A novel staining technique for studying toughening mechanisms in saturated acrylic rubber-modified polymers

A novel technique which utilizes a two-stage staining approach, (i.e., styrene absorption followed by osmium tetraoxide staining) is introduced for staining saturated polyacrylate rubbers. This novel staining approach, which stains and hardens polyacrylate rubber, is found to be useful for room temperature microtomy of polyacrylate rubber-modified polymers. Therefore, both the morphology and the crack tip toughening mechanisms of polyacrylate rubber-modified systems can be studied. Details concerning staining time, staining media, and use of solvents are discussed.     

仿生微胶囊的组装及其应用

在生物物理和生物医药研究领域中,在分子水平上组装功能化的仿生微胶囊具有重要的理论和应用价值.在现有制备微胶囊的技术手段中,层层组装技术以其能够控制胶囊的尺寸、形状、囊壁的厚度和组成以及易于实现功能化等特点,引起了人们越来越多的研究兴趣.本文将着重介绍如何利用层层组装技术,以磷脂、蛋白质和其他生物大分子为组装基元构筑仿生微胶囊、以及如何将微胶囊进行生物界面化的修饰.此外,以仿生微胶囊为药物载体,探讨其在光动力治疗方面的应用也作简单介绍.     

Synergistic Effect of Polycarbonate on Reactive Core-Shell Particles Toughened Poly(Butylene Terephthalate)

Glycidyl methacrylate functionalized methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer (MBS-g-GMA) core-shell particles were prepared via an emulsion polymerization process. MBS-g-GMA was used to toughen poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and the synergistic toughening effect of polycarbonate (PC) on PBT/MBS-g-GMA blends were investigated. Notched impact tests showed the percolation threshold became lower with the increase of PC content. Transmission electron microscopy displayed a very good dispersion of MBS-g-GMA particles in the PBT matrix with the different PC contents. The synergistic toughening effect was due to the encapsulation structure of PC which could facilitate the whole PBT matrix to yield. The more perfect the encapsulation structure formed, the more obvious the synergistic toughening the PC achieved. Sufficient strength of the phase interface was important to ensure the stress transfer effectively and facilitate the whole PBT matrix to yield. The interface strength between PC and MBS-g-GMA could be ensured by the good miscibility between Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) (grafted onto the polybutadiene-based rubber core) and PC. For the PBT/PC, the transesterification between PBT and PC improved the interface strength of the PBT and PC phases, as demonstrated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) scans. Scanning electron microscopy results showed shear yielding of the matrix and cavitation of the rubber particles were the major toughening mechanisms.     

碳离子束辐照处理对牛至精油微胶囊的缓释特性及抗鸡球虫病活性的影响

利用不同剂量的碳离子束辐照处理牛至精油微胶囊,研究对其缓释特性及抗鸡球虫病活性的影响。研究结果表明,通过碳离子束处理的牛至精油微胶囊,其主要活性成分百里香酚和香芹酚含量未发生变化,辐照处理后反应收率及产品的生物活性均提高,其中400 Gy剂量处理的牛至精油微囊的收率和生物活性均最高,收率达68.44%。通过对感染柔嫩艾美耳球虫的小鸡喂食后,其盲肠和十二指肠肿胀明显减轻,血液性内容物明显减少,血便指数在感染的第七天已降为0,抗球虫指数（ACI）达到179.39。The purpose of this study is using different doses of carbon ion beam irradiation on oregano essential oil microcapsules, to investigate function of control release and anticoccidial activity in chickens. The results showed that the content of main components in oregano essential oil microcapsules after carbon ion beam irradiation, thymol and carvacrol, have little change. Moreover, it can obtain more object products and better bioactivity after the irradiation treatment. Among these different doses of irradiation, our findings showed that Microcapsule groups with 400 Gy dose irradiation showed the highest yield (68.44%) and the best anticoccidial activity. After feeding chickens infected with Eimeria tenella, the swelling of caecum and duodenum were significantly mitigated and blood contents were also significantly reduced. The bloody stool index of chickens was as low as zero on the seventh day of infection, and the anticoccidial index (ACI) is 179.39.     

壳聚糖微囊的部分特性研究

以壳聚糖为主要材料,制备壳聚糖微囊。微囊直径在０．５－０．８ｍｍ间,微囊在ｐＨ４－１１的缓冲液中稳定,能耐受３０００ｒ／ｍｉｎ离心３０ｍｉｎ以上。用牛血清白和蛋白γ－球蛋白测其通透性,表明随着微囊所在溶液ｐＨ的升高,微囊通透性降低。壳聚糖的分子量在一定范围内对微囊通透性几乎无影响而脱乙酰度对通透笥影响很大。     

Toughening of nylon 6 with a maleated core-shell impact modifier

Super-tough nylon 6 was prepared by using maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene-octene rubber/semicrystalline polyolefin blend (TPEg) as an impact modifier. The morphology, dynamic mechanical behavior, mechanical properties, and toughening mechanism were studied. Results indicate that TPEg with a semicrystalline polyolefin core and a polyethylene-octane rubber shell, possesses not only a better processability of extruding and pelletizing with a lower cost, but also an improved toughening effect in comparison with the maleated pure polyethylene-octene rubber. The shear yielding is the main mechanism of the impact energy dissipation. In addition, the influence of melt viscosity of nylon 6 on toughening effectiveness was also investigated. High melt viscosity of matrix is advantageous to the improvement of notched Izod impact strength. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1987–1994, 1998