STUDY ON THE PROPERTIES OF BLEND OF NATURAL RUBBER LATEX/METHYL METHACRYLATE GRAFTED RUBBER LATEX BY GAMMA RADIATION

Natural rubber latex(NRL)and methyl methacrylate(MMA)grafted rubber latex were blended in different ratios and irradiated at various absorbed doses by gamma rays from Co-60 source at room temperature.The tensile properties, swelling ratio and permanent set were measured.The maximum tensile strength and modulus at 500% elongation were obtained at an absorbed dose of 8 kGy.Modulus increases from 6.99 MPa to 9.87 MPa for an increase in proportion of MMA grafted rubber from 40% to 60% in the blend at similar absorbed dose.Elongation at break and swelling ratio decrease with increasing absorbed dose as well as the MMA grafted rubber content in the blends.The decreasing trend of permanent set is high up to 5 kGy absorbed dose,and beyond that dose,it becomes almost flat.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly（phthalazinone ether nitrile） （PPEN）-polydimethylsiloxane （PDMS） block copolymers

Block copolymers with different backbone compositions have been prepared by the condensation of dimethylamino terminated poly（dimethylsiloxane） （PDMS） and hydroquinone terminated poly（phthalazinone ether nitrile） （PPEN） in the presence of chlorobenzcne/N-methyl pyrrolidone （NMP） as solvents. The products were characterized by FTIR, ^1H NMR and gel permeation chromatography. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis indicated that the block copolymers showed separated microphase.     

A MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF POLY（DIVINYLBENZENE-co-ACRYLIC ACID） IN CROSSLINKING PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATION

Divinylbenzene-80 （DVB-80） and polar monomer acrylic acid （AA） having hydrogen bonding at a total monomer loading of 5 vol% were precipitated-copolymerized in a variety of organic solvents with 2,2＇-azobis（isobutyronitrile） （AIBN） as initiator. The experiments were investigated from a two-dimensional matrix, i.e., the actual crosslinking degree of DVB varying from 0 to 80% and the solvent composition varying from 0 to 100% of toluene mixture with acetonitrile, when the mixture of acetonitrile and toluene was used as the reaction solvent. Under various reaction conditions, six distinct morphologies including soluble polymers, swellable microgels, coagulum, irregular microparticles, and nano-/micrometer microspheres were formed and the structures of these polymer architectures were described. A morphological map was utilized to discuss the effects of both crosslinking degree of DVB and composition of solvent on the transitions between morphology domains. The results demonstrated that the microspheres are formed by an internal contraction due to the marginal solvency of the continuous phase and the crosslinking of the polymer network through the covalent bonding from DVB as well as the interchain hydrogen-bonding between the carboxylic acid units.     

A STUDY ON THE YIELD STRENGTH OF SBR RAW RUBBER

the relationship between intrinsic viscosity[η] and yield strength [σ?] of SBR-1500 raw rubberwas studied. It was found that the critical molecular weight for yielding varied with temperature.The critical yield temperature of SBR--1500 is 18℃, which is equivalent to transition temperature T'_(ll)as determined by linear expansion. The transition temperature T'_(ll) of SBR increased with styrenecontent in the sample.     

STUDY ON A HYDROPHOBIC-HYDROPHILIC GRADIENT ROD

INTRODUCTIONGradient materials constitute a special case of various materials. The concentration of one of the components ofthe material, being chemically and/or physically different from other components, is allowed to change as afunction of its position in the sample, producing a predetermined gradient profile. The gradient material can be inany shape — i.e., linear, sigmoid, parabolic, flat or rod. Generally, this kind of material should have gradientsalong one direction in their stru…     

（PSF—PDMS—PHS）n／PSF共混物的相容性及表面组成

利用ＤＳＣ、ＤＭＡ、ＴＥＭ和ＸＰＳ对［ＰＳＦ－ＰＤＭＳ－ＰＨＳ］ｎ／ＰＳＦ共混物的相容性及表面组成进行了研究．结果表明，ＰＤＭＳ在共混物表面的富集与ＰＳＦ均聚物和［ＰＳＦ－ＰＤＭＳ－ＰＨＳ］ｎ中硬段的相容性有关；ＰＤＭＳ在相容的共混物体系表面的富集与对应的多嵌段共聚物组成基本相近；不相容共混物体系表面ＰＤＭＳ的富集程度相对较高，当共混物本体中有机硅含量从１％增至５％，表面层ＰＤＭＳ的含量迅速增加，可达到嵌段共聚物中ＰＤＭＳ的含量．     

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY ON THE CHAIN CONFORMATION OF ELECTROSYNTHESIZED POLY（p-PHENYLENE） FILMS

Poly（p-phenylene） （PPP） films have been electrochemically deposited on mirrorlike stainless steel （SS） electrode surfaces by direct oxidation of benzene in boron trifluoride diethyl etherate （BFEE） solutions at a constant applied potential of 1.7 V （versus Ag/AgCl）. The chain conformations of as-grown PPP films have been studied by Raman spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that high synthesis temperature favors the formation of planar PPP, and the conformation of planar PPP can be changed into torsional PPP by cooling treatment.     

FRACTAL CHARACTER OF PHASE MORPHOLOGY OF HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE/POLY（cis-BUTADIENE） RUBBER BLENDS

Evolution and fractal character of the phase morphology of high impact polystyrene/poly（cis-butadiene） rubber （HIPS/PcBR） blends during melting and mixing were investigated using scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The characteristic length L was defined as the size of particles of the dispersed phase in blends. Different fractal dimensions, Df and Din, were introduced to study the distribution width of phase dimensions in the dimensionless region and the uniformity of the spatial distribution of particles, respectively. The results showed that the average characteristic length Lm and Df increase as the volume fraction of the dispersed phase increases, when the volume fraction of the dispersed phase is lower than 50%. In other words, the size of particles increases and their distribution in the dimensionless region becomes more uniform. Meanwhile, the uniformity of the spatial distribution becomes more perfect as the volume fraction increases. At a certain composition, Lm decreases in the initial stage of the mixing and levels off in the late stage. In the initial stage, Df becomes large rapidly with the process of blending, which means that the distribution of L in the dimensionless region becomes more uniform. Meanwhile, the spatial distribution tends to be ideal rapidly in the early stage and fluctuates in a definite range in the late stage of the mixing.     

聚二甲基硅氧烷／聚氨酯共混体系的增容作用（I）

采用二甲基硅氧烷－ｂ－乙二醇嵌段共聚物（ＤＭＳ－ｂ－ＯＥ）对聚二甲基硅氧烷／聚氨酯（ＰＤＭＳ／ＰＵ）共混体系的增容，重点研究了增容共混体系的微观形态结构和软科学性能之间的关系。扫描电子显微镜、动态力学分析和力学性能测试结果表明：ＤＭＳ－ｂ－ＯＥ对ＰＤＭＳ／ＰＵ具有优良的增容作用，改善了ＰＤＭＳ／ＰＵ共混体系的相容性，提高了该共混物的力学性能。其抗张强度由３．４ＭＰａ提高到７．６ＭＰａ。     

AN ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY STUDY ON THE AGGREGATION OF ISOTACTIC POLY（METHYL METHACRYLATE）

Aggregation process of isotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) (i-PMMA) has been studied extensively for many years, and considerable progress has been made in both experimental and theoretical studies. They are, however, seldom sustained by real-space observations of the underlying morphology. In this paper, the aggregation process of i-PMMA in concentrated acetone solutions and the fractal structure of the resulting three-dimensional clusters were characterized on the basis of real-space AFM observations of their two-dimensional projection. It was found that spherical multiple-chain particles formed upon collapse and aggregation of the involving chains as a whole during quenching the solution to room temperature. By keeping the solution at room temperature, the initially formed particles stick together upon contact to form larger particles through reassembling very slowly. The succeeding collision of the enlarged spherical particles leads to the formation of small clusters. These newly formed small clusters grow when they meet with other clusters or single Brownian particles. This leads to the formation of large clusters with fractal dimension of 1.95$±0.05, which suggest a reaction-limited cluster aggregation of i-PMMA in a concentrated acetone solution. This is in accordance with the conclusion obtained by light scattering measurements.     

STUDY ON PHOTO-INDUCED ORIENTATION OF A NOVEL PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM WITH SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING （SERS） SPECTROSCOPY

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy was first utilized to study the photo-orientation behaviour of the photoreactive groups on a novel photo-alignment film surface and elucidate the generation mechanism of pretilt angle. The novel photo-alignment film was prepared by spin-coating a solution of ladderlike polysiloxane (LPS) bearing dual photoreactive group on an ITO surface and by irradiation with linear-polarized ultraviolet (LPUV) light. A Si-H terminal compound (M) containing an identical photosensitive part has been used to fabricate a model film for SERS investigation.