Thermal decomposition behavior of naphthalene-labeled polyethylene

Pyrolysis–GC/mass spectrometry experiments reveal that naphthalene groups attached to maleated polyethylene as the 1-naphthylethyl ester are stable for relatively long periods of time at 170°C. Decomposition can be detected for samples heated for 2.0 min at 200°C, but even at that temperature, the extent of decomposition is very small. At higher temperatures, two of the decomposition products from the labeled polymer are readily understood: 1-vinylnaphthalene and 1-naphthylethanol can form by reactions that are well-precedented in the organic chemistry literature. At 200°C, only naphthalene is formed, which requires scission of the bond between the naphthyl ring and the C₁ carbon of the ethyl group. We suggest two possible pathways for this reaction. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 34:2045–2049, 1996     

具有储能功能的聚氨酯固-固相变材料的研究

以高分子量聚乙二醇(PEG)为软段,4,4′-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯(MD I)、1,4-丁二醇(BDO)为硬段,采用两步溶液法合成了一种具有固-固相变储能性能的聚氨酯材料,通过差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、热重分析仪(TGA)、广角X射线衍射仪(WAXD)、偏光显微镜(POM)等手段分析了该材料的形态结构和相变行为,并对其储能机理进行了初步探讨。结果表明:该聚氨酯型相变材料具有良好的储热性能,相变焓较大,相变温度适中,热性能稳定,相变过程中不产生液体,其相变实质是聚氨酯软段PEG由结晶固态转变为非晶固态的过程。     

钡-聚乙二醇600-四苯硼钠三元体系中痕量钡的光散射法测定

钡;聚乙二醇600;四苯硼钠;光散射分析法     

The use of ethylene glycol solution as the running buffer for highly efficient microchip-based electrophoresis in unmodified cyclic olefin copolymer microchips

An ethylene glycol solution was used as the electrophoretic running buffer in unmodified cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) microchips to minimize the interactions between the analytes and the hydrophobic walls of the plastic microchannels, enhance the resolution of the analytes and eliminate the uncontrollable dispersion caused by uneven liquid levels and non-uniform surfaces of the separation channels. Five amino acids that were labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) were used as model analytes to examine the separation efficiency. The effects of ethylene glycol concentration, pH and sodium tetraborate concentration were systematically investigated. The five FITC-labeled amino acids were effectively resolved using a COC microchip with an effective length of 2.5 cm under optimum conditions, which included using a running buffer of 20 mmol/L sodium tetraborate in ethylene glycol:water (80:20, v/v), pH 6.7. A theoretical plate number of 4.8 × 10(5)/m was obtained for aspartic acid. The system exhibited good repeatability, and the relative standard deviations (n=5) of the peak areas and migration times were no more than 3.4% and 0.7%, respectively. Furthermore, the system was successfully applied to elucidate these five amino acids in human saliva.     

镁铝复合氧化物负载铜催化剂上甘油选择性氢解合成丙二醇

我们通过乙醇溶液浸渍法合成出了具有高分散度金属Cu 的Cu/MgO-Al₂O₃ (Mg/Al 原子比=1/1, 3/1, 4/1)、Cu/MgO 和Cu/Al₂O₃ 等催化剂. 在200℃, 6.0 MPa H₂ 和二氧六环溶剂中, 这些催化剂高选择性地将甘油氢解为1,2-丙二醇(选择性>90%), 而单位表面Cu 原子的甘油转化速率则随催化剂表面碱中心与Cu 原子比例的提高而增大. N₂O 化学吸附-H₂ 程序升温还原实验表明Cu 粒子的本征氢解能力不随其负载量以及载体中的Mg/Al 原子比发生明显改变, 加之碱性MgO-Al₂O₃ 载体本身不催化甘油的转化, 我们推测在甘油氢解反应中金属Cu 粒子与载体界面处的碱中心辅助Cu 粒子活化甘油分子的α 位C-H键, 从而加速甘油脱氢为甘油醛步骤以及甘油氢解反应的进行. CO₂程序升温脱附实验以及对甘油氢解反应中Cu/MgO-Al₂O₃ 催化剂稳定性的考察结果暗示在甘油氢解反应中起主要作用的碱中心是载体表面上与Mg²⁺键连的羟基基团(即B 碱OH^-). 这些对甘油氢解反应中金属中心与碱性中心协同作用的认识对进一步理性设计高效的甘油或其它多元醇分子氢解催化剂具有重要指导意义.     

Pharmaceutical performance of solid dispersions containing poly(ethylene) glycol 6000 and diazepam or temazepamInfluence of grinding

The effect of grinding on the physical properties and pharmaceutical performance of solid dispersions made of poly(ethylene) glycol 6000 (PEG6000) and temazepam or diazepam was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray powder diffraction and dissolution experiments. DSC-analysis of flash-cooled dispersions revealed that amorphous PEG present immediately after grinding crystallised upon aging mainly into the twice folded modification and to a small extent into the extended form. DSC-analysis of dispersions kept in the slab form for 1 month and subsequently ground, revealed that in the abscence of the grinding impulse crystallisation of PEG6000 takes place in the same way as in dispersions ground immediately after preparation and then aged for 1 month. Grinding solid dispersions immediately after preparation resulted in superior dissolution properties compared with solid dispersions kept in the monolith-slab form and subsequently ground. This difference in dissolution properties was found to be attributed to the drug and not to the polymer, more precisely, it was suggested that the drug particle size in ground dispersions was smaller than in dispersions kept in the slab form and subsequently ground. These findings suggest that grinding of solid dispersions immediately after preparation is the preparation method of choice instead of liquid filling of hard gelatin capsules resulting in monoliths. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Raman polarization analysis of highly crystalline polyethylene fiber

The complex orientation dependence in space of Raman active vibrations in the orthorhombic structure of polyethylene (PE) is discussed in terms of Raman tensor elements as intrinsic physical parameters of the lattice. Building upon the symmetry assignment of these vibrational modes, we systematically studied, from both theoretical and experimental viewpoints, the changes of polarized intensity for the A_g and the B_2g + B_3g vibrational modes with respect to PE molecular orientation. After explicitly expanding the Raman selection rules associated with the A_g and the B_2g + B_3g modes, introducing them into general expressions of the orientation distribution function, and validating them by means of a least‐square fitting procedure on experimental data, we compare here two mesostructural models for a highly crystallized and self‐aligned PE fiber structure. Stereological arguments are shown concerning the arrangement of orthorhombic fibrils in such a sample that unfold the correct values of five independent Raman tensor elements for orthorhombic PE. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of Bamboo Flour (BF) Content on the Dynamic Rheological Characteristics of BF-filled High-density Polyethylene (HDPE)

The effects of bamboo flour (BF) content on the dynamic rheological properties of BF-filled HDPE composites were investigated. Our findings showed that the addition of BF caused an enhancement of the non-Newtonianism of wood-plastic composites (WPCs) melt as well as the appearance of some new relaxation processes. In addition, the viscosity and modulus of the BF-filled HDPE composites showed a remarkable increase at 170?°C and 190?°C when the BF content exceeded 30%, which could be associated with the solid-like property of the WPCs at high BF loading, we propose. The present study we suggest will be useful to the formula design as well as the optimization of processing parameters for WPCs in general.     

过载作用下聚乙烯疲劳裂纹扩展行为研究

论文针对中密度聚乙烯材料(MDPE),采用平板试样进行了I型疲劳裂纹扩展和单次过载下裂纹扩展试验．发现与金属材料类似,单次拉伸过载对聚乙烯(PE)的疲劳裂纹扩展有明显的迟滞作用,降低了裂纹扩展速率．试验还通过变载荷刻线法获取疲劳裂纹扩展前缘的实际形貌和变化规律,对常规变载荷刻线方法进行了调整和验证,其修正方法对高分子材料的疲劳裂纹扩展前缘刻线具有较好的效果．通过观察发现含楔形塑性区的裂尖钝化是裂纹迟滞的主要原因．过载引入的塑性区内残余应力对裂纹迟滞也起了重要作用．论文利用Dugdale模型计算了塑性区尺寸,使用基于残余应力的Wheeler模型对过载迟滞进行了很好的拟合．     

One injection for one-week controlled release: In vitro and in vivo assessment of ultrasound-triggered drug release from injectable thermoresponsive biocompatible hydrogels

Episodic release of bioactive compounds is often necessary for appropriate biological effects under specific physiological conditions. Here, we aimed to develop an injectable, biocompatible, and thermosensitive hydrogel system for ultrasound (US)-triggered drug release. An mPEG-PLGA-BOX block copolymer hydrogel was synthesized. The viscosity of 15 wt% hydrogel is 0.03 Pa*s at 25 °C (liquid form) and 34.37 Pa*s at 37 °C (gel form). Baseline and US-responsive in vitro release profile of a small molecule (doxorubicin) and that of a large molecule (FITC-dextran), from the hydrogel, was tested. A constant baseline release was observed in vitro for 7 d. When triggered by US (1 MHz, continuous, 0.4 W/cm²), the release rate increased by approximately 70 times. Without US, the release rate returned to baseline. Baseline and US-responsive in vivo release profile of doxorubicin was tested by subcutaneous injection in the back of mice and rats. Following injection into the subcutaneous layer, in vivo results also suggested that the hydrogels remained in situ and provided a steady release for at least 7 d; in the presence of the US-trigger, in vivo release from the hydrogel increased by approximately 10 times. Therefore, the mPEG-PLGA-BOX block copolymer hydrogel may serve as an injectable, biocompatible, and thermosensitive hydrogel system that is applicable for US-triggered drug release.