实,成功地把连接链段缩短增长动力方程同微晶粒体积增大增长动力方程有机结合在一起,从理论上创建出一种微晶粒数增长速率和微晶粒尺寸增长速率表达的一般化计算法,推导出结晶体系的微晶粒数增长速率和微晶粒尺寸增长速率同四种增长机制(近邻折叠,近邻伸直,近邻折叠同近邻伸直并联并存和近邻折叠同近邻伸直串联并存)、结晶温度和高分子起始结构(分子量)间定量表达式.当把分子量的指数同链的构象分数相连后,就又从理论上得到了分子量指数同温度和链柔性间的关系式,并讨论了它们同增长机制间的关系.最后以大量结晶动力学实验数据对上述所得到的关系式进行了验证,结果表明它们均能同实验结果很好符合.     

均聚物结晶与熔融化转变的稳态和亚稳态统计理论Ⅴ 分子分凝统计结晶动力学—结晶增长速率对结晶生长机制和高聚物起始结构的依赖性

首先对结晶增长速率同浓度、分子量和链柔性依赖性进行总结，然后基于微晶核和粒——高分子键组网络结构模型和高分子分子分凝统计结晶动力学，根据高分子链组是微晶粒同连接链段复合体的结构特征及它们间存在的四个相关性（并存性、简并性、顺反式构象共存性和物料守恒性）的事实，成功地把连接链段缩短增长动力方程同微晶粒体积增大增长动力方程有机结合在一起，从理论上创建出一种微晶粒数增长速率和微晶粒尺寸增长速率表达的一般化计算法，推导出结晶体系的微晶粒数增长速率和微晶粒尺寸增长速率同四种增长机制（近邻折叠，近邻伸直，近邻折叠同近邻伸直并联并存和近邻折叠同近邻伸直串联并存）、结晶温度和高分子起始结构（分子量）间定量表达式．当把分子量的指数同链的构象分数相连后，就又从理论上得到了分子量指数同温度和链柔性间的关系式，并讨论了它们同增长机制间的关系，最后以大量结晶动力学实验数据对上述所得到的关系式进行了验证，结果表明它们均能同实验结果很好符合．     

均聚物结晶与熔融化转变的稳态和亚稳态统计理论III. 分子分凝统计结晶动力学～熔体内结晶增长速率的一般化表征和它们对生长机制的依赖性

首先对微晶粒尺寸增长速率的表征进行总结.从微晶核和粒—高分子链组网络结构特点(高分子链组是微晶核和微晶粒同连接链段的复合体)同增长速率间的三个相关性的特征: ①晶核和晶粒加大同连接链段缩短的并存性; ②微晶核和粒表面上连接链段的缩短机制存有简并性; ③微晶粒内和粒表面上stem的反顺式构象共存性出发.建议了一种评估和计算微晶粒尺寸增长速率的新方法和原则,基于该种计算方法和原则用统计力学和动力学相结合法推导出了高分子熔体内几种不同结晶生长机制(近邻折叠、近邻伸直分凝和近邻折叠同近邻伸直分凝并存等生长方式)下微晶粒—高分子链组中微晶粒数增长速率和微晶粒尺寸增长速率动力学方程.     

均聚物结晶与熔融化转变的稳态和亚稳态统计理论Ⅲ．分子分凝统计结晶动力学～熔体内结晶增长速率的一般化表征和它们对生长机制的依赖性

首先对微晶粒尺寸增长速率的表征进行总结．从微晶核和粒-高分子链组网络结构特点(高分子链组是微晶核和微晶粒同连接链段的复合体)同增长速率间的三个相关性的特征：①晶核和晶粒加大同连接链段缩短的并存性；②微晶核和粒表面上连接链段的缩短机制存有简并性；③微晶粒内和粒表面上stem的反顺式构象共存性出发．建议了一种评估和计算微晶粒尺寸增长速率的新方法和原则，基于该种计算方法和原则用统计力学和动力学相结合法推导出了高分子熔体内几种不同结晶生长机制(近邻折叠、近邻伸直分凝和近邻折叠同近邻伸直分凝并存等生长方式)下微晶粒-高分子链组中微晶粒数增长速率和微晶粒尺寸增长速率动力学方程．     

均聚物结晶与熔融化转变的稳态和亚稳态统计理论Ⅳ 分子分凝统计结晶动力学~结晶增长区域的区划和它们对温度和生长机制的依赖性

首先对高分子结晶增长动力学的实验规律进行全面总结,并指出了当前高分子结晶增长动力理论中存在的难题.然后按我们建议的评估微晶粒尺寸增长速率的新方法推导出了四种不同微观生长机制(折叠、伸直、折叠同伸直并联并存和折叠同伸直串联并存等方式)下微晶粒高分子链组的微晶粒尺寸增长速率定量表征式,又导出了四种不同生长机制下微晶粒尺寸增长速率同结晶温度和过冷温度间关系的表达式.根据四种不同微观生长机制同宏观增长方式差别和它们出现的结晶温度同过冷温度之积值高低,可把结晶动力学的结晶增长区域图中三组交叉线区划为三个不同增长区域,最后又根据三个增长区的理论关系式讨论了增长区中晶体形貌同结晶温度和过冷温度间的相关性,其理论预测能同近期实验观测基本符合.     

均聚物结晶与熔融化的稳态和亚稳态转变统计理论

基于多重微晶网络结构模型和分子分凝机制建立了高分子晶体的微晶核 和微晶粒 高分子链组模型 ,推导出了平衡态下高分子预结晶动力学方程 ,计算出了平衡态下不同尺寸微晶核 和微晶粒 高分子链组的几率分布函数 .建立了非稳态下不同尺寸的微晶核 高分子链组的成核演化方程和微晶粒 高分子链组的增长演化方程 ,求解一般状态下的两个演化方程后 ,得到了不同时间和不同尺寸的微晶核 和微晶粒 高分子链组的一般密度分布函数 .最后根据成核自由能和增长自由能对晶核和晶粒的尺寸大小的依赖性 ,提出了微晶核 高分子链组和微晶粒 高分子链组存在稳定性的热力学条件和动力学条件 ,成功地表征为三个特征区 (稳态、亚稳态和非稳态 )     

PCL/SiO2杂化纳米相微结构与晶态成核生长特性

应用扫描电子显微镜、广角X射线衍射和差示扫描量热手段研究了有机高分子/无机组分间以物理次价力(氢键)键合的高分子量PCL/SiO2杂化材料纳米相微结构和PCL高分子链在该微结构环境中的结晶成核生长特性及其影响因素.研究结果表明:杂化体系中高分子/无机组分间的微相分离尺度在纳米数量级,高分子微区的平均相畴尺寸在70nm左右,无机相形态呈现不规则的颗粒状.两相均匀分布程度与体系中组分间的氢键键合强度有关.PCL杂化后结晶度减小,对应的微晶尺寸明显改变,平衡熔点随无机组成含量的增加而下降.高分子链在晶核表面折叠形成结晶结构所需的能量增加.这一结果归因于无机非晶SiO2和键合强度的影响.     

冷却速率对温敏聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺胶体结晶过程的影响

冷却速率对结晶过程具有重要的影响. 本文采用温敏poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) 胶体晶体体系实时观察了冷却速率对结晶晶粒尺寸的影响. 通过高倍透射明场观察和Bragg衍射观察研究连续冷却下的晶粒形核和生长实时演化过程, 发现随着冷却速率的增加, PNIPAM胶体晶体晶粒尺寸不断减少. 晶粒尺寸与冷却速率符合幂指数关系, 与金属体系具有相似的演化规律.     

Correlation of Cooperatively Localized Rearrangement on the “Fluidized Domain” of Polymers to Their Nonexponentially Viscoelastic Behaviors at Double Aging Processes (I): A Set of Reduced Universal Equations on the Stress Relaxation Modulus and Creep Comp

基于α-和β-微区、微晶、交联和缠结链组网络结构和非线性粘弹性复相涨落模型,提出了双重(物理和力学)老化下不同尺寸和末端向量高分子链组的流动化微区内关联性局部化重排动力学新理论,它能把初级α-微区的降解作用和次级β-微区的再生效应对剪切速率、尺寸大小和温度依赖性有机结合起来．然后用统计力学和动力学结合法计算了三种不同类型高聚物在等温等压双重老化过程中多元链组的总构象改变自由能,证实了它起源于多元链组的尺寸大小、形状和体积的变化．推导出了它们单向拉伸下的本构方程、应力松弛模量和蠕变柔量表征式以及它们相对应的两组对比态普适方程．结果表明该两组对比态下应力松弛模量和蠕变柔量普适方程均具有同K-W-W伸展指数函数完全一致的形式．最终又建立了该两组对比态普适方程中三个分子参数同老化条件、温度和高聚物起始结构之间的相关性．     

半晶态聚合物的分子动力学模拟

采用粗粒化聚乙烯醇模型,应用分子动力学方法模拟熔融态聚合物经过缓慢冷却、局部结晶形成半晶态聚合物的过程.静态结构因子的演变显示出在结晶初期小角散射强度的增大先于布拉格峰的出现,这与小角/大角X射线散射实验现象相一致.模拟得到的半晶态聚合物呈现为折叠链构成的晶区与非晶区交杂在一起的结构形态,与缨状微束结构模型相一致.研究发现在不同的冷却阶段具有不同的有序结构形成机制.从结晶温度到玻璃化温度的凝固过程中,存在分子链的伸展和伸直分子链之间平行排列两种形式的结构转变;而在玻璃化温度之后,材料的活性只允许调整伸直分子链之间的相对排列位置.     

Polymer-mediated and ultrasound-assisted crystallization of ropivacaine: Crystal growth and morphology modulation

The objective of this research was to modify the crystal shape and size of poorly water-soluble drug ropivacaine, and to reveal the effects of polymeric additive and ultrasound on crystal nucleation and growth. Ropivacaine often grow as needle-like crystals extended along the a-axis and the shape was hardly controllable by altering solvent types and operating conditions for the crystallization process. We found that ropivacaine crystallized as block-like crystals when polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used. The control over crystal morphology by the additive was related to crystallization temperature, solute concentration, additive concentration, and molecular weight. SEM and AFM analyses were performed providing insights into crystal growth pattern and cavities on the surface induced by the polymeric additive. In ultrasound-assisted crystallization, the impacts of ultrasonic time, ultrasonic power, and additive concentration were investigated. The particles precipitated at extended ultrasonic time exhibited plate-like crystals with shorter aspect ratio. Combined use of polymeric additive and ultrasound led to rice-shaped crystals, which the average particle size was further decreased. The induction time measurement and single crystal growth experiments were carried out. The results suggested that PVP worked as strong nucleation and growth inhibitor. Molecular dynamics simulation was performed to explore the action mechanism of the polymer. The interaction energies between PVP and crystal faces were calculated, and mobility of the additive with different chain length in crystal-solution system was evaluated by mean square displacement. Based on the study, a possible mechanism for the morphological evolution of ropivacaine crystals assisted by PVP and ultrasound was proposed.     

非晶一次晶化过程微观组织演化和生长动力学的相场法研究

在晶化物理模型中添加扩散系数对晶化过程的影响, 采用相场方法研究初始形核率和初始形核半径对一次晶化过程中微观组织和生长动力学的影响。结果表明: 随着初始形核率的增加, 相同时间内非晶一次晶化的晶粒数量逐渐增加, 晶粒尺寸逐渐减小。晶化分数随着演化时间和初始形核率的增加逐渐增大, 初始形核率越大, 相同演化时间内的晶化分数越高。不同初始形核半径情况下, 非晶一次晶化过程中的晶粒数量和尺寸随着演化时间的增加基本保持不变。晶化分数随着演化时间的增加而增大。不同初始形核率和初始形核半径情况下所对应的生长指数均小于1, 表明初始形核率和初始形核半径对晶化方式无影响, 均为一次晶化。改变初始形核率和初始形核半径可调控一次晶化微观组织结构, 而晶粒尺寸及晶化分数直接关系到合金性能。     

Theoretical analysis of the effect of crystallization temperature on structure formation in flexible-chain polymers

Theoretical analysis of flexible-chain polymer crystallization was carried out over a wide temperature range from glass transition temperature T_g to melting temperature T_m. Temperature dependence of dynamic behavior manifesting in the decrease of crystallizing length with decreasing temperature was taken into account. The dependence of crystallizing length on temperature was obtained using chosen values of it at T_g and T_m. The crystallization with the formation of folded-chain crystals (type I) and uncoiled-chain crystals (type II) was considered. The analysis of thermodynamical favorability of both types of crystals with respect to temperature made it possible to obtain a flexible-chain crystallizing polymer phase diagram. This diagram shows the existence of two ranges where type II crystal formation is more favorable: a narrow range near T_m and the wider one near T_g, separated by the temperature range of crystallization with chain folding. Temperature dependences of type II crystals fraction in the system and their size were calculated. It is shown that the crystallization at considerable supercooling leads to the appearance of a great number of type II small crystals connected by tie chains. The system formed is characterized by a high degree of crystallite interconnection.     

ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION: THERMAL AND OPTICAL STUDY OF PEG

In this work, the solidification process and the crystal growth kinetics of polyethylene glycol 4000 (PEG4000) and polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG6000) (molecular average weight 4000 and 6000, respectively) were characterized by thermal optical microscopy (OM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The growth rate decreased with increasing crystallization temperature. The kinetic rate constant was lower for PEG6000 than for PEG4000 (29,300 and 32,900 K², respectively). This behavior is related to the different number of folds (folding index n) of the crystal structures. From comparison of microscopy and calorimetry measurements, the kinetic rate constant values were higher by microscopy due to different melt histories, self-nucleation, and degree of entanglement.     

Ultrasound-assisted solution crystallization of fotagliptin benzoate: Process intensification and crystal product optimization

The ultrasound-assisted crystallization process has promising potentials for improving process efficiency and modifying crystalline product properties. In this work, the crystallization process of fotagliptin benzoate methanol solvate (FBMS) was investigated to improve powder properties and downstream desolvation/drying performance. The direct cooling/antisolvent crystallization process was conducted and then optimized with the assistance of ultrasonic irradiation and seeding strategy. Direct cooling/antisolvent crystallization and seeding crystallization processes resulted in needle-like crystals which are undesirable for downstream processing. In contrast, the ultrasound-assisted crystallization process produced rod-like crystals and reduced the crystal size to facilitate the desolvation of FBMS. The metastable zone width (MSZW), induction time, crystal size, morphology, and process yield were studied comprehensively. The results showed that both the seeding and ultrasound-assisted crystallization process (without seeds) can improve the process yield and the ultrasound could effectively reduce the crystal size, narrow the MSZW, and shorten the induction time. Through comparing the drying dynamics of the FBMS, the small rod-shaped crystals with a mean size of 9.6 μm produced by ultrasonic irradiation can be completely desolvated within 20 h, while the desolvation time of long needle crystals with an average size of about 157 μm obtained by direct cooling/antisolvent crystallization and seeding crystallization processes is more than 80 h. Thus the crystal size and morphology were found to be the key factors affecting the desolvation kinetics and the smaller size produced by using ultrasound can benefit the intensification of the drying process. Overall, the ultrasound-assisted crystallization showed a full improvement including crystal properties and process efficiency during the preparation of fotagliptin benzoate desolvated crystals.     

Crystallization Morphology and Behavior of Polypropylene Composites Containing Microencapsulated Flame Retardant

With shells of melamine-formaldehyde (MF), urea-melamine-formaldehyde (UMF), or poly(vinyl alcohol)-melamine-formaldehyde (VMF), microencapsulated ammonium polyphosphate (APP) was prepared by in-situ polymerization for use as a flame retardant in polypropylene (PP). Microencapsulated APP showed rougher surface, smaller size, and narrower size distribution compared with APP. The results of polarized optical microscopy (POM) showed that the additives resulted in a decrease of the spherulite size and less perfection in crystal geometry of PP composites. Due to the interaction and alignment of the PP polymer chains at the surface, the surface modification of APP influenced the formation and further development of PP crystals remarkably. The crystallization and melting behaviors of the PP composites were affected by the rough surface of the microencapsulated APP, which was helpful for the formation of β-crystals and decreased the crystal growth rate compared with APP.