反应性聚合物微凝胶的合成及应用

反应性聚合物微凝胶是一种具有反应活性,分子内交联的高分子。它具有优良的加工性能,涂膜的力学性能及耐久性也十分优异,主要应用于制备高档涂料或对涂料进行改性,本文着重介绍了反应性聚合物微凝胶的合成方法及其在涂料改性方面的应用。     

土壤中钢铁表面防护层缺陷的电化学检测

基于电化学阻抗谱技术建立了实验室检测钢铁表面防护层破损与剥离的电化学方法。提出了在一定频率范围内以电极阻抗幅值比Ｋ的变化关系作为防护层缺陷状态的表征。用此方法测定了土壤中阴极保护的表面涂覆不同状态石油沥青防护层的Ａ３钢模拟度片,得到了较为满意的结果。     

The characterization of telephone cord buckling of compressed thin films on substrates

The topology of the telephone cord buckling of compressed diamond-like carbon films (DLC) on glass substrates has been characterized with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and with the focused ion beam (FIB) imaging system. The profiles of the several buckles have been measured by AFM to establish the symmetry of each repeat unit, revealing similarity with a circular buckle pinned at its center. By making parallel cuts through the buckle in small, defined locations, straight-sided buckles have been created on the identical films, enabling the residual stress in the film to be determined from the profile.It has been shown that the telephone cord topology can be effectively modeled as a series of pinned circular buckles along its length, with an unpinned circular buckle at its front. The unit segment comprises a section of a full circular buckle, pinned to the substrate at its center. The model is validated by comparing radial profiles measured for the telephone cord with those calculated for the pinned buckle, upon using the residual stress in the film, determined as above. Once validated, the model has been used to determine the energy release rate and mode mixity, G(ψ).The results for G(ψ) indicate that the telephone cord configuration is preferred when the residual stress in the DLC is large, consistent with observations that straight-sided buckles are rarely observed, and, when they occur, are generally narrower than telephone cords. Telephone cords are observed in many systems, and can be regarded as the generic morphology. Nevertheless, they exist subject to a limited set of conditions, residing within the margin between complete adherence and complete delamination, provided that the interface has a mode II toughness low enough to ensure that the buckle crack does not kink into the substrate.     

Microstructure and wear resistance of Al–SiC composites coatings on ZE41 magnesium alloy

Al and Al–SiC composites coatings were prepared by oxyacetylene flame spraying on ZE41 magnesium alloy substrates. Coatings with controlled reinforcement rate of up to 23 vol.% were obtained by spraying mixtures containing aluminium powder with up to 50 vol.% SiC particles. The coatings were sprayed on the magnesium alloy with minor degradation of its microstructure or mechanical properties. The coatings were compacted to improve their microstructure and protective behaviour. The wear behaviour of these coatings has been tested using the pin-on-disk technique and the reinforced coatings provided 85% more wear resistance than uncoated ZE41 and 400% more than pure Al coatings.     

Finite Element Analysis of Piezoelectric Polymer-Coated D-Fiber Intended for Electric Field Sensing

We report, for the first time, the advantage of using a polymer-coated D-fiber over conventional circular fiber as the sensing element in an all-fiber electric field sensor. Finite element analysis has been used to studythe strains in a D-fiber subjected to an external electric field. The optical D-fiber carrying a transversely poled piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymer coating was modeled by using three-dimensional stress analysis. The response of the D-fiber electric field sensor was determined over a wide frequency range from 100 Hz to 50 MHz. The modeling predicts that the resulting strains will cause a phase shift of 0.06 rad V m in the low-frequency (axially unconstrained) region and 0.002 rad V m in the high-frequency (axially constrained)region. An increase in the phase modulation sensitivity by a factor of 3 compared to conventional circular fiber has been achieved by utilizing the unique properties of the D-fiber structure.     

Development of electroless Ni-Zn-P/nano-TiO2 composite coatings and their properties

Ni-Zn-P-TiO₂ composite coatings were successfully obtained on low carbon steel by electroless plating technique. Deposits were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive analysis (EDS) studies. The hardness and microstructure of as plated and heat treated Ni-Zn-P and Ni-Zn-P-TiO₂ composite coatings were analyzed. The change in microstructure and higher hardness was noticed for heat treated composite. The corrosion resistance behavior of as plated and heat treated Ni-Zn-P and Ni-Zn-P-TiO₂ coatings was investigated by anodic polarization, Tafel plots and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic (EIS) studies in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The composite coating exhibited enhanced corrosion resistance property over Ni-Zn-P coating.     

All-optical data-latch experiments for photonic access nodes in the photonic highway

A novel approach to direct access at the optical level is proposed. We conducted experiments on all-optical data-latch functions using bistable laser diodes (LDs) for all-optical droplinsert operation in a 50-Mbitls data highway.     

Optical properties of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles dispersed on sol–gel silica spheres

Two types of γ-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles, pure γ-Fe₂O₃ and γ-Fe₂O₃ dispersed on sol–gel silica spheres (γ-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂) in thin film form were prepared by the sol–gel technique. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, optical transmittance and FTIR studies along with photoluminescence measurements were carried out for characterizing the samples. The X-ray diffraction patterns of both γ-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles and γ-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂ indicated their phase-pure forms which were supported by the FTIR spectra. The average sizes of the nanoparticles obtained from transmission electron microscopy studies were 4 nm for both types of samples. Optical transmittance studies indicated direct allowed transitions with two band gaps at 2.43 and 3.07 eV. Although both types of samples showed excitonic luminescence at 2.38 eV (at room temperature), the luminescence intensity of the γ-Fe₂O₃/SiO₂ was higher than that of pure γ-Fe₂O₃.     

Niobium based coatings for dental implants

Niobium based thin films were deposited on stainless steel (SS) substrates to evaluate them as possible biocompatible surfaces that might improve the biocompatibility and extend the life time of stainless steel dental implants. Niobium nitride and niobium oxide thin films were deposited by reactive unbalanced magnetron sputtering under standard deposition conditions without substrate bias or heating. The biocompatibility of the surfaces was evaluated by testing the cellular adhesion and viability/proliferation of human cementoblasts during different culture times, up to 7 days. The response of the films was compared to the bare substrate and pieces of Ti6Al4V; the most commonly used implant material for orthopedics and osteo-synthesis applications. The physicochemical properties of the films were evaluated by different means; X-ray diffraction, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy and contact angle measurements. The results suggested that the niobium oxide films were amorphous and of stoichiometric Nb₂O₅ (a-Nb₂O₅), while the niobium nitride films were crystalline in the FCC phase (c-NbN) and were also stoichiometric with an Nb to N ratio of one. The biological evaluation showed that the biocompatibility of the SS could be improved by any of the two films, but neither was better than the Ti6Al4V alloy. On the other hand, comparing the two films, the c-NbN seemed to be a better surface than the oxide in terms of the adhesion and proliferation of human cemetoblasts.     

ICP-AES测定室内装饰装修用水性墙面涂料中可溶性重金属Pb,Cd,Cr

通过样品中共存元素干扰和酸度效应的研究 ,采用干扰系数法和标准加入法分别校正了光谱重叠干扰和非光谱干扰 ,建立了ICP AES测定水性墙面涂料中可溶性重金属铅、镉和铬的方法。该方法准确 ,检出限低 ,适用于水性墙面涂料的检验工作