Design, synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of “dendronized hyperbranched polymers”

A new type of dendritic polymer, named dendronized hyperbranched polymer (DHP), was prepared successfully by the macro-monomer approach. Thanks to the perfect 3D isolation effects, DHPG1 exhibited good NLO property with d 33 value of 133 pm/V, higher than its analogues of dendronized polymer and dendrimer, and its stability of NLO effect was also enhanced.     

Synthesis and Characterization of a New Network Polymer Electrolyte Containing Polyether in the Main Chains and Side Chains

1 Results A new network polymer electrolyte matrix with polyether in the side chains and main chains was synthesized by the azo-macroinitiator method and urethane reaction.The macroinitiator,polymer and network polymer were confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and 1H NMR.FT-IR was also used to study the environment of lithium ions doped in these network polymer electrolytes.Three important groups are considered: N-H,carbonyl,and ether groups.The thermal properties of the polymer electrolytes were measured by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis.The Tg value of this polymer is less than that of a general comb-like polymer.Added lithium ions interact with the oxygen atoms on ether groups,causing the Tg of the polymer electrolyte to increase.Moreover,the interaction between lithium ions and ether groups decreases the decomposition temperature of the polymer.The conductivity measured by AC impedance reached a maximum of 10-4 S·cm-1.A plot of conductivity vs.temperature fit the Vogel-Tamman-Fulcher equation,indicating that ionic mobility in this network polymer electrolyte is coupled to segmental chain movements.     

Helix Induction to Polysilane Chain Upon Wrapping by Sugar Derivatives and Related Chemistry

1 Results Helix induction to polymer chains is an active area of research these days. In most cases,optically-active units are attached to the polymers to induce helical conformation. Scheme 1Since the properties of σ-conjugated polymers like polysilanes are dependent on the conformation of the chain,it is particularly interesting to induce helix to oligo-and polysilanes. We have been working on the helix induction by host-guest complexation with sugar derivatives such as cyclodextrine and amylose.The lecture will oberview the helix induction to oligosilanes by wrapping with sugar derivate-ives and to phenylene-disilanylene polymers having an optically active oligo(dimethyleneoxy) tether by interaction with solvents and metal ions.See Fig.1-Fig.4 and Scheme 1.     

IR study on hydrogen bonding in epoxy resin–silica nanocomposites

The chemical and physical interactions between ingredients in composites play an important role in the improvement of service properties. The nucleophilic addition between polymer and isophoron diisocyanate molecules was monitored by FT-IR technique. The intensity loss of isocyanate absorption band in conjunction with the intensity growth of carboxyl absorption band indicates the progress of reaction. FT-IR spectroscopy was also adopted to examine the intermolecular hydrogen bonding of epoxy resin with silica as well as intramolecular one within polymer matrix. The vibration frequency of carboxyl group （-C=O） and hydroxyl group （-OH） shifts from 1736 to 1728 cm^-1and 3420 to 3414 cm^-1, respectively, indicating the occurrence of hydrogen bonding between -C=O and -OH. The vibration frequency of Si-OH moves from 3435 to 3414 cm^-1, suggesting the involvement of silica. Whereas the vibration frequency of pending -OH in polymer chain moves from 3435 to 3420 cm^-1 or 3414 cm^-1, proposing that this kind of interaction can also happen within polymer matrix.     

Synthesis and ordered aggregation in water of a blue light-emitting PEO-PHP-PEO triblock oligomer

Rod-coil block copolymer consists of covalently connected flexible polymer, which tends to adopt random coil conformation, and rigid polymer, which tends to take extended conformation. The phase separation of the immiscible segments can develop to only a limited extent due to the confinement of the linking covalent bond. Because of the competition between phase separation and the trend that rigid rods prefer to orient in a specific direction, rod-coil block copolymer is ready to aggregate regu…     

Migration of Cations and Anions in Amorphous Polymer Electrolytes

1 Results Polymer electrolytes are used as ion conductors in batteries and fuel cells.Simple systems consist of a polymer matrix complexing an inorganic salt and are fully amorphous at the temperatures of interest.Both cations and anions are mobile and contribute to charge transport.Most studies on polymer electrolytes use the electrical conductivity to characterize the ion mobility.However,conductivity measurements cannot discriminate between cations and anions.This paper reports some recent results from radiotracer diffusion experiments performed on electrolytes consisting of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and sodium iodide (NaI)[1-3].It is found that the self-diffusivities of cations and anions show differences in magnitude and temperature dependence[1].In addition,the measured dc conductivities are smaller than corresponding data calculated from the tracer diffusion coefficients.The discrepancy can be explained within a model[2] that makes allowance for the formation of mobile cation-anion pairs.     

Effects of Polyethylene Oxide Concentration on the Size of Beads in Electrospun Beaded Nanofibers

Embedding particle drugs in beaded nanofibers by electrospinning has been shown a potential approach to control drug release in tissue engineering. The bead size is one of the critical parameters in controlling the drug release rate. In this study,the relationship between polymer concentration and beads size was investigated. Aqueous polyethylene oxide（ PEO） solutions with different concentrations were prepared to obtain various beaded nanofibers by electrospnning. Optical microscope and scanning electron microscope（ SEM） were used to observe the variation tendency of bead size. With an increase in the polymer concentration,the diameter of fibers between beads became bigger,while the fiber uniformity improved. In addition, the polymer concentration influenced the distribution of bead diameter. Higher polymer concentration would reduce the possibility of small-sized beads formation and improve the uniformity of bead diameter. The study provides a possible way to control the size of beads,which is helpful for further research on the control of particle drug release.     

The Effect of Initiator on Acrylate Emulsion Copolymerization Containing Hydroxyl Groups

Emulsion polymerization has become the important method to obtain polymer. A typical emulsion polymerization recipe comprises of monomer, emulsifier, initiator and other necessary ingredient. Among the recipe component the initiator takes up an exceptional position for a number of reasons： （1） determine the reaction temperature; （2） Influence polymer properties and end-use; （3） Cause some effect on particle morphology. Klaus etc. described the role of initiator in emulsion polymerization, and studied the influence of initiator on polymer properties taken styrene as example. Mukul etc. studied the kinetic of emulsion copolymerization of methylmethacrylate and ethylacrylate. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of initiator on the acrylate emulsion copolymerization with hydrophilic monomer （hydroxylethyl methacrylate, HEMA）.     

Some Remarks on the Degree of Crystallinity Measured on DSC

A modified mathematical model based on the melting and recrystallization of an initial distribution of melting temperatures predicts the melting behavior of polymer in differential scanning calorimetry ( DSC ) , taking into account of changes in heat of fusion with melting temperature of crystal and average heat capacity of sample. It has been used to analytically prove that the crystallinity measured on a DSC diagram could not be equal to the weight percentage of crystalline state in the initial specimen. The deviation of the measured crystallinity, as observed relevant to the melting and recrystallization processes, is caused by the changes of the heat of fusion with the melting temperature of crystals, as well as the difference of heat capacities of liquid and solid state polymer. Furthermore, upper and lower limits of the deviation have been discussed.     

Optimization and application of blasting parameters based on the “pushing-wall” mechanism

The large structure parameter of a sublevel caving method was used in Beiminghe iron mine. The ores were generally lower than the medium hardness and easy to be drilled and blasted. However, the questions of boulder yield, "pushing-wall" accident rate, and brow damage rate were not effectively controlled in practical blasting. The model test of a similar material shows that the charge concentration of bottom blastholes in the sector is too high; the pushing wall is the fundamental reason for the poor blasting effect. One of the main methods to adjust the explosive distribution is to increase the length of charged blastholes. Therefore, the field tests with respect to increasing the length of uncharged blastholes were made in 12# stope of -95 subsection and 6# stope of Beiminghe iron mine. This paper took the test result of 12# stope as an example to analyze the impact of charge structure on blasting effect and design an appropriate blasting parameter that is to similar to No.12 stope.     

Effect of γ-PGA Coated Urea on N-Release Rate and Tomato Growth

The anionic polymer γ-polyglutamic acid(γ-PGA) was used to coat urea and slow its dissolution. Three types of slow release urea(SRU) fertilizers(polymer coated urea with pore constriction, polymer coated urea with enzyme inhibitor and polymer coated urea with pore constriction and enzyme inhibitor) were prepared and tested for the N-release rate. After using SRU, the effect on the tomato growth was analyzed. The extracts of SRU were analyzed for NH3/NH4+-N and NO3--N. The N-release rate was used to determine the optimum ratio of ingredients. The results show that the three types of SRU met the dissolution rate standards recommended by the Committee of European Normalization. γ-PGA SRU increased the chlorophyll content of tomato(flowering stage) by an average of 100% compared with that grew in untreated urea. The results from soil analysis(0-60 cm in tomato pots) indicate that the content of NH3/NH4+-N in SRU-treated pots was 25%-61% higher than that in soil from urea-treated pots during the growing period,while the content of NO3--N was nearly 50% lower after the tomato had been harvested. Newly formulated SRU fertilizer increases nitrogen uptake and reduces loss of applied nitrogen. Plant growth is enhanced, a valuable resource is conserved, and the aquatic environment benefits from decreased level of nitrate in agricultural run-off.     

A study of control strategies for a clarifier at an industry wastewater treatment plant

Control of clarifier in the activated sludge process is critical for ensuring effective wastewater treatment. This paper is to study appropriate control strategies for a clarifier in an industrial wastewater treatment plant. Five control strategies are proposed, implemented and evaluated in a simulation software （West ＋＋）. The sludge blanket height and the effluent suspended solids concentration were proposed as the measured variable. The manipulated variable was the quantity of polymer added to the system. The strategies were evaluated in terms of their ability to maintain the sludge blanket height below 1.5m, their polymer requirements, their sensitivity to poor tuning and the required control action.     

Simplification of Template-free Method to Prepare Polyaniline Nanotubes

1 Introduction Conducting polymer nanostructures (e.g.nanotubes or nanofibers) have received considerable attention owing their unique properties and promising applications in technology and nano-devices[1]. Conducting polymer nanostructures can be generally synthesized through "hard" and "soft" template method.Usually an external hard template in a "hard-template" method is required and the post-treatment of removing template is rather tedious."Soft-template" method is advantageous of omitting external template and post-treatment of removing template,however,structure directors (e.g.surfactants and special organic solvent) are necessary to be introduced into the chemical polymerization bath,which result in complicating the synthesis and the extraction of the final product.Therefore,to reduce reagents of a reaction system might be a approach to simplify "soft-template" method that is challenge in preparation of conducting polymer nanostructures.     

Electronic Structure and Electron-transport Properties of Peanut-shaped C_(60) Polymers with a Negative Gauss Curvature

1 Results When a C60 film was irradiated with electron-beam (EB) with an incident energy of 3 kV, a peanut-shaped C60 polymer with metallic properties was formed[1], as shown in Fig.1. To elucidate the origin of the metallic properties of the peanut-shaped polymer, we examined the valence photoelectron spectra of the polymer using in situ high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy and found that the electronic states of the polymer came across the Fermi level (EF)[2]. Interestingly, the spectral shape in the vicinity of the EF remained almost unchanged in a temperature range of 50-350 K, and is very similar to that of quasi one-dimensional materials, such as K0.3MO3, with metallic phase. This predicts that the peanut-shaped polymer has quasi one-dimensional structure with the Peierls transition. If the polymer shows the transition at a given temperature, the spectral shape in the vicinity of the EF should correspondingly be changed around the critical temperature. Indeed, we observed the change of the spectral shape at around 100 K, indicating that some energy gap was formed below the temperature. In addition, the lifetime of the photo-excited carriers increased noticeably at around 60 K.     

From α, β-Epoxyaldehydes to Peptidonucleosides and Iminosugars

The primary objectives of the group “Natural products and bioactive molecules”, are the development of synthetic methods, their application in the elaboration of natural compounds and analogues and the translation of this know-how through an integrated approach to the identification of attractive leads in order to confront some of the major diseases in the developed and developing countries.     

“Chi-Fang-Qi”: Is it the aureole of an ancient supernova?

An annotation for the statement about JingXing (Great Star) in the most famous Chinese ancient historical book Ski Ji Historical Records authored by Sima Qian reads as follows: “There was a red aureole (“Chi-Fang-Qi”) which connected with a deep-color aureole (“Qing-Fang-Qi”). Two yellaw stars were in the red aureole,one yellow star was in the deep-color aureole”. The author of the annotation was Meng Kang, an officer as well as a scholar of the Wei State in the Three Kingdoms period. The same records are to be found in two other Chinese histurical books compiled by the authors of later ages in Tang Dynasty——Jin History and Sui History. The scene illustrated by the record of “Chi-Fang-Qi” is very similar to the pictures of SN1987A taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Let it be noted that although the ancient authors were often with serious wrong understandings of some astronomical phenomena such as supernovae, their depictions about natural phenomena they witnessed were mostly objective, and it was unlikely that they fictionally made the record of “Chi-Fang-Qi”. We infer that the ancient observers might have ever watched a very bright supernnva with an aureole structure in its remnant and then left such a record. Meng Kang perhaps was the first to give the record about“Chi-Fang-Qi”, and he might have lived in the period from about AD 180 to AD250, very near to AD 185. so, here the supernova the ancient people watched was most likely the one in the year of AD 185. This supposition is consistent with the distance parameter of the most possible remnant of SN185 derived by some modern measurements. If the correlation between the record of “Chi-Fang-Qi” and the supernova remnant can he further proven true, it would be an important verification of the modern theory about stellar evolution.     

Complexation between NBR and Zinc Chloride

1 Results Complexation between polymer and metal cation is one of the most active and important areas of polymer science,and almost all complexed polymers were obtained in solutions[1-3].However,this method is rather limited to employ in material processing and applications.In our previous work,complexation between nitrile rubber (NBR) and CuSO4 in polymer bulk have been achieved for the first time.In this paper,complexation between NBR and ZnCl2 both in bulk and in solution were studied and the different mechanisms of complexation in different media have also been proposed.     

The Mechanism of Cumene Peroxidation Catalyzed by Cobalt（ Ⅱ ）-Chelated Copolymer

1 Introduction The functionalised polymers, especially for chelating polymer, have been employed to considerable effects in organic synthesis for several decades. The use of polymer groups as ligands permits the ligand surroundings to be varied and regulation of the catalytic properties of the complexes because of the flexibility of the polymer chains, their ability to adopt various conformations, and the possibility of creating various spatial distributions of metal centers immobilized on the…     

Micro-friction of diazoresin/polyacrylic acid self-assembly films in water with atomic force microscopy

Ultrathin films composed of diazoresin（DR）and polyacrylic acid（PAA）were fabricated.The surface morphology of the films in water was measured using an atomic force microscopy（AFM）.The self-assembly technique makes the surface rather flat and uniform.The friction force and its dependence on the velocity differ from the surface charge of the thin films.The friction force of repulsive DR/PAA film increases linearly with velocity and has lower values than that of attractive DR film over the full range of velocity.As the velocity increases,the attractive friction of DR film first decreases to a minimum at a velocity of 2 line/s and then increases all the way.When the surface is repulsive to the friction substrate,the friction of thin films that is determined by hydrated lubrication of polymer chains that is ultralubricated;when it is adhesive to the friction substrate,the friction is mainly contributed from the elastic deformation of adsorbed polymer chains in the low velocity region and from viscous sliding in the presence of hydrated-layer lubrication of the polymer chains in the higher velocity region.     

A Novel High-Sensitivity Pressure Sensor: Thinned Fiber Bragg Grating with Pressure-Sensing Polymer

Based on thinned fiber Bragg grating and polymer material, we propose a novel high-sensitivity pressure sensor and obtained a new contribution to the pressure sensitivity, which is dependent on the derivative of the effective refractive index (RI) of core mode with respect to the surrounding medium RI, as well as on the relationship between the polymer RI and the pressure; moreover, it is inversely proportional to Young’s modulus of the polymer material. For the polymer with Young’s modulus of 1.0 MPa, the ...