Plasma polymerization of styrene with controlled particle energy

A new type of reactor for plasma polymerization was developed in order to achieve an effective control of styrene polymerization process. Electrons and ions were extracted from the radio frequency (rf) glow discharge region to the downstream region to generate plasma polymerization. The energy of extracted ionized particles was controlled by the bias voltage of a screen grid unit. Deposited polymer thin films were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The result showed that the polarity and energy of the extracted particles had considerable effect on the deposition rate and structure of the deposited films. At each bias polarity there was a maximum deposition rate vs. voltage magnitude, and the maximum at the positive voltage was higher. In addition, the bulk aromaticity of the film deposited at the negative bias was lower than at the positive bias; the surface aromaticity of the films was much higher than that of the films prepared by usual rf discharge. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 36: 1265–1270, 1998     

Atmospheric DBD plasma Deposition of ECO‐Friedly Release Liners for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes

The presented paper reports on the development of eco‐friendly non‐silicone containing release liners on plastic foils for pressure sensitive adhesive tapes. A solvent free process based on aerosol assisted dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma deposition was used to obtain nano‐sized coatings. Various precursors have been investigated ranging from hydrocarbons and fluorinated hydrocarbons to (meth)acrylates and fluorinated (meth)acrylates. Best results were obtained using 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate. To improved the stability of release properties upon ageing, addition of photo initiators and acrylic cross‐linkers have been evaluated. Tape adhesion tests showed stable release values below 25 cN/20 mm for 2‐ethylhexyl acrylate plasma coatings with acrylic cross‐linkers. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On nonlinear structure of electrical noise generated by slow discharge

Nonlinear structure of electrical noise of slow electrochemical discharge is analyzed within theory of integral random homogeneous fluxes with independent increments. It is shown that the degree of deviation of a flux of elementary acts from the Poissonian flux is defined by the magnitude of the factor of symmetry of slow discharge. An equation that links polyspectra of slow discharge of first, second, and third orders is derived.     

Modification of spectral characteristics and optogalvanic response in neon hollow cathode under laser excitation

The changes in emission characteristics of a neon hollow cathode discharge by resonant laser excitation of 1s ₅→2p ₂ and 1s ₅→2p ₄ transition have been studied by simultaneously monitoring the optogalvanic effect and the laser induced fluorescence. It has been observed that resonant excitation causes substantial variation in the relative intensities of lines in the emission spectrum of neon discharge.     

空心阴极放电中激光激发原子荧光法的应用

本文介绍了空心阴极放电中激光激发原子荧光法的应用,如观察原子的高分辨光谱,检测原子(离子)未定性谱线,测量原子跃迁的自发发射分支比,研究原子从低激发态向高激发态弛豫,共振跃迁的下能级集居数变化现象的研究以及测定激光波长。原子荧光法不是一种最新颖的技术,但是,随着激光技术和其他科学技术的发展,它的新用途不断增长。     

Transition metal NMR chemical shifts and polarizability effect in organometallic complexes

The literature data on substituent influence on the ⁵¹V, ⁵⁵Mn, ⁵⁷Fe, ⁵⁹Co, ⁶¹Ni, ⁹⁵Mo, ¹⁰³Rh, ¹⁸³W, ¹⁸⁷Os and ¹⁹⁵Pt NMR chemical shifts (δ) and on J (M, P; M = Mn, Fe, Mo, Rh, W, Os) coupling constants have been analyzed for 30 series of the organometallic complexes. It has been established for the first time that the δ and J values depend on the inductive, resonance and polarizability effects of substituents. The polarizability effect is caused by the partial charge on the central M atom. The contribution of this effect ranges from 3 to 86%. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Application of a 1H δ‐resolved 2D NMR experiment to the visualization of enantiomers in chiral environment,using sample spatial encoding and selective echoes

We present the application of a 2D broadband homodecoupled proton NMR experiment to the visualization of enantiomers. In a chiral environment, the existence of diastereoisomeric intermolecular interactions can yield—generally slight—variations of proton chemical shifts from one enantiomer to another. We show that this approach, which relies on a spatial encoding of the NMR sample, is particularly well suited to the analysis of enantiomeric mixtures, since it allows, within one single 2D experiment, to detect subtle chemical shift differences between enantiomers, even in the presence of several couplings. This sequence, which uses semiselective radio‐frequency (rf) pulses combined to a z‐field gradient pulse, produces different selective echoes in various parts of the sample. The resulting homonuclear decoupling provides an original δ‐resolved spectrum along the diagonal of the 2D map where it becomes possible to probe the chiral differentiation process through every proton site where the resulting variation in the chemical shift is detectable. We discuss the advantages and drawbacks of this approach, regarding other experiments which provide homodecoupled proton spectra. This methodology is applied to the observation of enantiomers of (1) ( ± )2‐methyl‐isoborneol coordinated to europium (III) tris[3‐(trifluoromethyl‐hydroxymethylene)‐(+)‐camphorate] in isotropic solution, and (2) ( ± )3‐butyn‐2‐ol dissolved in a chiral liquid‐crystal solvent, in order to show the robustness of this pulse sequence for a wide range of chiral samples. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Functional polyethylene glycol derivatives nanostructured thin films synthesized by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation

We report the thin film deposition by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) of a polymer conjugate with an hydrophilic sequence between metronidazole molecules that was covalently attached to both oligomer ends of carboxylate poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG 1.5-metronidazole). A pulsed KrF* excimer laser was used to deposit the drug-polymer composite films. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to demonstrate that MAPLE-transferred materials exhibited chemical properties similar to the starting materials. The dependence of the surface morphology on incident laser fluence is given.     

Pulsed-wire anemometry

Pulsed-wire anemometry was first developed as a tool for making velocity and turbulence measurements in the late 1960s. It has been continuously refined and its potential exploited by a number of groups who have obtained reliable data in situations where the use of other techniques would have been extremely difficult. The technique is particularly useful in flows of high turbulence intensity and has therefore been used to greatest effect in separated flows. Although its range of applicability is much more restricted than that of laser-Doppler anemometry, it is an order of magnitude cheaper, and it does not require seeding of the flow, with all the attendant uncertainties.

First the physical basis of pulsed-wire anemometry is briefly described, and the major sources of experimental error are outlined for cases in which the technique is used both remote from and close to walls. Progress in the design of probes, which have been improved in a number of ways since the early days to reduce errors, is also outlined. The author then reviews the kinds of measurements that have been successfully made and the consequent improvements in the understanding of the physics of complex flows. Examples are drawn from a wide range of work, including some unusual applications like measurements in very low velocity gas mixtures. The paper closes with a summary of the limitations of the technique and an overall assessment of the likely potential for its use in future turbulence research.