阴离子对银胶凝聚作用的影响

借助紫外-可见吸收光谱、透射电子显微镜和拉曼光谱技术, 研究了几种阴离子(OH−、CO32−、SO42−、NO3−)对黄银胶的存在状态的影响. 研究发现, 阴离子的加入会引起胶体的凝聚和聚集体外形的改变, 造成吸收光谱长波区新峰和异常拉曼光谱信号的出现. 比较这些实验现象, 再结合相应的理论分析, 揭示了不同的阴离子和胶体间不同的作用方式和造成这些差别的可能原因.     

Effect of Glass Substrates on the Formation of Gold-Silver Colloids in Nanocomposite Thin Films

A sol-gel route to synthesize nanocomposite thin films containing phase separated metal colloids of gold (Au) and silver (Ag) was developed. Ag—Au colloids were prepared in silica films using dip coating technique. The annealing of the samples in air results in the formation of phase separated Ag and Au colloids in SiO₂ thin films, showing the surface plasmon peaks at 410 nm and 528 nm. For the synthesis of phase separated Ag and Au colloids on float glass substrates, formation of the silver colloids was found strongly dependent on the surface of the float glass. On the tin rich surface formation of both gold and silver colloids took place, whereas, on the tin poor surface the formation of only gold colloids was observed. The surface dependence of the formation of silver colloids was attributed to the presence of tin as Sn²⁺ state on the glass surface, which oxidizes into Sn⁴⁺ during heat treatment, reducing Ag⁺ into silver colloids.     

Precisely Controlled Multidimensional Covalent Frameworks: Polymerization of Supramolecular Colloids

Rapid and selective removal of micropollutants from water is important for the reuse of water resources. Despite hollow frameworks with specific functionalized porous walls for the selective adsorption based on a series of interactions, tailoring a stable shape of nanometer- and micrometer-sized architectures for the removal of specific pollutants remains a challenge. Here, exactly controlled sheets, tubes, and spherical frameworks were presented from the crosslinking of supramolecular colloids in polar solvents. The frameworks strongly depended on the architecture of original supramolecular colloids. As the entropy of colloids increased, the initial laminar framework rolled up into hollow tubules, and then further curled into hollow spheres. These shape-persistent frameworks showed unprecedented selectivity as well as specific recognition for the shape of pollutants, thus contributing to efficient pollutant separation.     

两性高分子作为保护剂的贵金属胶体的制备及其催化氢化活性

在金属催化领域,近年来人们对于高分子保护金属胶体的研究表现出很大的兴趣。高分散、窄分布金属胶体的制备研究成为众多工作者努力的目标。这在沟通分子催化与凝聚相物质催化间的联系有着重要的理论意义和应用价值。人们作出了种种努力设法获得高分散、窄分布的金属胶体。如:Bradley等报导用金属蒸汽冷凝法,Schmid等用水溶性三苯膦磺酸钠小分子配位体作为稳定剂,Esumi等用在有机溶剂中热解金属化合物的方法,Toshima等利用表面活性剂形成胶束的方法,Nagy的工作也很相似。这些工作在一定程度上取得进展。     

动力学体系中双组份的协同效应研究及其分析应用

用停流ＦＩＡ－分光光度法研究了铬（Ⅵ）－碘化钾动力学反应体系中铁(Ⅱ)和钒(Ⅳ)的协同诱导效应，以协同系数（Ｄ）表示二者相互作用程度的大小，在此基础上提出了一种新的动力学双组份同时测定的方法，本法可扩大前述方法的线性范围，并降低检测限，测定了模拟水样品中铁和钒的含量，结果满意。     

Phase Separation and Organisation of Colloidal Spheres Suspended in Sheared Lyotropic Liquid‐Crystalline Polymers

Summary: Organisation behaviours of spherical particles suspended in sheared, lyotropic, liquid‐crystalline polymer solutions have been investigated using polarizing optical microscopy. We find that in a nematic phase the particles phase separate and adopt anisotropic chain‐like structures along the director. An earring defect is observed around a single particle whereas a cross or strings defect between neighbouring particles is found to serve as a repulsive barrier to prevent the particles from contacting each other. A theoretical analysis is presented to explain this new phenomenon.

An optical micrograph of 0.01 wt.‐% glass spheres suspended in a nematic solution of 40 wt.‐% ethyl cellulose in chloroform under an external shear force.     

Supramolecular Complexes of Multivalent Cholesterol‐Containing Polymers to Solubilize Carbon Nanotubes in Apolar Organic Solvents

Copolymers of 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) and cholesteryloxycarbonyl‐2‐hydroxymethacrylate (CEM) were prepared by reversible addition–fragmentation chain‐transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Supramolecular complexes of these copolymers with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were soluble in THF, toluene, and isooctane. The colloidal solutions remained stable for months without aggregation. The rationale for the choice of CEM was based on the high adsorption energy of cholesterol on the CNT surface, as computed by DFT calculations. Adsorption isotherms were experimentally measured for copolymers of various architectures (statistical, diblock, and star copolymers), thereby demonstrating that 2–5 cholesterol groups were adsorbed per polymer chain. Once the supramolecular complex had dried, the CNTs could be easily resolubilized in isooctane without the need for high‐power sonication and in the absence of added polymer. Analysis by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that the CNTs were devoid of bundles. The supramolecular complexes could also be employed in an inverse emulsion polymerization of 2‐hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) in isooctane and dodecane, thereby leading to the formation of a continuous polymeric sheath around the CNTs. Thus, this technique leads to the formation of very stable dispersions in non‐polar organic solvents, without altering the fundamental properties of the CNTs.     

Pattern Evolution Induced by Periodic Temperature Modulation in a Binary Polymeric Mixture

Summary: The process of periodic phase separation is numerically studied based on Cahn‐Hilliard‐Cook theory for a binary polymer blend. The model system is quenched blow and above the critical point alternatively. And hierarchic morphologies consisting of large and small domains are observed. As the periodic phase separation proceeds, small domains are created and destroyed periodically, whereas large domains keep growing. Within the first half of each period, the behavior of small domains is similar to the two‐step phase separation. And the quench to one‐phase region during the second half period not only decreases the peak intensity of structure function for large domains, but also eliminates the high‐wave number peak corresponding to small domains. The average order parameter under oscillatory quenches exhibits a periodic behavior. The minimum of average order parameter in each period approaches to its equilibrium value monotonously and the maximum value increase in the early time regime and decrease in the late time regime. The magnitude of oscillation has considerable effects on the evolution of hierarchic structures. Small magnitude of oscillation hinders the formation of hierarchic morphologies. Moreover, large magnitude of oscillation slows down the coarsening of large domains in the early stage of periodic phase separation and accelerates the growth of large domains in the late time regime. In addition, no scaling invariance could be observed for the net growth of large domains.

Snapshot picture of periodic phase separation with \bar \chi , Δχ, and τ_p.     

Deformation of a Polymer Brush Immersed in a Binary Solvent

An analog of the Alexander‐De Gennes box model is used for the theoretical investigation of an external deformation of polymer brushes in a mixture of two solvents. The basic solvent A and the admixture B are assumed to be highly incompatible (Flory‐Huggins parameter χ_AB = 3.5). The thermodynamics of a polymer in the solvents A and B is described by parameters χ_A and χ_B, χ_A > χ_B. The brush behavior under deformation is investigated with regard to solvent composition and polymer‐solvent interactions. It is shown that in a pre‐binodal range of the solvent composition Φ_B < Φ_B⁰ in the bulk (here Φ_B⁰ is a binodal value) there is such a value of Φ_B = Φ _B* that deformation does not affect solvent composition inside the brush. This invariant quantity Φ _B*, being a function of only thermodynamic parameters, is independent of the brush characteristics, such as grafting density. It is shown that two types of the first‐order phase transitions can arise in the system considered: a compositional phase transition induced by a change in the solvent composition in the bulk, and a deformational phase transition caused by an external deformation of the brush. The value of Φ _B* defines a borderline concentration of the admixture in the bulk; the brush behavior in the ranges 00 ⪇ Φ_B ⪇ Φ _B* and Φ _B* ⪇ Φ_B < Φ_B⁰ are different. If no compositional phase transition occurs in the system, the deformational phase transition should arise under stretching at Φ _B* ⪇ Φ_B. If the compositional phase transition exists, it is realized in the range Φ_B < Φ _B* and causes the deformational phase transition in this concentration range, not only under stretching, but also under compression. Microphase segregation inside the brush is demonstrated for both phase transitions despite overestimation of the brush homogeneity in the box model.     

Isoconversional Kinetic Analysis of Thermally Stimulated Processes in Polymers

Summary: Isoconversional kinetic analysis involves evaluating a dependence of the effective activation energy on conversion or temperature and using this dependence for making kinetic predictions and for exploring the mechanisms of thermally stimulated processes. The paper discusses major results obtained by the authors in the area of the isoconversional analysis of polymer kinetics over the past decade. It provides a brief introduction to isoconversional methods and surveys the impact made by isoconversional analysis in several application areas that include kinetic predictions, thermal degradation, crosslinking (curing), glass transition, and glass and melt crystallization. It is concluded that isoconversional analysis has been used broadly and fruitfully because it presents a fortunate compromise between the single‐step Arrhenius kinetic treatments and the prevalent occurrence of processes whose kinetics are multi‐step and/or non‐Arrhenius.

An isoconversional method applies the Arrhenius equation to a narrow temperature region, ΔT related to a given extent of conversion.     

Glass Transition Temperature and Value of the Relaxation Time at Tg in Vitreous Polymers

Summary: Many works focused on glassy polymers determine values of glass transition temperature (T_g) and an overview of the literature shows that depending on the method used, values of T_g are found different for the same material. In this paper, a review of data collected on different materials are used and interpreted in term of molecular mobility characterized by relaxation time functions. By using three independent experimental procedures (dielectric, thermally depolarized current and calorimetric), we show that the value of the glass transition and the value of the relaxation time at T_g can be correctly determined. It is also shown that the assumption: τ _(Tg) = 100 s is constant, is not correct. The protocol proposed also allows the determination of the value of the fragility index “m” of the glass forming liquid with a great accuracy.     

Thermally Stimulated Current Spectroscopy of Amorphous and Semi-Crystalline Polymers

Thermally Stimulated Current (TSC) spectrometry has been applied to the characterization of polymeric materials. The study of a series of amorphous polymers having different physical structures has shown that the compensation parameters are independent of physical aging; contrarily, the activation enthalpy distribution reflects the evolution of the heterogeneity of the amorphous phase. In copolymers, TSC allows us to identify segregated amorphous phases. In semi-crystalline polymers, with semi-rigid chains, we have shown the existence of an amorphous crystalline interphase characterized by a plateau in the temperature distribution of activation enthalpy. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

两种环境敏感高分子在相分离免疫分析中的比较研究

进行了两种环境敏感高分子在相分离免疫分析嗜水气单胞菌外膜蛋白(outer membrane protein, OMP)中的比较研究. 首先合成温度敏感高分子聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺和pH敏感高分子聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺-甲基丙烯酸), 分别以N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺丙烯酸酯(NAS)和碳二亚胺(EDCI)作为偶联剂与抗OMP抗体(Ab)偶联形成抗体复合物(Ab-polymer), 在竞争型免疫测定中, OMP标准溶液与异硫氰酸荧光素标记OMP在均相条件下竞争性地与Ab-polymer反应, 调节外界环境分离出高分子免疫复合物沉淀, 重新溶解后荧光法定量, 两种体系的OMP浓度均在400～3000 ng/mL范围内与荧光强度呈良好线性关系, 检出限分别为84.7和39.6 ng/mL. pH敏感高分子相比于温度敏感高分子具有以下优点: 可以在37 ℃的生理温度进行免疫反应, 进一步提高了免疫反应的速度和效率; 可利用高分子本身的活性基团进行Ab的固定, 固定化效率、固定Ab的免疫反应活性较之NAS偶联法得到了提高; 有更高的检测灵敏度. 因此, pH敏感高分子更适合于作为相分离免疫分析的载体.     

Thermochromic Properties of Silver Colloids Embedded in SiO2 Gels

By using the sol-gel process, colloids are prepared by the spontaneous reduction of silver ions, where the presence or absence of ethanol plays an important role. Thermochromic properties are observed in these gels in the temperature range between 15°C and 150°C. In the UV-Vis region the transmission spectrum red shift of the cut-off is employed to study these properties as a function of the temperature; a shift from 300 to 750 nm is observed. Originally, a broad shoulder centered at 435 nm is seen in gels prepared in the absence of ethanol and at 425 nm with ethanol, corresponding to surface plasmon resonances of the small silver particles in the colloids. These particles are responsible for the various colors observed in the gels. Additionally, the influence of temperature on the color stability, as well as on the influence shown by ethanol on the rate of displacement of the transmission cut-off wavelength, are studied.     

Theoretical Modeling of the Phase Separation Dynamics in Blends of Reactive Monomers

Summary: Experimental observations of the dynamics of phase behavior for blends of reactive constituents, i.e. diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), curing agent methylene dianiline (MDA), and a reactive liquid rubber (R45EPI), have been theoretically modeled by coupling system thermodynamics governed by a summation of the free energies of mixing and network elasticity with reaction kinetics and diffusion equations. Snap‐shots of the temporal evolution of ternary phase diagrams have been established based on the self‐condensation reactions of DGEBA‐MDA and R45EPI as well as a cross‐reaction between the two constituents forming a copolymer. Numerical solution of the proposed mean‐field model provides good qualitative agreement with experimental results, namely, the observance of phase separation followed by a phase dissolution and subsequent secondary segregation in a 50/25.4/50 DGEBA/MDA/R45EPI mixture, as well as a single gradual phase separation in a 70/25.4/30 mixture. The phase separation dynamics are explained by a competition between the growth in molecular weights of the reactive species rendering the systems towards instability, and the formation of copolymer acting to compatibilize the mixtures.

Theoretical phase diagram for a DGEBA/MDA/R45EPI system.     

乙二醇中铜胶体共振光散射光谱

在乙二醇中,以聚乙烯吡咯烷酮（PVP）为分散剂,抗坏血酸（VC）为还原剂和抗氧化剂,还原CuSO4制得铜胶体溶液。 通过XRD、UV-Vis与共振光散射（RLS）光谱对铜胶体进行表征。 结果表明,铜胶体为面心立方晶体结构的0价铜,在592~602 nm呈现典型的等离子共振吸收峰,体系具有明显的RLS特征,最大散射波长在468 nm。 考察了反应条件、体系的稳定性与共存离子对乙二醇中铜胶体RLS的影响。 结果表明,适宜的反应条件为：试剂按照VC、CuSO4和PVP的加入顺序,3种物质量的比按照n(VC)/n(Cu2+)=15、n(PVP-K30)/n(Cu2+)=1.4;反应温度60 ℃;反应时间1 h,反应得到的铜胶体可稳定放置1 d。 在适宜条件下,ρ(Cu2+)在5.12~12.8 mg/L范围内与散射光强度（ΔIRLS）成正比,回归方程为ΔI=7 420.2ρ-631.8（r=0.9962）,检出限（3σ）为0.63 μg/L。 0.64 mg/L MnSO4、CdSO4和ZnSO4,1.28 mg/L KI,64 mg/L Na2CO3和Ca(OH)2,960 mg/L CH3CH2OH,640 mg/L CH3OH和320 mg/L CH3CH2CH2OH均不干扰10 mg/L Cu2+溶液的测量。 由此建立一种利用RLS光谱测定乙二醇中铜离子的简便方法。     

A Study of Relationship Between Universality in Fractal Colloids Aggregation and Time-dependent SERS

The relationship between the rule of time-dependent surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) intensity of adsorbed pyridine in AgBr sol and silver bromide colloidal fractal aggregation is studied in this paper. The experimental results support the view of universality in colloidal aggregation and suggest that SERS may be a useful tool in the study of kinetics of colloidal aggregation.     

Influence of Electro-Acoustic Effects on the Electro-Optic Response of Charged Colloids

Low-frequencyanomalous electro-optic behavior of colloidal systems (sign reversal and deviations from Kerr low) is considered in the light of electrically induced acoustic modes. The latter were recently detected and investigated in samples of isotropic spherical particles. Their linear dependence on field intensity explains the low-field “permanent dipole” behavior of charged colloids. The coupling of anisotropy and density fluctuations results in the complicated frequency curves of the electro-optic responses of anisometric particles.     

Atomistic Simulation of Bulk Mechanics and Local Dynamics of Amorphous Polymers

Summary: In order to have better insight into the polymer specifics of the dynamic glass transition molecular dynamics (MD) computer simulations of three glass-formers have been carried out: low-molecular-weight isopropylbenzene (iPB), brittle atactic polystyrene (PS) and tough bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC). Simulation of the uniaxial deformation of these mechanically different types of amorphous polymers shows that the mechanical experimental data could be realistically reproduced. Now the objective is to study the local orientational mobility in the non-deformed isotropic state and to find the possible connection of the segmental dynamics with the different bulk mechanical properties. Local orientational mobility has been studied via Legendre polynomials of the second order and CONTIN analysis. Insight into local orientational dynamics on a range of length- and time scales is acquired. The fast transient ballistic process describing the very initial part of the relaxation has been observed for all temperatures. For all three simulated materials the slowing down of cage escape (α-relaxation) follows mode-coupling theory above T_g, with non-universal, material-specific exponents. Below T_g universal activated segmental motion has been found. At high temperature the α process is merged with the β process. The β process which corresponds to the motions within cage continues below T_g and can be described by an activation law.