In situ polymer nanocomposites: Effect of nanoparticles on the interfacial region

Composites based on the blends of polyurethane and poly(methyl methacrylate) of various composition were synthesized in situ in the presence of various amounts of nanoparticles (fumed silica). From thermophysical measurements it was found that, during reaction, phase separation and evolution of two phases occur. The temperature transitions in the systems and their positions depend on the blend composition and on various amounts of nanoparticles. Using scanning differential calorimetry from the changing of heat capacity increments the fraction of an intermediate region between two main phases has been estimated. For the first time it was observed that in nanocomposites in the temperature region between two main relaxation transitions, there appears a third transition, which was related to the adsorption layers formed by both components at the interface of the nanoparticles. The appearance of such intermediate regions increases essentially the fraction of an interfacial region in the system.     

金属胶束超分子体系研究新进展

综述了近年来金属胶束超分子体系的研究新进展,着重介绍了本科研组应用金属胶束超分子体系模拟羧肽酶A、磷酸酯水解酶、细胞色素P-450等方面的研究成果。并对建立金属胶束超分子体系的动力学处理模型及催化水解反应的机理进行了讨论。     

杯芳烃化学的研究

杯芳烃作为超分子化学研究中一类重要的人工合成受体分子已受到广泛的关注,在化学、生物以及材料领域内显示出巨大的研究和应用前景。本文首先综述了杯芳烃在分子识别、模拟酶及分子自组装等方面的最新研究进展,然后介绍了作者从事杯芳烃研究十余年所取得的成果。     

Evaluation of reinforcement on the mechanical behavior of partially bonded fiber/matrix interface

This paper aims at introducing a new natural composite used as soil stabilizer with particular application in geotechnical engineering. The fibers introduced in the present study could be used as effective soil reinforcement. This research proves the feasibility of the use of modified jute/polypropylene in lime and cement composites and studies their effects on the tensile and compressive strength of the matrix. In general, the optimal mechanical performance of natural composites and durability depends on the optimization of the interfacial bond between natural fiber and matrix. Since the fibers and matrices are chemically different, strong adhesion at their interfaces is needed for an effective transfer of stress and bond distribution throughout an interface. In this paper a theoretical approach for the identification of elastic modulus in composite interfaces is proposed in detail with a reasonable error. The theoretical approach is based on the method using a sum of least squares criterion. The approach is applied through optimization techniques, using analytical sensitivities and correlating adhesion with Young's modulus. The validity and potentiality of the proposed technique is discussed and the results demonstrated the versatility, accuracy, and efficiency of the presented approach. The applied method also appears to be a simple way of predicting the modulus of elasticity in composite interfaces. This leads to a discussion of the most promising stabilization methods for soil reinforcement and the outlook for the future.     

The formation of mesophase composites under influence of the coal-tar pitch during coal carbonization

The influence of coal tar pitch on the formation of the mesophase composites from coal and pitch blends, the development of porous structure during carbonization, and the texture of matter in the pore walls has been studied using X-rays and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). The influence of the coal-tar pitch on the structure of a coal plastic layer formed during the pyrolysis process of four Polish coals has been monitored. It was determined that, during pyrolysis of three mixtures of Z, S and K coals with coal-tar pitch, more porous composites are formed, and a denser composite is formed from P coal–pitch mixture. Based on a study of the texture of composites and carbonizates, it is suggested that during carbonization of coal Z with a coal-pitch in the plastic state there is a nematic mesophase formed, and when heating P coal–pitch mixtures, a cholesteric one is formed.     

Cosmologies with Photon Creation and the 3K Relic Radiation Spectrum

A new Planckian type distribution for cosmologies with photon creation is derived using thermodynamics and semiclassical considerations. This spectrum is preserved during the evolution of the universe and compatible with the present spectral shape of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR). Accordingly, the widely spread feeling that cosmologies with continuous photon creation are definitely ruled out by the COBE limits on deviation of the CMBR spectrum from blackbody shape should be reconsidered. It is argued that a crucial test for this kind of cosmologies is provided by measurements of the CMBR temperature at high redshifts. For a given redshift z greater than zero, the temperature is smaller than the one predicted by the standard FRW model.     

Testing the Equivalence Principle in the Quantum Regime

We consider possible tests of the Einstein Equivalence Principle for physical systems in which quantum-mechanical vacuum energies cannot be neglected. Specific tests include a search for the manifestation of non-metric effects in Lamb-shift transitions of hydrogenic atoms and in anomalous magnetic moments of massive leptons. We discuss how current experiments already set bounds on the violation of the equivalence principle in this sector and how new (high-precision) measurements of these quantities could provide further information to this end.     

A Self-Similar Dynamics in Viscous Spheres

We study the evolution of radiating and viscous fluid spheres assuming an additional homothetic symmetry on the spherically symmetric space-time. We match a very simple solution to the symmetry equations with the exterior one (Vaidya). We then obtain a system of two ordinary differential equations which rule the dynamics, and find a self-similar collapse which is shear-free and with a barotropic equation of state. Considering a huge set of initial self-similar dynamics states, we work out a model with an acceptable physical behavior.     

氯分子束与钛表面激光化学反应动力学

本文采用飞行时间质谱技术测定了在紫外(355nm), 可见(560nm)和近代红外(1064nm)脉冲激光作用下, 氯分子束与Ti表面反应产物的质量分布和速度分布。所得结果表明, 不同波长激光诱导反应的主要产物相同, 有Ti, TiCl, TiCl3和TiCl4。在高能量密度的紫外激光作用下, 首次测得具有很高动能的原生Ti+。各种含Ti氯化物的飞行时间谱, 能满意地用单组分或多组分Maxwell-Boltzmann公式拟合和分析。上述激光诱导气-固表面反应的机理主要由氯分子在Ti表面上的解离吸附,吸附态氯原子在表面上生成TiClx(X=1～4)的连串反应以及激光诱导脱附所组成。近红外激光主要引起热脱附, 而紫外激光的作用还原可能有非热脱附过程。     

长链烷氧取代金属卟啉的合成及催化性能研究

本文报道了一类长链烷氧取代金属卟啉化合物3的合成.研究了由化合物3与表面活性剂:十二烷基三甲基溴化铵所形成的混合胶束体系作为仿细胞色素P-450加氧酶模拟物对苯乙烯环氧化的催化活性.结果表明:在胶束体系中长链烷氧取代金属卟啉的催化效率优于对称四甲苯基金属卟啉,由此证实:混合胶束中,疏水内核提供的模拟酶的疏水微环境,在苯乙烯环氧化反应中起着重要作用.