Elevated temperature nanoindentation characterization of poly(para-phenylene vinylene) conjugated polymer films

Temperature dependent mechanical properties of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) were investigated using quasi-static (QS) and dynamic nanoindentation (NI) at temperatures over the range of 25 to 100 °C. The reduced modulus decreased from about 4.40 GPa to 3.64 GPa over this temperature range. The plasticity indices at all measurement temperatures were lower than the critical value of 0.875, characterizing material “sink-in”, rather than “pile-up” during measurements. The plasticity index showed a non-monotonic trend, with a minimum value at around 70 °C. Analysis of indentation stress relaxation data, obtained at different temperatures, was also performed using generalized Maxwell viscoelastic models. From these analyses, a relaxation mode, with a characteristic relaxation time of approximately 0.5 s, was evident. The characteristic time remained relatively unchanged over the temperature range of 25 to 100 °C. However, the relaxation modulus associated with this mode showed the expected decrease with increase in temperature.     

自组装短肽GFS-2构建新型三维细胞培养支架材料

典型的自组装短肽在水中可形成稳定的β-sheet二级结构,在生理性环境下则能够形成稳定的纳米纤维,可进一步形成含水量达99%的水凝胶,具有高纯度、可降解及无免疫反应等突出优点,能模拟生物体内的三维基质环境而作为细胞三维培养的新型生物材料。本文主要采用了圆二色谱仪、原子力显微镜、倒置显微镜等探究新型短肽GFS-2的自组装性能及其在细胞三维培养中的应用。此研究可能会启发设计更多的新型自组装短肽服务于化学、生物材料、医学工程等领域。     

Preparation of ZSM‐5 Coated on Monolithic Interconnected Macroporous Al2O3 Using Cheap n‐Butylamine as Template

Using cheap n‐butylamine as template, ZSM‐5 zeolites have been successfully synthesized and coated on monolithic interconnected macroporous Al₂O₃ by the secondary growth method. The use of cheap n‐butylamine could significantly reduce the synthesis cost. Hierarchical monolithic ZSM‐5 zeolites were prepared from synthetic mixtures with different H₂O/Na₂O or SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio. The synthesized samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR) and N₂ adsorption‐desorption. The results show that the hierarchical monolithic zeolites were obtained with cheap n‐butylamine template as template. During the hydrothermal reaction process, the morphology of the micrometer‐sized support was well maintained. The irregular crystals were formed in a wide range of the H₂O/Na₂O or SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio of synthetic mixtures and coated on monolithic Al₂O₃. The relative crystallinity of the zeolites was highest at H₂O/Na₂O=250 or SiO₂/Al₂O₃=160. This type of composites exhibited hierarchical porous structures and relatively high specific surface areas.     

Prediction models for the key mechanical properties of EPDM/PP blends as affected by processing parameters and their correlation with stress relaxation and phase morphologies

The optimum condition of processing parameters (mixing temperature, rotor speed, fill factor, and blend ratio) and prediction models for the best key mechanical properties of ethylene propylene diene terpolymer/polypropylene thermoplastic vulcanizates (EPDM/PP TPVs) was investigated by using the Taguchi's optimization technique and data analysis. The results reveal that all of the processing parameters affected significantly the mechanical properties of the EPDM/PP TPVs, but specifically the blend ratio contributed more than 90% in effect size on tensile strength and tension set. There were three main factors, the mixing temperature, the fill factor, and the blend ratio, influencing the elongation at break. Furthermore, the mathematic models were effective and reliable in predicting the properties of TPVs. The correlation of mechanical properties, stress relaxation, and phase morphologies of the TPVs prepared from the predicted models was also investigated. It can be summarized that the morphological structure and stress relaxation of the TPVs were strongly governed by the EPDM content in the blend ratio. That is, the higher the EPDM content, the better phase morphology having smaller size of the vulcanized EPDM particles distributed in the PP matrix and the higher rate of stress relaxation. Moreover, these two properties were then principally pushing the mechanical characteristics of the EPDM/PP TPVs. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Shear dependence of viscosity for perfluoropolyether fluids

The shear dependence of the bulk viscosities of two structurally different types of perfluoropolyether fluids was determined by two different techniques. The first involved direct measurement in a high shear Couette viscometer, the second utilized the time-temperature superposition principle to establish master curves from viscosity determinations at low shear rates and temperature; the results are comparable. Both fluids begin to show non-Newtonian behavior at shear rates above 10,000 s^–1.     

微电子元件制造过程中的应力分析

本文分析了一个典型的微电子元件在创造过程中残余应力的分布和演化．与以往大多数类似的分析工作的不同之处在于，我们并不是对一个已成型的结构再回过头去仅仅分析其温度历史下相应的应力状态，而是追踪了该结构成型过程的各个方面，尤其是由于工艺过程中结构几何形状的变化而引起的应力重分布．采用的方法则是控制某些材料所对应的单元在某一特定的时刻以后才起作用，这种方法对于各种制造过程的分析非常有效．     

横观各向同性体应力波传播问题的特征分析

本文根据广义特征理论,对横观各向同性体轴对称弹性波传播问题进行了理论分析。提出了一个简化特征分析的方法,这种方法将成为应用特征线法求解各类各向异性应力波问题的一个突破口。     

复合材料层板边缘效应的准相似元解法

用准相似单元法研究了复合材料层板直边和孔边的自由边缘效应，得到了一些具有工程意义的结果。准相似单元法是相似单元法的推广，利用这一方法可以求解三维的应力集中问题，避免了求单刚时的重复计算。由于采用了按相似层求解的技术，应用准相似单元法求解应力集中问题时对计算机容量的要求大为降低     

Raman imaging and stress quantification in self‐assembled graphene oxide fiber ‘Latin Letters’

To probe the intrinsic stress distribution in terms of spatial Raman shift (ω) and change in the phonon linewidth (Γ), here we analyze self‐assembled graphene oxide fibers (GOF) ‘Latin letters’ by confocal Raman spectroscopy. The self‐assembly of GOF ‘Latin letters’ has been explained through surface tension, π–π stacking, van der Waals interaction at the air–water interface and by systematic time‐dependent investigation using field emission scanning electron microscopy analysis. Intrinsic residual stress due to structural joints and bending is playing a distinct role affecting the E_2g mode (G band) at and away from the physical interface of GOF segments with broadening of phonon linewidth, indicating prominent phonon softening. Linescan across an interface of the GOF ‘letters’ reveals Raman shift to lower wavenumber in all cases but more so in ‘Z’ fiber exhibiting a broader region. Furthermore, intrinsic stress homogeneity is observed for ‘G’ fiber distributed throughout its curvature with negligible shift corresponding to E_2g mode vibration. This article demonstrates the significance of morphology in stress distribution across the self‐assembled and ‘smart‐integrable’ GOF ‘Latin letters’. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.