Orientation mechanisms during biaxial drawing of polymer films

Summary Second drawing of monoaxially drawn PP and PET films perpendicular to the first drawing direction has been investigated. At low draw ratios structural systems having an angle of 45° with regard to the second draw direction are formed. By increasing the draw ratio the structures rotate into the new preferred direction. The results lead to the impression that the structural transformations do not turn out molecule by molecule, but domain by domain.

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Zusammenfassung Die Zweitverstreckung monoaxial verstreckter PP- und PET-Folien senkrecht zur Erstverstreckrichtung wird untersucht. Bei kleinen Verstreckgraden bilden sich Struktursysteme unter 45° zur Zweitverstreckrichtung; bei weiterer Verdehnung drehen sich die Strukturen in die Vorzugsrichtung. Die Ergebnisse vermitteln den Eindruck, daß die Strukturänderung nicht Molekül für Molekül, sondern Bereich für Bereich abläuft.

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On nonorientation drawing of polyethyleneterephthalate (PET)

Summary The drawing behaviour of amorphous PET-films in the temperature interval between room temperature and 160 °C has been investigated in the present paper. Measurements of stress-strain behaviour, of birefringence, of density, of heat of fusion, of melting point, of glass temperature, of crystal structure and of superstructure prove that drawing temperature and drawing velocity posses a determining influence on forming morphology and technological properties. Within the temperature interval from 85 to 105 °C using low drawing velocities a drawing process of films without any molecular orientation is observed.

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Zusammenfassung Das Verstreckverhalten von amorphen PET-Folien im Temperaturbereich von Raumtemperatur bis 160 °C wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit untersucht. Messungen des Spannungs-Dehnungs-Verhaltens, der Doppelbrechung, der Dichte, der Schmelzenthalpie, des Schmelzpunktes, der Einfriertemperatur und der Kristall- und Überstruktur zeigen, daß Verstrecktemperatur und Verstreckgeschwindigkeit einen entscheidenden Einfluß auf die entstehende Morphologie und die technologischen Eigenschaften besitzen. Im Temperaturbereich zwischen 85 und 105 °C beobachtet man bei kleinen Verstreckgeschwindigkeiten eine Verstreckung der Folien ohne molekulare Orientierung. nt]mis|With 13 figures and 1 table

     

Ein Interferometer für langsame Neutronen

After discussing the feasibility and possible usefulness of a neutron interferometer, we describe an arrangement whereby Fresnel interferences have been obtained for neutrons with wavelengths of about 4.4 Å in a 10 meter flight path with a 0.01 mm entrance slit, using two glass prisms instead of the Fresnel biprism. A useful separation of the two coherent beams of 0.06 mm has been reached. Possible improvements of the method are discussed.     

PRESSURE-VELOCITY EQUILIBRIUM HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS

This article describes mathematical models for phase separated mixtures of materials that are in pressure and velocity equilibrium but not necessarily temperature equilibrium. General conditions for constitutive models for such mixtures that exhibit a single mixture sound speed are discussed and specific examples are described.     

Development,standardization and refinement of procedures for evaluating effects of endocrine active compounds on development and sexual differentiation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Xenopus laevis</Emphasis>

Xenopus laevis has been introduced as a model to study effects of endocrine-active compounds (EAC) on development and sexual differentiation. However, variable and inconsistent data have raised questions about the reliability of the test methods applied. The current study was conducted in two laboratories to develop, refine, and standardize procedures and protocols. Larvae were exposed in flow-through systems to 17β-estradiol (E2), at concentrations from 0.2 to 6.0 μg E2 L⁻¹ in Experiment 1A, and 0.015 to 2.0 μg E2 L⁻¹ in Experiment 1B. In both studies survival (92%, 99%) and percentage of animals that completed metamorphosis (97%, 99%) indicated reproducible biological performance. Furthermore, minor variations in husbandry led to significant differences in snout-to-vent length, weight, and gonad size. In Experiment 1A, almost complete feminization occurred in all E2 treatment groups whereas a concentration response was observed in Experiment 1B resulting in an EC₅₀ of 0.12 μg E2 L⁻¹. The final verified protocol is suitable for determining effects of EAC on development and sexual differentiation in X. laevis.     

Der Einfluß der Koordinationssphäre von Samarocenen auf die Synthese von flüssigkristallinen Polymethacrylaten

The Influence of the Coordination Sphere of Samarocenes on the Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline Polymethacrylates (C₅Me₅)₂Sm(THF)₂ ( 1 ) reacts with 1,3‐Diisopropyl‐4,5‐dimethylimidazoline‐2‐ylidene C₃N₂Me₂iPr₂ (iPr‐carben) with formation of (C₅Me₅)₂Sm(iPr‐carben) ( 3 ). The reaction of (C₅Me₄Et)₂Sm(THF)₂ ( 2 ) with Al₂Me₆ in toluene yields [(C₅Me₄Et)₂Sm(CH₃)Al(CH₃)₃]₂ ( 6 ). 3 and 6 were characterized by single crystal X‐ray structure analysis. Via living polymerization of mesogenic methacrylates with the organosamarium complexes 1 , 2 , 3 , (C₅Me₅)₂Sm(C₃H₅) ( 4 ), (C₅Me₅)₂Sm(CH₃)(THF) ( 5 ), 6 , and (C₅Me₄Et)₂SmCH(SiMe₃)₂ ( 7 ), liquid crystalline homo‐ and blockcopolymers were obtained with narrow molecular mass distribution indexes in high yield. Partial competitive mechanisms are observed dependend of the structure of the catalyst and the polarity of the solvents.     

Novel study on the liquid crystalline behavior of poly(methacrylate)s with biphenyl side groups

We report the synthesis and characterization of a series of liquid crystalline polymers substituted with the 4′-methoxybiphenyl-4-yloxy group. The spacer length is varied from 4–8 methylene units. The materials are characterized by polarized light microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray analysis. All homologues show highly ordered phases. Additionally, the butylene polymer shows a broad nematic mesophase. For the first time, the narrow nematic phase of the hexylene homologue could be confirmed experimentally. X-ray analysis of the polymers made exact assignments of the low temperature phases possible, thus giving access to the analysis of the arrangement of the mesogenes within the layers. The pentylene homologue shows a distinct deviation from the behavior of the other polymers. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 2669–2679, 1998     

Gas transport properties of soluble poly(phenylene sulfone imide)s

Gas transport of helium, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, argon, nitrogen, and methane in three soluble poly(phenylene sulfone imide)s based on 2,2-bis(3,4-decarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA) has been investigated. The effects of increasing length of well-defined oligo(phenylene sulfone) units on the gas permeabilities and diffusivities were determined and correlated with chain packing of the polymers. Activation energies of diffusion and permeation were calculated from temperature-dependent time-lag measurements. The influences of the central group in the diamine moiety of 6FDA-based polyimides on physical and gas transport properties are discussed. The incorporation of a long oligo(phenylene sulfone) segment in the polymer backbone decreases gas permeability and permselectivity simultaneously. The decreases in permeability coefficients can be mainly related to decreases in diffusion coefficients. Changing the central group of diamine moiety from  S to  SO₂ leads to a 45–50% decrease in CO₂ and O₂ permeabilities without appreciable increase in the selectivities. This is considered to be due to the formation of charge transfer complexes. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 35: 1855–1868, 1997     

Mesophase structure and alignment under different fields of liquid crystalline main-chain/side-group block copolymers

Liquid crystalline block copolymers are new materials in which multiple molecular interactions can provide the driving force for complex phase behaviors and states of order. Block copolymers containing both liquid crystalline main-chain polyester and side-group polymethacrylate blocks were investigated. They phase separated in the liquid crystalline state and their individual mesophases coexisted. The copolymers responded very differently when either a mechanical or a magnetic field was used for alignment. In the fibers the orientations of the side-group and main-chain smectic planes with respect to the fiber axis depended critically on the block lengths and on their distinct tendencies to align, whereas under a magnetic field the mesogens aligned collectively with their long molecular axis parallel to the field, independent of the copolymer structure.