Dramatic stiffening of ultrathin polymer films in the rubbery regime

Recently, we (P.A. O'Connell, G.B. McKenna, Science 307, 1760 (2005)) introduced a novel nano-bubble inflation method to measure the absolute creep compliance of nanometer thick polymer films. In that work it was shown that even at film thicknesses as small as 27.5nm the glass temperature was unchanged for poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc). Perhaps more importantly, and the subject of the present work, was the observation that these ultrathin films show a dramatic stiffening in the rubbery plateau regime, i.e., the compliance was reduced by over two orders of magnitude compared to the bulk material. In the present work we substantiate the previous results in a study of the thickness dependence of the rubbery compliance of PVAc and polystyrene (PS) films for thicknesses from 13nm to 276nm. We show the substantial stiffening of the plateau region for both materials. Furthermore, the rubbery compliance (inverse of stiffness) scales with approximately the second power ( 1.8±0.2) in the film thickness for both materials.     

聚醚砜醚酮的合成与性能

以4,4′-二羟基二苯砜和4,4′-二氟二苯酮为单体, 通过溶液缩聚合成了聚醚砜醚酮(PESEK), 其分子结构相当于聚醚砜(PES)与聚醚醚酮(PEEK)的交替共聚物. 在共聚物分子中, 存在砜基、醚基和酮基, 整个结构单元形成了大共轭体系, 聚合物属无定形聚合物, 玻璃化转变温度(Tg)为198 ℃, 介于PEEK和PES的Tg之间, 其热稳定性和加工性能优于PES, 而力学性能与PES接近.     

示波极谱法测定聚碳酸酯塑料中双酚A

建立了聚碳酸酯塑料中双酚A的示波极谱测定法。聚碳酸酯塑料用蒸馏水浸泡 48h后 ,用二氯甲烷萃取 ,挥干二氯甲烷。样品中的双酚A在 80℃水浴中与硝酸反应生成硝基化合物。该化合物可在示波极谱仪上产生一灵敏的二阶导数吸附波。在 5～ 1 5 0 μg·L-1范围内峰电流与双酚A的含量呈良好线性关系。方法检出限为 2 μg·L-1,相对标准偏差为 0 .9%～ 8.5 % ,试验表明 ,方法所得结果与HPLC法所得结果间无显著差异     

Synthesis of a novel naphthalene-based poly(arylene ether-ketone) by polycondensation of 1,5-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)-2,6-dimethylnaphthalene with bisphenol a

Synthesis of 1,5-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)-2,6-dimethylnaphthalene ( 1 ), polycondensation of 1 with Bisphenol A, and properties of the obtained polymer were studied. Friedel–Crafts acylation of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene with 4-fluorobenzoyl chloride in nitrobenzene selectivity afforded 1 in 82% yield. X-ray single crystal structural analysis of 1 confirmed that the dibenzoylation proceeded regioselectively and two methyl groups sterically inhibited the coplanarity of the two aromatic planes. The polycondensation of 1 with Bisphenol A in toluene/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) mixed solvent in the presence of excess potassium carbonate as a condensation reagent was carried out at 180°C for 4 h to quantitatively afford the corresponding poly(arylene ether-ketone) (PEK) 3 with high molecular weight (M?_n～30,000) as a slightly yellow powder. As the reaction time was prolonged, both M?_n and MWD of 3 increased and the solubility of 3 in chloroform clearly decreased. By GPC-LALLS, M?_n of 3 obtained by the polycondensation for 16 h, was 85,000. The PEK 3 with high molecular weight was produced in a quantitative yield in a variety of solvents such as sulfolane. Water formed during the polycondensation hardly affected the yield and molecular weight of 3 , although a small molecular weight decrease took place. To evaluate the special effect of the methyl groups of 3 , polycondensation of 2,6-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)naphthalene 2 with bisphenol A was carried out for comparison and the corresponding PEK 4 was quantitatively obtained. Whereas 3 was soluble in ordinary organic solvents such as tet-rahydrofuran (THF), chloroform, and NMP at room temperature, 4 was insoluble in most solvents except for strong acids such as conc. sulfonic acid. The polymer 3 showed high glass transition temperature (238°C) and 5% weight loss temperature (457°C). Casting of the polymer from THF solution gave a transparent, tough, flexible, and amorphous film. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

淀粉与丙烯酸甲酯的接枝共聚物作为生物降解塑料的研究

如何解决废弃塑料制品的再资源化和使用无污染的降解塑料是当今人类急待解决的热点课题．淀粉与丙烯酸甲酯（MA）进行接技共聚以制备塑料发泡产品的研究已有报道［‘－‘1，一般认为塑料中淀粉含量在40％以上的产品，很容易在土壤中被微生物降解掉［‘］．这些研究都是在水溶液体系中进行的，本文的目的在于开发高淀粉含量的接校共聚物，为此对比了在3种不同体系（MA－CH3OHA12O三元均相溶液体系，水溶液体系和乳液体系）中得到的接校共聚物的力学性能、形态观察与组成情况，发现单纯追求高接技效率与接枝链MA的高分子量并不一定能得到…     

One‐pot synthesis of polymer/inorganic hybrids: toward readily accessible,low‐loss,and highly tunable refractive index materials and patterns

The realization that modulated light pulses can be transported in a confined fashion over long distances within a structure that comprises a controlled spatial distribution of the refractive index n—as in optical fibres and waveguides—has, without doubt, underpinned the telecommunications revolution witnessed during the 20th century. The refractive index n, quantifying how light propagates in a given medium, as a consequence, has become one of the most important materials properties in designing photonics products. The other key characteristic for most optical and photonic applications is the amount of light that is absorbed by a material, expressed as the extinction coefficient κ. Although a range of organic/inorganic hybrid materials have been advanced with tunable refractive index, only a few systems combine a high n, sufficiently low κ and straightforward sample preparation to allow simple fabrication of highly transparent, low‐loss structures. Here, we present a hybrid material that can be readily produced in water via a one‐pot synthesis directly from commercially available, low‐cost precursors. Moreover, our hybrid material can be solution‐processed, yielding systems of an extinction coefficient <0.01, and a refractive index, which can be controlled to adopt values between 1.5 to at least 2.1. Unprecedentedly, simple post‐deposition procedures such as thermal annealing or irradiation with high‐intensity UV‐light allow adjusting n also after film fabrication, offering an exceptional degree of freedom in designing and tailoring also more complex photonic architectures or planar wave‐guides, for example, through creation of in‐plane refractive index patterns. As a proof‐of‐concept, we demonstrate fabrication of waveguides based on local heating. The versatility of our materials is further illustrated by the production of lenses and dielectric filters of ～100% reflectivity in a given wavelength regime. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 000: 000–000, 2011     

Degradable and chemically recyclable epoxy resins containing acetal linkages: Synthesis,properties, and application for carbon fiber‐reinforced plastics

Four sorts of epoxy resins containing degradable acetal linkages were synthesized by the reaction of bisphenol A (BA) or cresol novolak (CN) resin with vinyl ethers containing a glycidyl group [4‐vinlyoxybutyl glycidyl ether (VBGE) and cyclohexane dimethanol vinyl glycidyl ether (CHDMVG)] and cured with known typical amine‐curing agents. The thermal and mechanical properties of the cured resins were investigated. Among the four cured epoxy resins, the CN‐CHDMVG resin (derived from CN and CHDMVE) exhibited relatively high glass transition temperature (T_g = ca. 110 °C). The treatment of these cured epoxy resins with aqueous HCl in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at room temperature for 12 h generated BA and CN as degradation main products in high yield. Carbon fiber‐reinforced plastics (CFRPs) were prepared by heating the laminated prepreg sheets with BA‐CHDMVG (derived from BA and CHDMVE) and CN‐CHDMVG, in which strands of carbon fibers are impregnated with the epoxy resins containing conventional curing agents and curing accelerators. The obtained CFRPs showed good appearance and underwent smooth breakdown with the aqueous acid treatment in THF at room temperature for 24 h to produce strands of carbon fiber without damaging their surface conditions and tensile strength. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

利用原位微纤化技术控制聚合物形态的研究进展

综述了利用原位微纤化技术控制聚合物形态的研究进展,简要介绍了原位微纤化共混物的概念、制备方法、影响成纤的因素及常见原位微纤化体系等,讨论了原位微纤化技术对碳纳米管(CNTs)/聚碳酸酯(PC)/聚乙烯(PE)、碳黑(CB)/对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)/PE及纳米碳酸钙(nano-CaCO3)/CB/PET/PE等体系的形态调控以及体系形态与力学性能、电学性能的关系,简要介绍了原位微纤化技术在废旧塑料回收方面的应用,最后阐述了原位微纤化技术的重要性并展望了其应用前景.     

Birefringence techniques for the characterization of residual stresses in injection-moulded micro-lens arrays

The presence or absence of residual stresses is a major concern in the injection moulding of plastic products used in precision optical and medical applications. Micro-lens arrays are critical components of LED displays that are produced by micro-injection moulding. Due to their small size, residual stresses in these micro-lens arrays are difficult to measure and characterize. The birefringence method was used in this paper to evaluate residual stresses in injection-moulded micro-lens arrays and the finite element simulation method was also employed to predict their distribution. Comparable results from both experiments and simulation were obtained. It is found that the mould temperature is the most significant processing parameter. The value of maximum residual stress is smaller when the mould temperature is higher. The birefringence method is applicable and efficient for the measurement of residual stress in injection-moulded plastic micro-optics.