Studies on the Particle Morphology of Waterborne Cationic Polyurethane/Polyacrylate Microemulsions

Polyurethane containing tertiary nitrogen atoms was synthesized from polyol, diphenylmethane diisoccyanate (MDI) and N‐methyl diethanolamine. The polymer was converted into cationomers by quarternizing with methacrylic acid (MAA) and then dispersed in water. In this reaction, methyl methacrylate (MMA) was used to decrease viscosity; at the same time, it was the monomer in the later reaction. Finally the cationic polyurethane dispersions were further polymerized with an oil‐soluble initiator, azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN), water‐soluble initiator, K₂S₂O₈ (KPS) and the mixture of AIBN and KPS. The different emulsion particles with shell‐core structure, “invert” shell‐core structure and “irregular” sandwich structure were obtained; the morphological structures were characterized by TEM observation, FT‐IR and particle size analysis.     

Mechanical,Thermal and Morphological Behaviors of Castor Oil Based PU/PS Interpenetrating Polymer Network-Metakaolin Composites

The meta kaolin (MK) clay particulate filler with different weight ratios viz., 0, 5, 10, 20 and 30 wt% were incorporated into castable polyurethane (PU)/polystyrene (PS) (90/10) interpenetrating polymer network (IPN). The effects of MK particulate filler loading on the mechanical and thermal properties of PU/PS (90/10) IPN composites have been studied. From the tensile behavior, it was noticed that a significant improvement in tensile strength and tensile modulus as an increase in MK filler content. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) data reveals the marginal improvement in thermal stability after incorporation of MK filler. TGA studies of the IPN composites have been performed in order to establish the thermal stability and their mode of thermal degradation. It was found that degradation of all composites takes place in two steps. Degradation kinetic parameters were obtained for the composites using three mathematical models. Tensile fractured composite specimens were used to analyze the morphology of the composites by scanning electron microscopic (SEM) technique.     

Novel Ibuprofen‐based Polyurethane: A New Approach for Drug Delivery

Facile synthesis of novel ibuprofen bearing polyurethane 1 has been achieved for the first time and found to display the release pattern of ibuprofen based on the easy cleavage of ester linkages. Thorough characterizations (FT‐IR, UV‐Vis, NMR, and elemental analysis) were performed to ascertain the structure of polyurethane 1.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Silicone Modified Polyurethane Surfactant Useable at High Temperature

A series of novel silicone modified polyurethane (Si-PU) surfactants were successfully synthesized by using hydroxypropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (HPMS), polyethylene glycol (PEG), dimethylolpropionic acid (DMPA) and isophoronediisocyanate (IPDI). The chemical structure of the surfactant was confirmed by FTIR and ¹H-NMR. TEM photographs showed that the micelles of the Si-PU surfactants dispersed in aqueous solution were spherical with the particle size in the range of 100–400 nm. Surface tension measurements indicated that these surfactants had low surface tension to 29.9 mN·m^?1and a definite critical micelle concentration to, approximately 5.0×10^?4–7.5×10^?4mol·L^?1. When the content of HPMS was 20 wt%, the surfactant's, emulsifying performance was superior to the traditionally available Span80/Tween80 mixed emulsifiers. In addition to that, no phase transition temperature was detected from 20°C to 90°C by fluorescence probe and DSC measurements, confirming the high thermal stability of the micelles.     

苯二甲酸衍生物及含氮配体构筑的两个镍配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构与热稳定性研究

使用硝酸镍分别与2个含取代基的苯基二羧酸3-硝基邻苯二甲酸（3-NPAH₂）和5-溴间苯二甲酸（H₂BIPA）以及2个刚性含氮配体4,4’-联吡啶（4,4’-bipy）、1,4’-二咪唑基二苯（L=1,4’-bis（imidazol-yl）benzene）在水热条件下合成了2个镍配位聚合物,即,[Ni（3-NPA）（4,4’-bipy）（H₂O）]_n（1）和[Ni（BIPA）（L）]_n（2）。表征了2个化合物的红外光谱、元素分析、热重、X-射线单晶衍射以及X-射线粉末衍射。化合物1是三斜晶系,P1空间群,含有[Ni（OCO）₄Ni]双核单元,该双核单元再通过4,4’-联吡啶连接而成一个二维单层结构。层与层之间通过羧酸氧原子与配位水分子之间产生氢键作用。化合物2是单斜晶系,P2₁/c空间群,含有[Ni₂（COO）₂]双核单元,该双核单元进一步通过BIPA^2-构成了一个双链结构,该双链再通过1,4’-二咪唑基二苯桥联配体连接形成了一个三维框架结构。此外,热重分析结果显示化合物2具有较高的热稳定性。     

SiO2/炭泡沫和SiC/炭泡沫复合材料的制备及表征

对炭泡沫为支撑骨架的氧化硅气凝胶(SiO₂/炭泡沫)和碳化硅(SiC/炭泡沫)复合材料分别采用XRD、SEM、激光导热仪、万能力学试验机进行物相、微观结构、热学及力学性能方面的表征.结果表明:所制备的SiO₂/炭泡沫与原炭泡沫相比,具备更高的抗压强度(14.95 MPa)和更低的室温热导率(0.44 W·m^-1·K^-1).SiC/炭泡沫材料则保持了较高的抗压强度值(14.66 MPa),其在 1 200 ℃下具备极低的高温热导率(2.18W·m^-1·K^-1).热重分析表明,SiC/炭泡沫在氧化氛围中到610 ℃才发生质量的损失,而内部炭发生完全烧蚀的温度高达844 ℃,这表明该材料的抗氧化性能远好于纯的炭泡沫材料.     

Helical Biphenyl Bisazo Polyurethane: Preparation,Characterization and Analysis of Polymeric Thermo-Optic Switch

The bisazo chromophore molecule (CAAPM) and helical biphenyl bisazo polyurethane (HBBPU) were synthesized. The structures of CAAPM and HBBPU were characterized by FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopic techniques. The measurements of refractive index and thermo-optic coefficient (dn/dT) of HBBPU were demonstrated at different wavelengths and different temperatures by the ATR technique. By using CCD digital imaging devices, transmission loss of the internal waveguide was measured. The refractive index dispersions and Sellmeyer coefficients of HBBPU were obtained by the Sellmeyer equation. A Y-branched switch based on the thermo-optic effect was proposed and the performance of the switch was simulated. With a branching angle of 0.143° and the FD-BPM method, the result showed that the power consumption of the thermo-optic switch could be only 3.6 mW, and the response time of the switch could reach about 8 ms. This is a significant improvement in reducing power consumption compared with the normal Y-branched polymer thermo-optic switch.     

绿色合成CdSe及制备CdSe-聚氨酯纳米复合发光材料

通过一步法绿色合成了CdSe-聚氨酯(CdSe-PU)纳米复合发光材料.在N2保护下,将单质硒(Se)溶于蓖麻油,以蓖麻油酸作为氧化镉(CdO)的配体,合成硒化镉(CdSe)纳米晶.将聚丙二醇2000和异佛尔酮二异氰酸酯(IPDI)合成的预聚体,加入含CdSe纳米晶的蓖麻油溶液,通过交联作用得到CdSe-PU纳米复合发光材料.采用紫外-可见分光光度计(UV-Vis)、荧光光谱仪(PL)、傅里叶红外光谱仪(FT-IR)、热重分析仪(TGA)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)对CdSe纳米晶和聚氨酯复合材料的结构和性能进行了表征.结果表明:此方法合成的CdSe纳米晶性能良好,能在聚氨酯纳米复合材料中均匀分散且性能稳定,CdSe-PU纳米复合材料耐热性有所提高.     

PPy modified titanium foam electrode with high performance for supercapacitor

Pyrrole was polymerized on the surface of titanium foam using FeCl₃ as oxidant and the as-synthesized product could be directly used as electrode for supercapacitor. The globular polypyrrole (PPy) particles were firmly loaded on the substrate with high density. The morphology study of PPy film is observed in SEM images, the XRD, FTIR and UV–vis spectra reveal the structure and crystalline of PPy nanoparticles. The electrochemical properties of PPy modified electrode are investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD) and cycle life techniques. The electrochemical measurements showed such a PPy–Ti electrode had a wide working potential window, a high specific capacitance of 855 F g⁻¹ and excellent cycle stability at a discharge current density of 1 A g⁻¹.     

Synthesis and properties of near IR induced self-healable polyurethane/graphene nanocomposites

A series of self-healable polyurethane (SHPU)/modified graphene (MG) nanocomposites were synthesized from poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PTMG) and 4,4′-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) with minute amounts (0–1 wt%) of MG which was chemically modified graphene oxide (GO) with phenyl isocyanate and reduced in the presence of phenylhydrazine.