A dinuclear aluminum 8-hydroxyquinoline complex with high electron mobility for organic light-emitting diodes

A dinuclear aluminum 8-hydroxyquinoline complex (DAlq(3)) with improved electron mobility was designed for organic light-emitting diodes. The electron mobility in DAlq(3) was determined via transient electroluminescence (EL) from bilayer devices with structure of indium tin oxide (ITO)/N,N-'-di(naphthalene-1-yl)-N,N-'-diphenyl-benzidine (NPB)/DAlq(3)/Mg:Ag. It was found that the electron mobility in DAlq(3) is between 3.7-8.4x10(-6) cm(2)/Vs at electric fields ranging between 1.2x10(6) and 4.0x10(6) V/cm, which is a factor of two higher than that in Alq(3). The DAlq(3) also shows a higher EL efficiency of 2.2 cd/A (1.2 Lm/W), as compared to Alq(3) with an EL efficiency of 2.0 cd/A (1.0 Lm/W), which is attributed to more balanced electron and hole recombination due to the improved electron mobility of DAlq(3).

PB-g-PMMA核壳粒子的合成及其在PVC中的分散

聚丁二烯(PB)橡胶粒子与聚氯乙烯(PVC)不相容。采用乳液聚合手段,在聚丁二烯乳胶粒表层接枝与聚氯乙烯相容的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)充当增容剂制备了聚丁二烯接枝聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PB g PMMA ,MB)核壳粒子。用熔融共混法制备了PVC/MB共混物。SEM照片表明,这种核壳结构的粒子在聚氯乙烯中的分散情况随着核壳比的不同而改变,当核壳质量比小于93/7时能够完全均匀地分散在PVC基体中,核壳质量比大于94/6时根本不能分散在PVC基体中,核壳质量比为93/7是粒子能否分散开的转折点。共混物的力学性能数据表明,当MB加入量改变时,共混物也存在脆韧转变点,但受MB粒子的核壳比影响。

ABS树脂合成中影响PB-g-SAN接枝共聚物接枝率的因素

采用种子乳液聚合方式 ,以 K2 S2 O8为引发剂引发聚合 ,合成了一系列 PB- g- SAN接枝共聚物。考察了引发剂用量、分子量调节剂 (TDDM)用量和橡胶 (PB)含量对 PB- g- SAN接枝共聚物接枝率的影响。并将 K2 S2 O8引发剂与氧化 -还原引发体系做了比较。结果表明 ,随着引发剂 K2 S2 O8用量逐渐增加 ,PB- g- SAN接枝共聚物的接枝率逐渐降低。引发剂用量太少时 ,不能满足聚合要求 ,PB- g- SAN接枝共聚物的接枝率也会降低。随着分子量调节剂 (TDDM)用量的增加 ,PB- g- SAN接枝共聚物的接枝率逐渐降低。随胶含量的增加 ,PB- g- SAN接枝共聚物的接枝率逐渐降低。采用氧化 -还原引发体系引发聚合有利于接枝反应的进行 ,在 PB含量相同时 ,采用氧化 -还原引发体系合成的 PB- g- SAN接枝共聚物的接枝率比采用 K2 S2 O8合成的接枝共聚物接枝率高。

Morphology, structure, and properties of in situ compatibilized linear low-density polyethylene/polystyrene and linear low-density polyethylene/high-impact polystyrene blends

Blends of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with polystyrene (PS) and blends of LLDPE with high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) were prepared through a reactive extrusion method. For increased compatibility of the two blending components, a Lewis acid catalyst, aluminum chloride (AlCl3), was adopted to initiate the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction between the blending components. Spectra data from Raman spectra of the LLDPE/PS/AlCl3 blends extracted with tetrahydrofuran verified that LLDPE segments were grafted to the para position of the benzene rings of PS, and this confirmed the graft structure of the Friedel-Crafts reaction between the polyolefin and PS. Because the in situ generated LLDPE-g-PS and LLDPE-g-HIPS copolymers acted as compatibilizers in the relative blending systems, the mechanical properties of the LLDPE/PS and LLDPE/HIPS blending systems were greatly improved. For example, after compatibilization, the Izod impact strength of an LLDPE/PS blend (80/20 w/w) was increased from 88.5 to 401.6 J/m, and its elongation at break increased from 370 to 790%. For an LLDPE/HIPS (60/40 w/w) blend, its Charpy impact strength was increased from 284.2 to 495.8 kJ/m(2). Scanning electron microscopy micrographs showed that the size of the domains decreased from 4-5 to less than 1 mum, depending on the content of added AlCl3.

Temperature dependence of the distribution of the first passage time: Results from discontinuous molecular dynamics simulations of an all-atom model of the second beta-hairpin fragment of protein G

More than 22 000 folding kinetic simulations were performed to study the temperature dependence of the distribution of first passage time (FPT) for the folding of an all-atom Go-like model of the second beta-hairpin fragment of protein G. We find that the mean FPT (MFPT) for folding has a U (or V)-shaped dependence on the temperature with a minimum at a characteristic optimal folding temperature T-opt*. The optimal folding temperature T-opt* is located between the thermodynamic folding transition temperature and the solidification temperature based on the Lindemann criterion for the solid. Both the T-opt* and the MFPT decrease when the energy bias gap against nonnative contacts increases. The high-order moments are nearly constant when the temperature is higher than T-opt* and start to diverge when the temperature is lower than T-opt*. The distribution of FPT is close to a log-normal-like distribution at T* greater than or equal to T-opt*. At even lower temperatures, the distribution starts to develop long power-law-like tails, indicating the non-self-averaging intermittent behavior of the folding dynamics. It is demonstrated that the distribution of FPT can also be calculated reliably from the derivative of the fraction not folded (or fraction folded), a measurable quantity by routine ensemble-averaged experimental techniques at dilute protein concentrations.

Effect of the compatibilization of linear low-density polyethylene-g-acrylic acid on the morphology and mechanical properties of poly(butylene terephthalate)/linear low-density polyethylene blends

A poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)/linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) alloy was prepared with a reactive extrusion method, For improved compatibility of the blending system, LLDPE grafted with acrylic acid (LLDPE-g-AA) by radiation was adopted in place of plain LLDPE. The toughness and extensibility of the PBT/LLDPE-g-AA blends, as characterized by the impact strengths and elongations at break, were much improved in comparison with the toughness and extensibility of the PBT/LLDPE blends at the same compositions. However, there was not much difference in their tensile (or flexural) strengths and moduli. Scanning electron microscopy photographs showed that the domains of PBT/LLDPE-g-AA were much smaller and their dispersions were more homogeneous than the domains and dispersions of the PBT/ T,T PE blends. Compared with the related values of the PBT/LLDPE blends, the contents and melting temperatures of the usual spherulites of PBT in PBT/LLDPE-g-AA decreased.

Isothermal crystallization kinetics of PEO in poly(ethylene terephthalate)-poly(ethylene oxide) segmented copolymers. I. Effect of the sofi-block length

The isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) block in two poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)-PEO segmented copolymers was studied with differential scanning calorimetry. The Avrami equation failed to describe the overall crystallization process, but a modified Avrami equation, the Q equation, did. The crystallizability of the PET block and the different lengths of the PEO block exerted strong influences on the crystallization process, the crystallinity, and time final morphology of the PEO block. The mechanism of nucleation and the growth dimension of the PEG block were different because of the crystallizability of time PET block and the compositional heterogeneity. The crystallization of the PEO block was physically constrained by the microstructure of time PET crystalline phase, which resulted in a lower crystallization rate. However, this influence became weak with the increase in the soft-block length. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Chlorohydrin water swellable rubber compatibilized by an amphiphilic craft copolymer. I. Synthesis and characterization of compatibilizer PVA-g-PBA

The graft copolymerization of butyl acrylate onto poly(vinyl alcohol) with eerie ammonium nitrate as redox initiator in a aqueous medium has been investigated. The formation of graft copolymer was confirmed by means of IR, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). The percentage of mononer conversion and percentage of grafting varied with concentrations of initiator, nitric acid, monomer, macromolecular backbone (X-n = 1750, M = 80 000), reaction temperature and reaction time. Some inorganic salts and organic solvents have a great influence upon grafting. The reaction mechanism has been explored, and rate equations for the reaction are established. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Morphology, thermal behavior, and mechanical properties of PA6/UHMWPE blends with HDPE-g-MAH as a compatibilizing agent

A functionalized high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with maleic anhydride (MAH) was prepared using a reactive extruding method. This copolymer was used as a compatibilizer of blends of polyamide 6 (PA6) and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Morphologies were examined by a scanning electron microscope. It was found that the dimension of UHMWPE and HDPE domains in the PA6 matrix decreased dramatically, compared with that of the uncompatibilized blending system. The size of the UHMWPE domains was reduced from 35 mu m (PA6/UHMWPE, 80/20) to less than 4 mu m (PA6/UHMWPE/HDPE-g-MAH, 80/20/20). The tensile strength and Izod impact strength of PA6/UHMWPE/HDPE-g-MAH (80/20/20) were 1.5 and 1.6 times as high as those of PA6/UHMWPE: (80/20), respectively. This behavior could be attributed to chemical reactions between the anhydride groups of HDPE-g-MAH and the terminal amino groups of PA6 in PA6/UHMWPE/HDPE-g-MAH blends. Thermal analysis was performed to confirm that the above chemical reactions took place during the blending process. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

LLDPE-g-AA的流变行为及力学性能

利用毛细管流变仪研究了线性低密度聚乙烯接枝丙烯酸 (LLDPE - g -AA)的流变行为。结果表明 ,在高的剪切应力下LLDPE -g -AA的表观粘度比纯LLDPE的小 ,并改进了树脂的流动性和加工性。LLDPE - g -AA的表观粘度随接枝丙烯酸含量的增加而降低 ,说明接枝到LLDPE分子链上的丙烯酸起到了内润滑剂的作用。利用Instron 112 1拉力机测试了LLDPE - g -AA的力学性能 ,结果表明其拉伸强度、杨氏模量和断裂伸长率与纯LLDPE相比没有明显的变化

实时BIA技术对蛋白A与免疫球蛋白G相互作用的研究

应用实时BIA技术 ,探讨了蛋白A与小鼠免疫球蛋白G (MIgG)之间的相互作用 ,求出相互作用的动力学速率常数ka=5 0 7× 1 0 4 (mol/L) - 1 s- 1 ,kd=9 65× 1 0 - 5(s- 1 ) ,结合常数KA=5 2 5× 1 0 8(mol/L) - 1 .同时使用蛋白A固定的传感片用于MIgG浓度的检测 ,在 0 64～ 1 2mg/L浓度区间内 ,MIgG的响应值与其浓度有非常好的线性关系.

Nonisothermal crystallization kinetics: poly(ethylene terephthalate)-poly(ethylene oxide) segmented copolymer and poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer

The nonisothermal crystallization behavior of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in poly(ethylene terephthalate)poly(ethylene oxide) (PETPEO) segmented copolymer and PEO homopolymer has been studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry, as well as transmission electron microscope. The kinetics of PEO in copolymer and PEO homopolymer under nonisothermal crystallization condition has been analyzed by Ozawa equation. The results show that Ozawa equation only describes the crystallization behavior of PEO-6000 homopolymer successfully, but fails to describe the whole crystallization process of PEO in copolymer because the secondary crystallization in the later stage could not be neglected. Due to the constraint of PET segments imposed on the PEO segments, a distinct two stage of crystallization of PEO in copolymer has been investigated by using Avrami equation modified by Jeziorny to deal with the nonisothermal crystallization data. In the case of PEO-6000 homopolymer, good linear relation for the whole crystallization process is obtained owing to the secondary crystallization does not occur under our experimental condition. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

PA6/UHMWPE/HDPE-g-MAH共混物反应增容作用的研究

通过 DSC、SEM、Molau试验和力学性能测试 ,研究了 PA6/ UHMWPE共混过程中 HDPE- g- MAH对体系的增容作用、力学性能及结晶行为的影响。结果表明 ,共混体系为热力学不相容体系 ;在熔融共混过程中 ,PA6和 HDPE- g- MAH发生化学反应 ,生成的接枝共聚物对 PA6/ UHMWPE体系有增容作用 ,分散性和界面形态以及力学性能明显改善 ;共混体系中两相的结晶行为亦发生变化 ,尼龙组分的熔融热焓明显下降

反应挤出条件对PP-g-GMA接枝率、接枝效率和熔体流动速率的影响

用反应挤出法在聚丙烯 (PP)分子链上接枝甲基丙烯酸环氧丙酯 (GMA) ,制备功能化聚丙烯 .重点讨论了单体浓度、引发剂浓度、反应温度及物料在螺杆中的停留时间等对接枝产物 PP-g-GMA的接枝率、接枝效率和熔体流动速率的影响 .结果表明 ,PP-g-GMA接枝率与加入的单体浓度成正比 ,与引发剂浓度无关 ,反应挤出的适宜温度窗口在 1 95～ 2 3 0℃之间 ,停留时间超过 1 min后接枝率与停留时间无关 ;PP-g-GMA的熔体流动速率与单体浓度成反比 ,与引发剂的用量成正比 ,在反应温度窗口内与反应挤出温度和物料停留时间关系不大 ;单体和引发剂的浓度、反应挤出温度及物料停留时间对 PP-g-GMA的接枝效率无显著影响 .

LLDPE/LLDPE-g-AA共混物的接触角及红外光谱表征

利用熔融共混的方法制备了线性低密度聚乙烯/线性低密度聚乙烯接枝丙烯酸(LLDPE/LLDPE-g-AA)共混物。用傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)和测定接触角的方法对不同LLDPE-g-AA含量的LLDPE/LLDPE-g-AA共混物膜的表面进行了表征。结果表明,随着共混物中LLDPE-g- AA含量的增加,水和甘油等极性液体与共混物表面的接触角下降。依据共混物的FT-IR计算了其羧基峰强度。发现极性液体与LLDPE/LLDPE-g- AA共混物膜表面的接触角越小,羧基峰强度越大。