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The Crystallization Behavior Regulating Nature of Hydrogen Bonds Interaction on Polyamide 6,6 by Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)
The crystallization behavior of polyamide 6,6 (PA66) under complex flow field is of great importance for its final mechanical properties. Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) was applied as crystallization modifying ...
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Glass transition: from interaction potential changes to the corresponding structural and relaxation responses along the path of reaching the final equilibrium
Glass transition involves a many-body interaction and relaxation process. The split of relaxation spectrum and the extremely slow dynamics bring into considerations of non-linearity and non-equilibrium. Some o...
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Phase behavior actuating morphology and rheological response of polybutadiene/polyisoprene blends under small amplitude oscillatory shear
The morphology evolution and the corresponding linear viscoelastic behavior of the phase-separating polybutadiene (PB)/low vinyl content polyisoprene (LPI) blend have been investigated by phase contrast optica...
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Synthesis of exfoliated isotactic polypropylene/functional alkyl-triphenylphosphonium-modified clay nanocomposites by in situ polymerization
Diphenyl (4-hydroxyphenyl) hexadecyl phosphonium bromide (POH) -modified montmorillonite (POHMMT) was used to prepare a novel TiCl4/MgCl2/POHMMT compound catalyst and exfoliated iPP/POHMMT nanocomposites were pre...
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X-ray Reflectivity Study of Gold Nanoparticles in a Polymer Matrix
We have examined the structural evolution of a thin gold layer sandwiched between two polymer films using specular X-ray reflectivity. We used a depth-profiling model consisting of three independent layers, up...
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Dispersion of particles in the coatings characterized by laser scanning confocal micrscopy (LSCM) I: Vertical dispersion of particles in the coatings and the weathering property studied by orthogonal analysis method of LSCM
Two kinds of TiO2 filled epoxy coatings were designed and prepared to obtain pigments with different dispersion degrees of TiO2 particles. Laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) was used to investigate both th...
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Three-dimensional observation of the phase structure of high density polyethylene (HDPE)/poly(ethylene-co-butene) (PEB) blend by laser scanning confocal microscopy
In this paper, high density polyethylene (HDPE)/poly(ethylene-co-butene) (PEB) blend (50/50 wt%) was prepared through solution blending and then compression molding, and subsequently examined by laser scanning...
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Rheology and flow-birefringence from viscoelastic polymer-clay solutions
The shear orientation of viscoelastic clay-polymer solutions was investigated by means of rheology and flow birefringence (Δn). The polymer chains are in dynamic adsorption/desorption equilibrium with the cla...
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Polymer-Clay Nanocomposite Materials: Solution and Bulk Properties
The influence of shear on viscoelastic polymer-clay solutions was investigated by means of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) under shear. SANS measured the shearinduced orientation of polymer and platelets...
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Silica Nano-particle Filled Poly(ethylene-ran-hexene)/xylene Gels
The effect of silica nano-particle filler on poly(ethylene-co-hexene)/xylene gels has been investigated using mainly small angle neutron scattering and rheological measurements. Both non-filled and filled poly...
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Phase separation kinetics and morphology in a polymer blend with diblock copolymer additive
The phase diagram for a low molecular weight blend of deuterated polystyrene (PSD) and polybutadiene (PB) was determined by temperature jump light scattering (TJLS) measurements and phase contrast optical micr...
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Preparation of 2-Dimensional Ultra Thin Polystyrene Film by Water Casting Method
The preparation condition of polystyrene (PS) ultra thin film by a water casting method was investigated on the basis of transmission electron microscopic (TEM) observations. Homogeneous ultra thin films were ...
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Microstructure and Isotopic Labeling Effects on the Miscibility of Polybutadiene Blends Studied by the Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Technique
Deuterated polybutadiene and protonated polybutadiene (PBD/PBH) blends with various microstructures have been studied by the small-angle neutron scattering experiments. Correlation length, ξ, zero-wavenumber s...
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Shear Induced Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends by Small Angle Neutron Scattering
The phase behavior of polymer blends and solutions can be changed dramatically by a flow field using a variety of flow geometries. Unlike simple binary fluids which require extremely high shear rates to produc...
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Neutron cloud poinds and concentration fluctuations of polymer blends
Cloud points were observed in the blends of deuterated polystyrene (PSD) and hydrogeneous poly (vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) by means of temperature scanning Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) technique. The ...
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Preparation and Characterization of Block Copolymers of Ordinary and Deuterated Styrenes