The relative importance of temperature and isotope effects on the dipole oscillator strength distribution of H2

Summary The calculation of the effects of temperature and isotopic composition on the energy weighted moments of the dipole oscillator strength distribution of H₂ in the random phase approximation to the polarization propagator are reported. It is seen that the effect of isotopic composition is small, while that of temperature is of an order accessible to experiment. We find that all the mean excitation energiesI , for =–1, 0, 1, decrease with temperature as does the dipole oscillator strength momentS() for >0, while the opposite is true for <0. These effects are interpreted in terms of the bond length dependence of the excitation energies.     

Non-Hierarchical Architected Materials with Extreme Stiffness and Strength

Stretch-dominated truss and plate microstructures are contenders in the quest for realizing architected materials with extreme stiffness and strength. In the low volume fraction limit, closed-cell isotropic plate microstructures meet theoretical upper bounds on stiffness but have low buckling strength, whereas open-cell truss microstructures have high buckling strength at the cost of significantly reduced stiffness. At finite volume fractions, the picture becomes less clear but both are outperformed by hollow truss lattice and hierarchical microstructures in terms of buckling strength. Despite significant advances in manufacturing methods, hollow and multi-scale hierarchical microstructures are still challenging to build. The question is if there exist realizable microstructures providing stiffness and strength matching or even beating hard-to-realize hollow or hierarchical microstructures? Herein, single-scale non-hierarchical (first order) microstructures that beat the buckling strength of hollow truss lattice structures by a factor of 2.4 and first- and second-order plate microstructures by factors of 5 and 1.4, respectively, are systematically designed, built, and tested. Stiffness of the microstructures is within 40% of theoretical bounds and beats both truss and second order plate microstructures. The microstructures are realized with 3D printing. Experiments validate theoretical predictions and additional insight is provided through numerical modeling of a CT-scanned sample.     

Reinforced Wool Keratin Fibers via Dithiol Chain Re-bonding

Regenerated wool keratin fibers (RWKFs) have heretofore attracted tremendous interest according to environmental friendliness, ample resource, and intrinsic biocompatibility for broad applications. In this realm, both uncontrollable keratin fibril assembly procedure and resultant insufficient mechanical strength, have greatly hindered their large-scale manufacture and commercial viability. Herein, a continuous wet-spinning strategy is put forward to rebuild wool keratin into compact regenerated bio-fibers with improved strength via disulfide re-bonding. Dithiothreitol (DTT) has been introduced to renovate disulfide linkage inside keratin polypeptide chains, and bridge keratin fibrils via covalent thiol bonding to form a continuous backbone as mechanical support. A thus-derived RWKF manifests a tensile strength of 186.1 ± 7.0 MPa and Young's modulus of 7.4 ± 0.2 GPa, which exceeds those of natural wool, feathers, and regenerated wool or feather keratin fibers. The detailed wet-spinning technical parameters, such as coagulation, oxidation, and post-treatment, have been systematically optimized to guarantee the continuous preparation of high-strength regenerated keratin fibers. This work offers insight into solving the concurrent challenges for continuous manufacture of regenerated protein fibers and sustainability concerns about biomass waste.     

Properties study of anhydrite(II) prepared from waste gypsums

Anhydrites(II)- CaSO₄ were prepared from two waste gypsums (PRECHEZA Perov, FOSFA Potorná). The samples of anhydrites(II) with sulphate activators were tested on spillage, beginning and the end of setting time, bending and pressure strength. Both sodium and potassium sulphates accelerated setting of anhydrite, more impressively that prepared from Potorná gypsum. The addition of Na₂SO₄ influenced the strength of this anhydrite very favourably. On the contrary K₂SO₄ influenced favourably the strength of Perov anhydrite. Results confirm the necessity to evaluate properties of such materials with respect to their origin.     

ESR investigation on the phase transitions of DPPC vesicles in presence of high concentrations of Li+, Na+, K+ and Cs+

The partition of the spin label TEMPO in the hydrophobic region of di-palmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine unilamellar vesicles has been used to investigate the influence of high concentration (up 3M) of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, and Cs⁺ on the phase transitions at 20–60°C. All of the above salts increase the permeation of TEMPO. The efficiency of monovalent cations in inducing the partition of the spin label in the hydrophobic environment of the bilayer increases in the order: Cs⁺+++. The disappearing of the pretransition and the downward shift of the main phase transition temperature from 37°C to 33.5°C is related to the increased permeation of TEMPO into the bilayer. The presence of salts in the bulk solution disturbs the hydration of the zwitterionic polar head of the DPPC molecules and changes the electrical interaction between the polar groups of the bilayer. This reduces the packing density of the lipid molecules and promotes the permeation of TEMPO.     

自增强高性能聚合物的成型工艺同力学性能间相关性研究——1.超高分子量聚乙烯的应力诱导结晶理论和其自增强作用

本文发展了一种高分子量聚合物熔融体的应力诱导结晶结构形态模型,它是由微晶聚集体(以下简称微区)-高分子链组网和缠结网的网络结构组成。基于上述模型,把二种网中的单个链组作为独立的统计单元和形变单元,计算了二种网中单个链组的末端距分布函数,进一步计算了二种网和总网的形变自由能。在此基础上,讨论了诱导结晶结晶机理和自增强聚合物网络自由能的依赖性,并着重地研究了超拉伸高聚物的起始熔点拉伸比间的关系。用超高分子量聚乙烯膜和超取向高密度聚乙烯纤维的起始熔点和拉伸比的实验数据进行处理,得到理论予期的近似直线关系,初步验证了聚合物网应力诱导结晶理论。     

簇离子Mo_3S_4M~（n＋）中M与Mo成键作用及电子光谱（M＝Fe、Ni，n＝4；M＝Cu，n＝5）

应用ＩＮＤＯ／Ｓ半经验量子化学方法，对簇合物离子Ｍｏ３Ｓ和Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｍｎ＋（Ｍ＝Ｆｅ、Ｎｉ，ｎ＝４；Ｍ＝Ｃｕ，ｎ＝５）分别进行分子轨道计算。根据计算得到的簇离子中的原子表观电荷和成键指标，说明Ｆｅ、Ｎｉ、Ｃｕ＋与Ｍｏ３Ｓ成键作用的相对强度依次是Ｆｅ－Ｍｏ＞Ｎｉ－Ｍｏ＞Ｃｕ＋－Ｍｏ。比较了用含组态作用的ＩＮＤＯ／Ｓ方法计算得到的电子跃迁能与实验得到的电子吸收光谱值，并讨论了吸收峰归属情况。对于Ｍ为Ｆｅ、Ｎｉ的簇离子Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｍ４＋，最低能量的电子跃迁吸收峰起源于异金属间电荷转移跃迁（ＭＭ’ＣＴ）；而Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｃｕ（５＋）簇离子观察到的吸收峰主要是Ｍｏ３Ｓ芯的局域内电荷转移跃迁。根据理论计算结果，由Ｃｕ＋离子到Ｍｏ３Ｓ的电荷转移跃迁谱线，大约在４６０００ｃｍ－１以上才能观察到吸收峰。从Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｆｅ４＋次低能量吸收峰的实验值１６６００ｃｍ－１和理论值１６５００ｃｍ－１与Ｍｏ３Ｓ的最低能量吸收峰的实验值１６６００ｃｍ－１和理论值１６９００ｃｍ－１比较，表明无论从理论上或实验上都能证实簇离子Ｍｏ３Ｓ４Ｆｅ４＋在能量为１６６００ｃｍ－１处的吸收峰是起因于Ｍｏ３Ｓ芯的局域内电荷转移跃迁。     

Synthesis and formulation of vinyl-containing polyacids for improved light-cured glass-ionomer cements

Vinyl-containing poly(acrylic acid-co-itaconic acid) copolymers were synthesized and used to formulate light-curable cements containing reactive glass fillers (Fuji II LC). The conditions for light curing were studied and optimized. Effects of molecular weight (MW), grafting ratio, comonomer, liquid composition, powder/liquid (P/L) ratio, glass powder and aging were evaluated. The results show that the vinyl-containing glass-ionomer cements (GICs) prepared in this study exhibit higher compressive strength (CS, 225.6 MPa), diametral tensile strength (DTS, 28.4 MPa) and much higher flexural strength (FS, 116.4 MPa), as compared to commercial Fuji II LC GIC (186.6 in CS, 19.1 in DTS and 57.1 in FS). The optimal light-exposure time was found to be around 10 min, and concentrations of CQ and DC were 0.5% (by weight) and 1.0%, respectively. Effects of MW, grafting ratio, P/L ratio and content of polymer in the liquid formulation were significant. The highest strengths were found for the optimal formulations where the MW was 15,000 (weight average), grafting ratio 25 mol%, P/L ratio 2.7 and liquid composition 50:20:30. During aging, the cement showed an increase of strength over the first week and then no change for a month. SEM analysis suggests that more integrated microstructures and smaller glass particles can lead to higher FS and higher polymer content in GICs leads to tough fracture surface and plastic deformation.     

Additivity Factors in the Binding of the Diethyltin(IV) Cation by Ligands Containing Amino and Carboxylic Groups at Different Ionic Strengths

Complex formation constants were determined potentiometrically (by a ISE-H⁺, glass electrode) in the systems, M²⁺ – L^z – H⁺ [M²⁺ = (C₂H₅)₂Sn²⁺, L^z = malonate, glycinate and ethylenediamine] at t = 25 ^∘C and 0.1 mol-L⁻¹≤ I/ ≤ 1 mol-L⁻¹ in NaCl_aq (0.1 mol-L⁻¹ ≤ I ≤ 0.75 mol-L⁻¹ for the ethylenediamine system). Thermodynamic values of formation constants, at infinite dilution, are [± 95% confidence interval, ^Tβ_pqr refer to the equilibrium, pM²⁺ + qL^z + rH⁺ = M_pL_qH_r^(2+z+r)]: for malonate, log₁₀ ^Tβ₁₁₀ = (5.47 ± 0.10); for glycinate, log₁₀ ^Tβ₁₁₀ = (9.54 ± 0.08), log₁₀ ^Tβ₁₁₁ = (12.97 ± 0.10); and for ethylenediamine, log₁₀ ^Tβ₁₁₀ = (10.47 ± 0.10), log₁₀ ^Tβ₁₂₀ = (16.17 ± 0.12) and log₁₀ ^Tβ₁₁₁ = (15.46 ± 0.10). The dependence on ionic strength of the formation constants was modeled by a simple Debye–Hückel type equation and by the SIT approach. By analyzing the stability of the species in the three different systems we found a simple additivity rule that can be expressed by the relationship: log₁₀ K = 6.46 n_N + 3.96 n_O − 0.60 (n_N²+ n_O²), with a mean deviation, ε(log₁₀ K) = 0.15 (K = equilibrium constant for the interaction of the organometal cation with the unprotonated or protonated ligand, n_N = number of amino groups and n_O = number of carboxylic groups of the ligand(s) involved in the formation reaction of complex species).     

Investigation of solution and solid-state properties of poly(R,R,4,4-cyclohexylidene diphenylene diphenyl-4,4-disulfonate)

Solution and solid-state properties of poly(R,R^′,4,4^′-cyclohexylidene diphenylene diphenyl-4,4^′-disulfonate) (PS-6: R=R^′=H; PS-7: R=CH₃, R^′=H; PS-8: R=R^′=Cl; PS-9: R=CH₃, R^′=Cl and PS-10: R=R^′=Br) have been determined and discussed in terms of nature of the substituents. Ultrasonic velocity (2 MHz) and acoustical parameters of PS-7 and PS-9 solutions in chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethane and tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 30, 35 and 40 °C have been evaluated to understand the effect of methyl and chlorine groups, concentration, and temperature on molecular interactions. The data are interpreted in light of solvent-polymer and polymer-polymer interactions. Predominant solvation is observed in THF system and the least in chloroform system at all three temperatures. The structural change is observed above 2%. Both the polymers possess structure-forming tendency and it is supported by positive values of S_n.The densities of PS-7 and PS-9 determined by floatation method are in excellent agreement with calculated values but those determined by specific volume method differ remarkably from calculated values due to solvation effect. PS-7 and PS-9 possess respectively tensile strength of 38.4 and 1.1 N/mm²; electric strength of 16.2 and 25.0 kV/mm and volume resistivity of 5.7×10¹⁶ and 1.0×1017Ωcm. The low tensile strength of PS-9 is due to low molecular weight, rigid and brittle nature of the polymer chains. PS-6 to PS-9 are thermally stable up to about 349-379 °C while PS-10 up to about 279 °C and involved two-step degradation. DTA thermograms indicated T_g at about 204-226 °C. High activation energy indicated rigid nature of the polymer chains and the positive magnitudes of ΔS* indicated less ordered transition state. The nature of the substituents (CH₃, Cl and Br) affected thermal, mechanical and electrical properties.