Poly(phenylene oxide) copolymer anion exchange membranes

Poly(phenylene oxide) block and random copolymers are synthesized by oxidative polymerization of 2,6-dimethylphenol and 2,6-diphenylphenol for potential alkaline exchange membrane application. The copolymers are functionalized on the methyl substituted repeat units through a two-step process to produce pendent quaternary ammonium cationic groups. The amount of quaternary ammonium cations and the ion exchange capacity are quantified through titration measurements. Ionic conductivity of the copolymer membranes is measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Block copolymers show increased bromide conductivity at higher ion exchange capacities compared with the random copolymer analogs. The bromide conductivity for a block copolymer film with an ion exchange capacity of 1.27 mequiv/g reaches 26 mS/cm at 90 °C and 95% relative humidity. The hydroxide conductivity for the same film was measured to be 84 mS/cm at 80 °C and 95% relative humidity. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2013, 51, 1770–1778, 2013     

Easy and effective method to produce functionalized particles for cellular uptake

In this contribution, a versatile approach for the synthesis of functionalized particles for drug delivery is presented, using two nonaggressive standardized procedures. The first procedure considered is the functionalization of an azido‐terminated α‐norbornenyl poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) macromonomer with an alkyne‐containing active molecule via the copper catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition, click type reaction. The functionalized macromonomer is then polymerized by Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) in dispersion to form functionalized particles. The second procedure consists in synthesizing particles by ROMP in dispersed media of norbornene with azido‐terminated α‐norbornenyl PEO macromonomer. The ROMP was initiated by the first generation Grubbs catalyst. Such functionalized core‐shell particles have stealthy properties due to their PEO shell and can be viewed as universal nanocarriers on which any alkyne‐modified active molecule can be grafted by click chemistry. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013     

Characterizing polymer macrostructures by identifying and locating microstructures along their chains with the kerr effect

In this brief report, we demonstrate that Kerr effect measurements, which determine the excess birefringence contributed by polymer solutes in dilute solutions observed under a strong electric field, are highly sensitive to and capable of determining their microstructures, as well as their locations along the macromolecular backbone. Specifically, using atactic triblock copolymers with the same overall composition of styrene (S) and p-bromostyrene (pBrS) units, but with two different block arrangements, that is, pBrS₉₀-b-S₁₂₀-b-pBrS₉₀ (I) and S₆₀-b-pBrS₁₈₀-b-S₆₀ (II), which are indistinguishable by NMR, we detected a dramatic difference in their molar Kerr constants (_mK), in agreement with those previously estimated. Although similar in magnitude, their Kerr constants differ in sign, with _mK(II) positive and _mK(I) negative. In addition, S/pBrS random and gradient copolymers synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization exhibit a heretofore unexpected enhanced enchainment of racemic (r) pBrS-pBrS diads. Comparison of their observed and calculated _mKs suggests that the gradient S/pBrS copolymers possess an unanticipated additional gradient in stereosequence that parallels their comonomer gradient, that is, as the concentration of pBrs units decreases from one end of the copolymer chain to the other, so does the content of r diads. This conclusion could only be reached by comparison of observed and calculated Kerr effects, which access the global properties of macromolecules, and not NMR, which is only sensitive to local polymer structural environments, but not to their locations on the copolymer chains. Molar Kerr constants are characteristic of entire polymer chains and are highly sensitive to their constituent microstructures and their distribution along the chain. They may be used to both identify constituent microstructures and locate them along the polymer chain, thereby enabling, for the first time, characterization of their complete macrostructures. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2013     

Influence of the e-beam irradiation and photo-oxidation aging on the structure and properties of LDPE-OMMT nanocomposite films

In this paper two systems, polyethylene (LDPE) and polyethylene/commercial organo-modified montmorillonite (LDPE/OMMT) nanocomposite, were subjected to e-beam irradiation at different doses and both the molecular modifications and mechanical properties have been investigated through solubility, FT-IR, calorimetric and tensile tests. Moreover, in some of the irradiated systems photo-oxidation aging was performed and its effects were studied. The results show an enhancement with irradiation of the positive effect of the nano-filler loading, related to the increase of the mechanical properties, due to the increase of the nano-filler polymer interaction.Nevertheless calorimetric and FT-IR data indicate that the well known reduction of LDPE/OMMT nanocomposite resistance to photo-oxidation ageing, with respect to LDPE, is amplified by ionizing radiation.     

Synthesis of Acrylamide Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Immobilized on Graphite Oxide through Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

A novel acrylamide (AA) molecularly imprinted polymer was synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) on graphite oxide (GO) particles. Propionamide (PAM) was used as a dummy template molecule, hydroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA) as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EDMA) as a crosslinking agent, and acetonitrile as both solvent and dispersion medium. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images and infrared spectroscopy (IR) confirmed that the molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) were successfully grafted onto the surface of the GO particles. The corresponding adsorption kinetic curves and adsorption isotherms showed that the AA adsorption reached equilibrium after 5 h, with large amounts of AA being adsorped in the first 100 min. The maximum AA adsorption capacity was 123.48 µmol g^?1 according to Scatchard analysis, which indicated that the MIP possesses good AA adsorption capacity. This MIP-GO material was used to selectively determine AA in fried food samples.     

XPS和AES研究A3钢表面杂多酸钝化膜

通过比较多种杂多酸及铬酸盐等纯化剂的钝化效果，发现Ｈ３ＰＭｏ１２Ｏ４０是一种优良的纯化剂。在５５℃，ｐＨ１．０的条件下，Ａ３钢在２０ｇ／Ｌ的Ｈ３ＰＭｏ１２Ｏ４０溶液中能形成致密的耐蚀性保护膜。ＡＥＳ结合Ａｒ＾＋溅射测得膜的元素组成为：Ｐ１．９％，Ｍｏ１７．９％，Ｏ６９．６％，Ｆｅ１０．７％．ＸＰＳ测得膜中Ｍｏ以Ｍｏ（Ⅵ）、Ｍｏ（Ｖ）ｔ Ｍｏ（Ⅳ）三种氧化态存在。红外及Ｒａｍａｎ光谱表明，膜的主要振     

a-CdSe超快光电探测器特性研究

本文报道淀积条件对非晶态硒化镉(a-CdSe)薄膜微区结构的影响,并对利用a-CdSe为光敏介质的超快光电探测器的特性进行了比较深入的测试研究。     

用XRD和TPR技术考察制备方法和灼烧温度对钙钛矿型结构形成以及性质的影响

本文用柠檬酸络合物分解法、碳酸盐共沉淀分解法、硝酸盐直接分解法和陶瓷法合成了轻、重稀土钙钛矿型氧化物LnMnO_3(Ln=Sm.Er).用X-射线衍射(XRD)和程序升温还原(TPR)技术考察了制备方法和灼烧温度对钙钛矿型结构形成的影响.实验结果表明,用柠檬酸络合物分解法可以在较低的温度下得到单一相的钙钛矿氧化物,而陶瓷法的灼烧温度比其他方法所需的温度要高得多。不同方法得到的产物SmMmO_3对CO氧化反应的活性为:柠檬酸法～碳酸盐法～硝酸盐法>陶瓷法。实验表明,TPR技术在某些体系中可作为灵敏的物相分析辅助手段,它可在制备或反应过程中原位观察体系结构的变化,实验中观察到,稀土氧化物能促进某些过渡金属氧化物在稀土氧化物表面分散,能阻止它们形成晶态.本文还讨论了钙钛矿型氧化物的形成机理,提出了过渡金属氧化物的扩散是形成钙钛矿结构反应速率的决定步骤观点。     

Design of a new thin-film electro-optic switch

A new thin-film electro-optic switch employing two stable states of polarization is proposed and investigated. The design can be further employed to realize a TE-TM polarization converter by constructing a Mach-Zehnder type interferometer integrated optical switch. The limitations and design procedures for electro-optic devices are also discussed.