Preparation of PZT Thick Films by an Interfacial Polymerization Method

Pb(Zr_0.53Ti_0.47)O₃ (PZT) films of 10 to 50 m in thickness were prepared by a new sol-gel process using an interfacial polymerization technique. The interfacial polymerization process is that an alkoxide precursor solution is poured on the surface of water in a container to form a gel film at the interface between the two immiscible liquids. The precursor solution was prepared by adding PZT alkoxide solution, PZT powders coated with Pb₅Ge₃O₁₁ (PG), and a surfactant into hexane solvent. After the polymerization at the interface, the gel films were gently placed on a silicon substrate by draining the water in the container. The gel films containing PZT powders were sintered at 950°C for 10 min to obtain crystallized PZT films. The remanent polarization of a PZT thick film was 33.1 C/cm². The piezoelectric d ₃₃ constant measured with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer was 225 pm/V and was independent of frequency from 0.2 to 3 kHz.     

Preparation of Thick PZT Ceramic Film by an Interfacial Polymerization

The formation of a PZT film of 10–20 m in thickness via an interfacial polymerization of metal-organic precursors has been studied. A commercially available PZT precursor solution developed for dip- or spin-coating was diluted with hexane containing acetylacetone as chelating agent. The solution was poured on water contained in a teflon reaction container of 88 mm inside diameter. A translucent gel film was formed at the interface of the two immiscible liquids. While floating on water it shrank as the evaporation of solvent proceeded until its diameter decreased to about 45% of its initial value. The dried gel film was almost pore free and its thickness was estimated to be about 10 m.     

Preparation of hydrophobic interaction chromatographic packings based on monodisperse poly(glycidylmethacrylate-co-ethylenedimethacrylate) beads and their application

The monodisperse, poly(glycidylmethacrylate-co-ethylenedimethacrylate) beads with macroporous in the range of 8.0-12.0 microm were prepared by a single-step swelling and polymerization method. The seed particles prepared by dispersion polymerization exhibited good absorption of the monomer phase. The pore size distribution of the beads was evaluated by gel permeation chromatography and mercury instrusion method. Based on this media, a hydrophobic interaction chromatographic (HIC) stationary phase for HPLC was synthesized by a new chemically modified method. The prepared resin has advantages for biopolymer separation, high column efficiency, low column backpressure, high protein mass recovery and good resolution for proteins. The dynamic protein loading capacity of the synthesized HIC packings was 40.0 mg/ml. Six proteins were fast separated in less than 8.0 min using the synthesized HIC stationary phase. The HIC resin was firstly used for the purification and simultaneous renaturation of recombinant human interferon-gamma (rhIFN-gamma) in the extract solution containing 7.0 mol/l guanidine hydrochloride with only one step. The purity and specific bioactivity of the purified of rhIFN-gamma was found more than 95% and 1.3 x 10(8) IU/mg, respectively.     

氯甲基聚苯乙烯/硅胶复合微粒的制备与表征

采用"接出(grafting from)"方式,在溶液聚合体系中将苯乙烯(St)接枝聚合在微米级硅胶表面,制备了接枝微粒PSt/SiO2;使用新型氯甲基化试剂1,4-二氯甲氧基丁烷,对接枝在硅胶表面的聚苯乙烯进行了氯甲基化(CM)反应,制得了氯甲基聚苯乙烯/硅胶(CMPS/SiO2)复合微粒.采用热重分析(TG)测定了PSt/SiO2的接枝度,并使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察了其形貌;通过红外光谱法(FTIR)与佛尔哈德分析法表征了CMPS/SiO2的化学结构与组成.重点考察了各种因素对PSt/SiO2氯甲基化反应过程的影响规律.研究结果表明,CMPS/SiO2的制备不仅具有绿色环保的特点,而且反应容易控制.反应时间、溶剂种类与用量、催化剂种类与用量及氯甲基化试剂的用量等因素均会对该复合微粒的制备产生影响,如影响CMPS/SiO2的氯甲基化程度;抑制或促进已接枝的PSt大分子链之间通过Friedel-Crafts反应发生交联.若选用SnCl4为催化剂,以CH2Cl2为溶剂,在室温下反应10 h左右,可制得氯含量接近16 wt%(以接枝的PSt为基准计算)的CMPS/SiO2.     

The relations between absorbed dose,molecular mass distribution,and viscosity studied on aqueous solution of ovalbumin agglomerated by γ irradiation

The γ‐irradiation induced stepwise genesis of dimer, trimer, tetramer, and higher agglomerates in 1% ovalbumin aqueous solution was quantitatively followed by a SDS‐PAGE analytical method. The molecular mass distributions obtained in the dose interval form 0 to 2 kGy were used to calculate the gel dose by using Good's theory of cascade processes. The difference between the calculated value (3.5 kGy) and the measured value (8.5 kGy) is attributed to the competition between the agglomeration and the interradical conversion processes, which prevails in the higher dose region. It was estimated from the gel dose that 1 · 10²⁰ of intermolecular bonds per dm³ were necessary to form a gel from 1% ovalbumin solution. A dynamic viscosity of the solution was also measured simultaneously. A simple semiempirical equation was developed containing only one parameter—gel dose, D_g—and it fits the viscosity–dose data fairly well. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 1729–1733, 2000     

One‐Pot Fabrication of Supramolecular Polymer Particles via Situ Polymerization Stringed Assembly of a Two‐Monomer Microemulsion

Summary: A novel method, situ polymerization stringed assembly (SPSA), is proposed to prepare stable solid or hollow supramolecular polymer particles, which are assembled by numerous nanoparticles. By this method, the fabrication of primary nanoparticles (poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA), the linkers (polyvinylpyrrolidone, PVP, chains) between the nanoparticles, and the final assembled solid or hollow particles could be achieved in just one‐pot by methyl methacrylate (MMA)/N‐vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) microemulsion polymerization under UV irradiation. The structures of the supramolecular particles can be changed from solid to hollow by tuning the mass ratio of MMA/NVP in the microemulsion. AFM, TEM, and SEM experiments are performed to identify the results.

AFM image of the PMMA/PVP solid particles obtained from the photopolymerization of the microemulsion containing 20 wt.‐% MMA, 10 wt.‐% NVP, and 5 × 10⁻² wt.‐% BP.     

New method of producing mono-sized polymer gel particles using microchannel emulsification and UV irradiation

It has been established that the combination of microchannel (MC) emulsification and UV-induced gelation is quite effective in producing mono-sized gel particles from acryloyl-type monomer/polymer solutions. MC emulsification allows one to produce the monomer solution droplets with less than ca. 5% relative standard deviation. On the other hand, using UV-induced gelation technique, pre-gel droplets containing a photoinitiator gelate by irradiation of UV light for a few minutes without requiring heating and/or intermediate adding of reaction accelerator. Conveniently, the particle size is adjusted from a few m to ca. 100-m by changing the slit size of the MC plate. Furthermore, gel particles may contain a variety of materials, such as metals, pigments, dyes, oils, bubbles, or others, suggesting various potential industrial applications.     

构建巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐氧化还原引发体系实现丙烯腈在硅胶微粒表面的高效接枝聚合

使用偶联剂γ-巯丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPMS,KH-590),对微米级硅胶微粒进行了表面化学改性,将巯基引入硅胶微粒表面(SiO2-MPMS),构成巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐氧化-还原引发体系,探索研究了丙烯腈在硅胶微粒表面的引发接枝聚合,制得了高接枝度(30 g/100g)的接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN.采用红外光谱(FTIR)、扫描电镜(SEM)及热重分析(TGA)等方法对接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN进行了表征.在此基础上,重点研究了主要因素对巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系引发AN接枝聚合的影响.研究结果表明,类似于羟基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系,巯基-Ce(Ⅳ)盐体系也可以有效地引发乙烯基单体在固体微粒表面接枝聚合.与在固体微粒表面引入可聚合双键的"grafting through"接枝聚合法相比,铈盐引发的接枝聚合,由于活性位点居于载体表面,故具有高的接枝度,是一种高效率的表面引发接枝法.为制得高接枝度的接枝微粒SiO2-MPMS-g-PAN,本研究体系适宜的酸浓度为0.25 mol/L;Ce(Ⅳ)盐浓度为5.0×10-3 mol/L;接枝聚合宜在50℃下进行.     

Incorporation of 5‐Hydroxyindazole into the Self‐Polymerization of Dopamine for Novel Polymer Synthesis

Investigation into the mussel‐inspired polymerization of dopamine has led to the realization that other compounds possessing potential quinone structures could undergo similar self‐polymerizations in mild buffered aqueous conditions. To this end, 5‐hydroxyindazole was added to a dopamine polymerization matrix in varying amounts, to study its incorporation into a polydopamine coating of silica particles. Solid‐state ¹³C NMR spectroscopy confirmed the presence of the indazole in the polymer shell when coated onto silica gel. SEM and DLS analysis also confirmed that the presence of the indazole in the reaction matrix yielded monodisperse polymer‐coated particles, which retained their polymer shell upon HF etching, except when high levels of the indazole were used. Characterization data and examination of incorporation mechanism suggests that the 5‐hydroxyindazole performs the function of a chain‐terminating agent. Cytotoxicity studies of the polymer particles containing 5‐hydroxyindazole showed dramatically lower toxicity levels compared to polydopamine alone.

     

The dissolution of ionized water-insoluble carboxylated polymer particles in the nonionic emulsifier solution

It was found that 276 nm-sized styrene-butyl acrylate-methacrylic acid terpolymer (P(S-BA-MAA)) (50.4/40.9/8.7, molar ratio) particles produced by emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization dissolved in a polyoxyethylene nonylphenylether nonionic emulsifier aqueous solution at pH values above 11 and above 25°C resulted in polymer microemulsion. The weight-average diameter of P(S-BA-MAA) microparticles in the solution was 31 nm, which was measured by dynamic light scattering spectroscopy. Such a dissolution of the particles was not observed in the absence of the emulsifier.Part CXLI of the series Studies on Suspension and Emulsion.     

表面引发接枝聚合法制备高接枝度的接枝微粒SiO2-g-PMAA

将偶联剂γ-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(AMPS)键合在硅胶微粒表面,得到改性微粒AMPS-SiO2;使改性微粒表面的氨基与溶液中的过硫酸铵构成氧化-还原引发体系,实现了甲基丙烯酸(MAA)在硅胶微粒的表面引发接枝聚合,制得了高接枝度(0.30 g/g)的接枝微粒SiO2-g-PMAA;研究了影响表面引发接枝聚合的主要因素。 结果表明,适宜的温度为40 ℃。 已接枝到硅胶表面的聚合物层对后续的接枝聚合产生阻隔作用。 适宜的引发剂用量为单体质量的1.1%,适宜的单体质量分数为5%左右。     

Further application of size-exclusion chromatography combined with small-angle X-ray scattering optics for characterization of biological macromolecules

Size-exclusion chromatography (gel filtration chromatography or gel permeation chromatography) in conjunction with online synchrotron radiation solution small-angle X-ray scattering optics, absorbance, and/or refractive index detectors was further assessed by application of biological macromolecules, such as the hollow sphere protein complex, apoferritin, and a linear polysaccharide, pullulan. The net X-ray scattering patterns of the eluted 24-mer molecule of apoferritin showed the specific character for the hollow spherical shape. The chromatographic (time-resolved) X-ray scattering data of the linear polysaccharide pullulan revealed the flexible chain structure during the chromatographic separation in an aqueous solution. These further applications demonstrated that the present measurement technique will be useful for not only the determination of the radius of gyration value of less than about 10?nm and molecular weight below several hundred thousand but also for the structural characterization of the various macromolecules during the chromatography.

Radiation-induced emulsion polymerization of ethylene. III. Emulsion polymerization with ammonium perfluorooctanoate as the emulsifier

Radiation-induced emulsion polymerization of ethylene with ammonium perfluoro-octanoate as an emulsifier was studied in order to elucidate the effect of the number of polymer particles. Owing to the stable structure of the emulsifier from a radical attack, no C? F bond was detected in the polyethylene as expected. The polyethylene produced was mostly gel containing a small amount of low molecular weight polyethylene. This may be attributable to chain transfer to the polyethylene. The effects of dose rate and of concentration of the emulsifier were determined without considering the chain-transfer reaction to the emulsifier. By considering the escape of the radical which is produced by chain transfer to the monomer from the polymer particle to the aqueous phase at the steady state, the following equation is derived: The experimental results could be explained by this equation, and the apparent rate constants were obtained.     

A new biodegradable polydepsipeptide microsphere for application in drug delivery systems

A sequential polydepsipeptide containing a tripeptide sequence L-alanyl-Lalanyl-ethyl L-glutamyl and an-hydroxy acid L-lactic acid, poly(Ala-Ala-Glu(OEt)-Lac), was synthesized to prepare the microspherical particles by the solvent evaporation process. In this case, the solvents play the most important role for the preparation of polydepsipeptide microspheres and, as an example, when 200 mg of the polydepsipeptide dissolved in 10 ml of 98/2% chloroform/dichloroacetic acid mixture was stirred at 400 rpm and 30 C, the microspherical particles with mean diameter of 58m were formed after pouring into 200 ml of 1% (w/v) poly(vinyl alcohol) solution. 17-Estradiol was incorporated into the particles, and the resulting particles were found to contain 5 mg of drug per 25 mg of the particle. The in vivo release of drug from the microspherical formulation was evaluated by measuring the pharmacological influence on rat prostate. It was found that the sufficient amount of drug, keeping the effective pharmacological influence, is supplied during the first 12-week period, followed by an incomplete supplying of drug intil the implant is perfectly degraded in vivo in the 25th week from the start of implantation.     

Preparation and characterization of film-forming raspberry-like polymer/silica nanocomposites via soap-free emulsion polymerization and the sol–gel process

Herein, we report on the synthesis of film-forming poly(styrene-co-butyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid)/SiO₂ [P(St-BA-AA)/SiO₂] nanocomposites by in situ formation of SiO₂ nanoparticles from TEOS via sol–gel process in the presence of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-functionalized poly(styrene-co-butyl acrylate) [P(St-BA)] particles fabricated by soap-free emulsion polymerization. The formed silica particles could be absorbed by polyacrylate chains on the surface of PAA-functionalized P(St-BA) particles; thus, raspberry-like polymer/silica nanocomposites would be obtained. Transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance infrared spectrum, ultraviolet–visible transmittance spectra, and thermogravimetric analysis were used to characterize the resulting composites. The results showed that the hybrid polymer/silica had a raspberry-like structure with silica nanoparticles anchored on the surface of polymer microspheres. The thermal, fire retardant, and mechanical properties and water resistance of the film were improved by incorporating silica nanoparticles, while the optical transmittance was seldom affected due to nanosized silica particles uniformly dispersed in the film.

New Method for Fabricating Aromatic Polyamide Particles with a Narrow Particle Size Distribution

Three types of aromatic polyamide particles have been prepared from reacting diamines and diacid chlorides in an acetone or dioxane solution that includes water, using the precipitation polymerization method employing ultrasonic irradiation. The particle diameters were in the range from 300 nm to 1.2 µm with a narrow size distribution. The surface morphology and crystallinity differed greatly among the particles. They began to degrade at temperatures above 400 °C. Also the morphology depended on the ultrasonic frequency. The addition of water was essential to form particles using this polymerization method. Further it was useful to increase the molecular weights of polyamide products.

     

新型暂堵酸化用自降解暂堵剂的制备及现场应用

针对传统暂堵酸化用暂堵剂颗粒耐酸性差、降解性差和除堵工艺复杂等问题，本研究通过水溶液自由基聚合法制备了一种新型的自降解暂堵剂CQZDJ。考察了单体加量、交联剂加量、引发剂加量对CQZDJ凝胶强度和降解性的影响；通过FT-IR、TGA、SEM对其结构进行表征；并对其降解机理进行了探讨；最后在长8区块的环平81-8实验井进行了现场实践。结果表明：CQZDJ凝胶强度及降解时间与单体加量、交联剂加量、引发剂加量成正比关系，且降解时间可控；降解性实验表明CQZDJ在(1%~10%)HCl溶液、水、（2%~10%）NaCl溶液中均可在4 d内完全降解，具备良好的降解性能，对地层伤害小；SEM照片显示CQZDJ的降解过程是从初始三维网状结构逐渐崩解为层状结构，最终降解为无规则线性小分子链的过程；暂堵后现场流压上升6.3 MPa，日产油由3.87 t/d增产至5.22 t/d，实现了储层的有效改造，增产效果显著。      

Synthesis and development of porous chelating polymers for the decontamination of nuclear waste

The alkaline synthesis of porous phenol-formaldehyde polymers containing iminodiacetic acid is described. Porosity is induced by the addition of a finely divided solid material (template) that is insoluble under the reaction conditions. This template is removed by dissolution after the polymerization is complete. Silica gel, carbonate salts and various other salts are used as templates. Resins containing different phenols are synthesized and their effectiveness for the removal of radioactive cesium and strontium from alkaline concentrated sodium salt brines is examined. This matrix typifies the composition of soluble defense nuclear waste.This paper was prepared in connection with work done under Contract No. DE-AC09-76SR00001 with the U.S. Department of Energy.     

Synthesis of alkali-soluble copolymer (butyl acrylate/acrylic acid) and its application in leather finishing agent

Alkali-soluble copolymer (butyl acrylate/acrylic acid) was synthesized via solution polymerization and used as the emulsifier to prepare acrylic resin for leather finishing agent. The influence of the synthetic conditions, such as the contents of acrylic acid and the initiator types on the properties of P(BA/AA) was investigated in detail. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) indicated that the polymerization reaction of P(BA/AA) was complete without “CC” absorption peak. Differential Scanning Calorimeters (DSC) analysis confirmed that the glass transition temperature (T_g) of P(BA/AA) was −44 °C, Transmission Electron microscope (TEM) indicated that the copolymer latex particles dispersed evenly and were less than 100 nm. Moreover, in contrast to acrylic resin prepared with sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and alkylphenol ethoxylates (OP-10) as the emulsifiers, the applied properties of light leather finished by acrylic resin in use of P(BA/AA) as the emulsifier were measured: The air permeability increased by 18.5% as well as the water-resistance by 28.08% and the wet rub fastness by half class, respectively.     

Molecularly Imprinted Nanospheres by Nonaqueous Emulsion Polymerization

The preparation of nanosized, molecularly imprinted polymer particles by nonaqueous emulsion polymerization is presented. Monodisperse cross‐linked polymer nanospheres with a diameter of around 100 nm were synthesized using a standard monomer mixture of methacrylic acid and ethylene dimethacrylate, containing (±)‐propranolol as a template. The rebinding efficiency of the resulting particles was determined by batch rebinding tests and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). The results indicate that the proposed imprinting process under nonaqueous conditions lead to particles with an enhanced capacity of template rebinding compared to both nonimprinted ones and to particles obtained by more conventional emulsion polymerization in water.