Interfacial reciprocal grafting by free radical reactions in polymer blends

Recent developments in the field of reactive compatibilization of polymer blends prepared by melt processing focus on the addition of low molecular weight compounds. This work deals with in situ compatibilization through the formation of graft or crosslinked copolymers at the interface. Mixtures of semicrystalline hydrocarbon polymers have been subjected to free radical reactivity, in a co-rotating twin screw extruder (ZSK 30) in a single step. The particular system, high density polyethylene and polyamide 6, was blended in the presence of a peroxide and a reactive bifunctional monomer, maleic anhydride. Because of a combined effect, the reaction appears to occur mainly at the interface, where the resulting grafted copolymer acts as an anchor for the final stabilization of the biphasic system. Different analytical techniques, such as differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy and tensile testing, helped in characterizing the resulting blends and confirmed the high level of interfacial grafting and the expected improvement in mechanical properties.     

Application of the essential work of fracture concept to nanostructured polymer materials

The first part of the paper deals with a critical discussion of the methodical basis of essential work of fracture (EWF) concept with respect to the specimen geometry (especially the notch depth) and application to polymers. In the second part, an in situ testing device, which combines a tensile testing machine with an optical strain-field measuring system, has successfully demonstrated possibility of characterization of fracture behaviour of polystyrene-polybutadiene block copolymers and block copolymer/homopolymer blends as examples of nanostructured polymer materials. It has been shown that knowledge of the time evolution of the strain field close to the crack tips leads to a simple verification of the basic precondition for the applicability of the EWF concept, the precondition “plastic zone coalescence-before-stable crack propagation”.     

Trace gas detection of benzene,toluene, p-, m- and o-xylene with a compact measurement system using cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy and optical parametric oscillator

A compact measurement system based on a novel combination of cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (CEPAS) and optical parametric oscillator (OPO) was applied to the gas phase measurement of benzene, toluene, and o-, m- and p-xylene (BTX) traces. The OPO had a band width (FWHM) of 1.3 nm, was tuned from 3237 to 3296 nm in steps of 0.1 nm and so spectra of BTX at different concentrations were recorded. The power emitted by the OPO increased from 88 mW at 3237 nm to 103 mW at 3296 nm. The univariate detection limits (3σ, 0.951 s) for benzene, toluene, p-, m- and o-xylene at 3288 nm were 12.0, 9.8, 13.2, 10.1 and 16.0 ppb, respectively. Multivariate data analysis using science-based calibration was used to resolve the interference of the analytes. The multivariate detection limits (3σ, 3237–3296 nm, 591 spectral points each 0.951 s) for benzene, toluene, p-, m- and o-xylene in the multi-compound sample, where all other analytes and water interfere were 4.3, 7.4, 11.0, 12.5 and 6.2 ppb, respectively. Without interferents, the multivariate detection limits varied between 0.5 and 0.6 ppb. The sum of the cross-selectivities (3237–3296 nm, 591 spectral points, each 0.951 s) per analyte were below 0.05 ppb/ppb, with an average of 0.038 ppb/ppb. The cross-selectivity of water to the analytes was on average 1.22 × 10⁻⁴ ppb/ppb. The OPO is small in size (L × W × H 125 × 70 × 45 mm), commercially available, and easy to operate and integrate to setups. The combination with sensitive CEPAS enables compact measurement systems for industrial as well as environmental trace gas monitoring.     

Does nanoclay addition always lead to amelioration? Dual effects of the nanoclay on the PA‐6/EVOH/SEBS ternary blends

This work presents the investigation of properties of polyamide‐6 (PA‐6)/ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)/styrene‐ethylene‐butylene‐styrene (SEBS) ternary blends and related nanocomposites with nanoclays. In this way, the effect of the mixing protocol and nanoclay type on the morphology, mechanical, and rheological properties of the blends was comprehensively studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation revealed that, for the neat ternary blends, core‐shell droplets were formed in which SEBS droplets were encapsulated by EVOH phase in the PA‐6 matrix. In this regard, experimental observations were compared and discussed with the predictions of phenomenological models. According to the X‐ray diffraction analysis, the distribution and degree of dispersion of the nanoclays were significantly influenced by mixing protocol. It was demonstrated that competition between the intrinsic effect of the nanoclay on the physical properties and its inhibiting effect on the interactions between PA‐6 and EVOH phases led to some interesting observations for the rheological and mechanical properties of the ternary blends. The results revealed that optimum properties could be obtained by selecting appropriate nanoclay and mixing protocol.     

尼龙1010／6及尼龙1010／66动态力学分析

通过动态力学参数温度谱,研究了尼龙１０１０／６、尼龙１０１０／６６两个共聚物系列的动态力学参数与组成的关系。研究表明尼龙１０１０／６、尼龙１０１０／６６在测试温度范围内出现三个明显的松驰转变：α、β、γ,其中各共聚物的β、γ松驰温度相差不大,而α松驰温度随组成改变有明显改变。一般均聚物的α松驰温度较高,共聚物的α松驰温度均低于均聚物,二个系列以尼龙１０１０／６（２９．８／７０．２）、尼龙１０１０／     

丙炔醇聚合股对铁在酸性溶液中的缓蚀作用

应用电化学交流阻抗谱技术研究了Ｆｅ／Ｈ_２ＳＯ_４与Ｆｅ／Ｈ_２ＳＯ_４＋Ｈ_２Ｓ体系中丙炔醇（ＰＡ）聚合膜的形成及其缓蚀作用,同时利用ＳＥＭ、ＡＦＭ及ＥＤＸ对ＰＡ聚合不同时期铁表面腐蚀形貌进行观测与成分分析．结果表明,Ｆｅ／Ｈ_２ＳＯ_４与 Ｆｅ／Ｈ_２ＳＯ_４＋ Ｈ_２Ｓ体系中 ＰＡ可逐渐聚合成膜,从而有效抑制基体的腐蚀,使电极表面较为平整,微米尺度下呈现规则的块状结构;但Ｆｅ／Ｈ_２ＳＯ_４体系中宏观上ＰＡ并未形成连续的保护膜,导致电极表面局部发生腐蚀;而Ｆｅ／Ｈ_２ＳＯ_４＋Ｈ_２Ｓ体系中,Ｈ_２Ｓ、ＨＳ－在电极表面的吸附减缓了ＰＡ聚合成膜,但长时间腐蚀后,由于硫化物的生成覆盖在ＰＡ聚合膜上,使其具有长期缓蚀效能．     

Polyethylene glycol phospholipids encapsulated silicon 2,3-naphthalocyanine dihydroxide nanoparticles (SiNcOH-DSPEPEG(NH2) NPs) for single NIR laser induced cancer combination therapy

Currently, the combination of photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a powerful technique for cancer treatment. However, most examples of combined PTT and PDT reported use multi-component nanocomposites under excitation of separate wavelength, resulting in complex treatment process. In this work, a novel theranostic nanoplatform (SiNcOH-DSPE-PEG(NH₂) NPs) has been successfully developed by coating silicon 2,3-naphthalocyanine dihydroxide (SiNcOH) with DSPE-PEG and DSPE-PEG-NH₂ for photoacoustic (PA) imaging-guided PTT and PDT tumor ablation for the first time. The as-prepared single-agent SiNcOH-DSPE-PEG(NH₂) NPs not only have good water solubility and biocompatibility, but also exhibit high photothermal conversion efficiency and singlet oxygen generation capability upon 808 nm NIR laser irradiation. In addition, owing to their high absorption at NIR region, the SiNcOH-DSPE-PEG(NH₂) NPs can also be employed as an effective diagnostic nanoagent for photoacoustic (PA) imaging. In vitro and in vivo experimental results clearly indicated that the simultaneously combined PTT and PDT under the guidance of PA imaging with single NIR laser excitation can effectively kill cancer cells or eradicate tumor tissues. Taking facile synthesis and high efficiency in cancer treatment by SiNcOH-DSPE-PEG(NH₂) NPs into consideration, our study provides a promising strategy to realize molecular imaging-guided combination therapy.     

PP/PA共混高聚物在冲击载荷下的热粘弹性力学响应

采用Instron1342液压伺服试验机和改进的SHPB技术对2种不同相容剂和重量比的4种PP／PA共混高聚物进行了应变率在10^-4～10^3s^-1宽广范围,温度为25℃、40℃、60℃、80℃下的一维应力力学性能试验．结果表明这类共混高聚物的力学响应对温度和应变率都是敏感的．在准静态时,以PP-g-MAH作相容剂的PP／PA三元体系的应力幅值要高于用TPE-g作界面相容剂的PP／PA三元体系,而在承受冲击载荷下,TPE—g作相容剂的PP／PA三元体系比PP-g-MAH作相容剂的三元体系更有韧性,而在相容剂相同的条件下,随着相容剂质量比重的增加,使得尼龙粒子分布的更加均匀,虽然降低了一定的强度,但提高了韧性,以113材料为例,由其从10^-4～10^3s^-1宽广应变率范围内,20～80℃下的试验数据为依据,以“朱-王-唐”非线性粘弹性本构方程来描述这类PP／PA共混高聚物的力学响应,并拟合得到了其热粘弹性本构参数,理论预言与实验结果在应变小于7％时吻合良好．     

正相协列乘积和的重对数律与强大数律

证明了强平稳正相协列乘积和的重对数律与不同分布正相协列乘积和的强大数律,指出了部分和服从强大数律但乘积和未必服从强大数律这一事实,并讨论了定理2中一个条件的必要性．     

Maximal inequality and complete convergences of non-identically distributed negatively associated sequences

A maximal inequality for the partial sum of NA sequence is constructed.By using this inequality the complete convergence rates in the strong laws for a class of dependent random variables for weighted sums are discussed.The results obtained extend the results of Liang(1999, 2000).