Impact‐specific essential work of fracture of maleic anhydride‐compatibilized polypropylene/elastomer blends and their composites

Charpy drop‐weight‐impact and essential work of fracture (EWF) characteristics of maleic anhydride (MA)‐compatibilized styrene–ethylene butylene–styrene (SEBS)/polypropylene (PP) blends and their composites reinforced with short glass fibers (SGFs) were investigated. MA was grafted to either SEBS copolymer (SEBS‐g‐MA) or PP (PP‐g‐MA). The mPP blend was prepared by the compounding of 95% PP and 5% PP‐g‐MA. Drop‐weight‐impact results revealed that the mPP specimen had an extremely low impact strength. The incorporation of SEBS or SEBS‐g‐MA elastomers into mPP improved its impact strength dramatically. Similarly, the addition of SEBS was beneficial for enhancing the impact strength of the SGF/SEBS/mPP and SGF/SEBS‐g‐MA/mPP hybrids. A scanning electron microscopy examination of the fractured surfaces of impact specimens revealed that the glass‐fiber surfaces of the SGF/SEBS/mPP and SGF/SEBS‐g‐MA/mPP hybrids were sheathed completely with deformed matrix material. This was due to strong interfacial bonding between the phase components of the hybrids associated with the MA addition. Impact EWF tests were carried out on single‐edge‐notched‐bending specimens at 3 m s^?1. The results showed that pure PP, mPP, and the composites only exhibited specific essential work. The nonessential work was absent in these specimens under a high‐impact‐rate loading condition. The addition of SEBS or SEBS‐g‐MA elastomer to mPP increased both the specific essential and nonessential work of fracture. This implied that elastomer particles contributed to the dissipation of energy at the fracture surface and in the outer plastic zone at a high impact speed of 3 m s^?1. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 40: 1881–1892, 2002     

Machines Over the Reals and Non-Uniformity

We survey the research performed in the last few years on a specific topic: the power of real machines over binary inputs. This research attempts to characterize the classes of decision problems over a finite alphabet - say {0,1} - which can be decided by real machines working under several resource restrictions. Non-uniformity appears here in a natural way. However, since this is a technical concept which is not widely known, we summarize in Section 2 some of the intuitive notions, as well as a few basic theorems related to it. In Section 3 we do this for the subject of real machines and then, in Section 4 we present the state of the art of the surveyed topic. We devote Section 1 to introduce the main concepts of complexity theory. Proofs in this article are quite sketchy and are included more to convey intuitive ideas than to completely prove the claimed statements. Bibliographical references to the original literature are supplied for the latter purpose.     

N—酰化壳聚糖膜性能的研究

讨论了一系列N-酰化壳聚糖膜的抗张强度、透水性、VB_(12)的透过性、透氧性以及血液相容性。N-已酰化壳聚糖膜具有良好的血液相容性。在制膜过程中,加入分子量为1500的聚乙二醇为致孔剂,则可使N-己酰化壳聚糖膜的渗透性有较大提高。同时保持较好的血液相容性和强度。     

壳聚糖-明胶共混膜

用溶液共混法成功地制备了壳聚糖与明胶共混膜,并用红外光谱, Ｘ 射线衍射,扫描电镜,透光率,吸水率及力学性能测试对共混膜进行了表征结果表明,共混膜中壳聚糖分子与明胶分子间存在强的相互作用及良好的相容性,壳聚糖的引入有利于减小明胶的吸水率,改善其力学性能     

物理老化对PEK-C、PES-C及其复合材料的玻璃化转变热焓松弛特征的影响

本文用DSC技术研究了物理老化对PEK-C、PES-C及其共混物和复合材料玻璃化转变的影响.老化时间(t)延长,玻璃化转变温度(T_g)、热焓松弛峰温(T_(max))、峰高(△C_(pmax))和热焓(△H)提高;△H与lgt成线性关系.碳黑或碳纤维对PES-C的物理老化行为无影响,而反应性乙炔端基砜(ATS)固化物能限制PEK-C和PES-C在T_g以下温度的物理老化过程.利用物理老化能更为方便地判断多相体系的相容性,结果表明PEK-C/PSF为相容体系,而PEK-C/PES-C相容性较差.     

抗凝血聚氨酯材料的研究进展

聚氨酯由于其优良的抗凝血性能和良好的物理机械性能而成为目前研究和应用最广的一种生物医用高分子材料。本文就嵌段型聚氨酯、拦枝型聚氨酯、离子型聚氨酯及其它具有良好发展前景的聚氨酯抗凝血材料的研究进展作扼要综述。     

Positron annihilation and differential scanning calorimetry studies of polyacrylamide and poly(dimethylacrylamide)/poly(ethylene glycol) blends

Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements were performed for blends of polyacrylamide (PAM) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and blends of poly(dimethylacrylamide) (PDMAM) and PEG. The samples were prepared by codissolution in a concentration range of 0–100 wt % PEG. The thermal behavior, characterized by DSC measurements, showed similar variations of the glass‐transition temperatures (T_g's) with the PEG concentration for the two systems. Pure PAM and PDMAM presented T_g's of 188 and 111 °C, respectively. A relatively small and nearly linearly decreasing T_g was observed for the two systems in the range of 20–80 wt % PEG. PEG crystals were present in all blend compositions, and no melting point depression was observed. The thermal results pointed to the partial miscibility of the blends. The degree of crystallinity of PEG increased with increasing PEG concentration for the PDMAM/PEG systems. The ortho‐positronium lifetime (τ₃) increased with increasing PEG concentration for both blends. However, the parameter of the ortho‐positronium formation probability (I₃) decreased with the PEG concentration. The product τI₃, which was proportional to the total free volume fraction, was approximately constant with the PEG concentration for PDMAM blends and increased with the PEG concentration for PAM systems. This result may be interpreted as a consequence of a more heterogeneous structure in PAM blends. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs of blends with 40 and 80 wt % PEG provided evidence of the regions associated with PEG crystallites. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 1493–1500, 2003     

In vitro evaluation of cellulose acetate hemodialyzer immobilized with heparin

In this study, heparin was immobilized onto cellulose acetate hollow fibers to improve the anticoagulation performance during hemodialysis. In vitro evaluation was carried out using mini‐hemodialyzer circulating with fresh porcine whole blood to simulate kidney therapy. The dialysis performance and hemocompatibility were estimated. The results showed that heparinized hemodialyzer could be used through out the whole dialysis time (4 hr) without injecting additional heparin to prevent coagulation in the dialysis system. In addition, the hemocompatibility was evaluated by measuring activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), and fibrinogen time (FT). The complete blood count (CBC) including red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (Hgb), hematocrit (Hct), white blood cell (WBC), and platelet were determined. The results showed that heparinization could keep the CBC stable during dialysis, whereas unmodified cellulose acetate hemodialyzer would cause a decrease in RBC unless heparin was injected during dialysis. Heparinized hemodialyzer showed longer APTT, PT, and FT than unmodified hemodialyzer. Heparinized hemodialyzer also showed slightly higher clearance than unmodified hemodialyzer. These results indicated that the dialysis performance and hemocompatibility of cellulose acetate hemodialyzer could be improved by the immobilization of heparin. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

聚砜/聚醚砜相容性对合金膜结构和性能的影响

通过混合焓法预测并用相差显微镜表征了PSF/PES合金体系的相容性,表明二者为相容性比较差的部分相容体系.合金膜中聚合物的组成影响PSF/PES间的相容性,进而影响合金膜的结构和性能.随合金体系相容性下降,膜的平均孔径显著增加,水通量增大而相应的截留率下降;研究表明,改变PSF/PES间的相容性是调节膜结构、提高膜性能的有效方法.     

Aqueous biphasic systems formed by nonionic polymers II. Concentration effects of inorganic salts on phase separation

Concentration effects of KSCN, KClO₄, KI, KBr, KNO₃, KCl, KF and K₂SO₄ on the compatibility of dextran with ficoll, polyvinylpyrrolidone and poly(ethylene glycol) at fixed polymer concentration ratios were studied in aqueous solution. The results obtained are considered in terms of the Patterson theory of-effect. It is assumed that phase separation in an aqueous solution of two nonionic polymers results from the appearance of two different water structures in the vicinity of the phase polymers. The data obtained are considered in terms of the concept of salting-in-salting-out effects of neutral salts on aqueous solubility of biopolymers. The salt effects observed are attributed to two antagonistic influences of salts on the electrostatic (dipole-dipole) polymer-water interactions and on the water-water interactions in the vicinity of the phase polymers.