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A light-induced expansion of thin films of polymers containing azobenzene chromophores was characterized in real time by single wavelength ellipsometry. An initial expansion of the azo polymer films was found to be irreversible with an extent of relative expansion observed of 1.5−4% in films of thickness ranging from…
Abstract The compatibility of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) blends was investigated with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and tensile testing. The PLA/PPC blends were prepared over the whole composition…
The formation of amyloid fibrils is associated with various human medical disorders of unrelated origin. Recent research indicates that self-assembled amyloid fibrils are also involved in physiological processes in several micro-organisms. Yet, the molecular basis for the recognition and self-assembly processes mediat…
Photopolymerization can be used to construct materials with precise temporal and spatial resolution. Applications such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, the fabrication of microfluidic devices and the preparation of high-density cell arrays employ hydrogel materials that are often prepared by this technique. Curre…
Protein-polymer conjugates are widely used in biotechnology and medicine, and new methods to prepare the bioconjugates would be advantageous for these applications. In this report, we demonstrate that bioactive "smart" polymer conjugates can be synthesized by polymerizing from defined initiation sites on proteins, thu…
Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are the best-known examples of a group of diseases known as the amyloidoses. They are characterized by the extracellular deposition of toxic, insoluble amyloid fibrils. Knowledge of the structure of these fibrils is essential for understanding the process of pathology…
The rapid reduction of Na(2)PdCl(4) by ethylene glycol in the presence of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) has recently been demonstrated as a convenient method of generating Pd cubooctahedra and twinned nanoparticles. Here we describe a new procedure where Pd triangular or hexagonal nanoplates could be selectively synth…
Abstract Summary: The kinetics of the chain extension reaction of a carboxyl‐terminated polymer using a bisoxazoline coupling agent was simulated by the Monte Carlo method based on the master equation. The effects of temperature and stepwise addition of the chain extender was examined. A comparison between simulated r…
Abstract A study on the thermal conductivities of spun yarn‐type carbon/phenolic (spun C/P) composites using a thermal‐electrical analogy method is presented. This method is based on the similarity between the partial differential equation that governs the thermal potential and electrical potential distribution. The u…
An efficient strategy for the synthesis of carbosilane dendrimers containing double metallic layers has been developed. The method consists of the attachment of the Ru( p -cymene)Cl 2 unit to the branches of a phosphino-terminated dendrimer, followed by abstraction with AgOTf of the chloride ligands from the ruthenium…
Abstract The influence of thermal history on morphology, melting, and crystallization behavior of bacterial poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) has been investigated using temperature‐modulated DSC (TMDSC), wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXRD) and polarized optical microscopy (POM). Various thermal histories were imparted b…
We present self-consistent tight binding calculations of the dielectric response of charged semiconductor nanocrystals. We predict collective effects such as the oscillation in opposite phase of the additional electron and of the plasma of valence electrons near the resonance. In arrays of charged nanocrystals, the co…
The photoluminescence (PL) quenching of sodium poly[2-(3-thienyl)ethyloxy-4-butylsulfonate)] (PTE-BS) by the cationic electron acceptor methyl viologen (MV 2+ ) was investigated in samples with high (HPTE-BS) and low (LPTE-BS) molecular weight. The Stern−Volmer constant decreases with decreasing the molecular weight f…
Abstract In the present work it is shown that low nanoparticle‐loaded polymer composites with improved mechanical performance can be prepared by a conventional melt blending technique in which the nanoparticles are chemically pregrafted by diglycidyl ether of bisphenol‐A (DGEBA). Two composites, each with 2.5 wt% fill…
Densely packed assemblies of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were characterized by N 2 and CO 2 adsorption techniques. We presented a convenient method for forming densely packed assembly structures of SWCNTs. The SWCNTs were treated with mixtures of HNO 3 /H 2 SO 4 or H 2 O 2 /H 2 SO 4 before and after purifi…
We report a new molecular approach for in situ generation of micron scale, chemically and biochemically functionalized patterns inside three-dimensional, completely enclosed fluidic channels. The formation of chemical patterns is based upon a combination of lipid bilayer self-assembly and UV photopolymerization of pho…
Surface relief gratings have been generated in an azobenzene side chain liquid-crystal polymer using an intensity interference pattern from two coherent laser pulses (532nm and 4ns). We elucidate whether peaks or trenches correspond to the high intensity regions of the interference pattern. For low-energy pulses, peak…
Abstract During service exposure, composite structures may be subjected to local heating under which three‐dimensional temperature gradients may develop with temperature differences that can exceed 150°C. The different thermal expansion that is associated with such temperature gradients can generate a range of thermal…
We present the synthesis and characterization of novel homo- and copolymers containing mono- and dialkylated 3,4-propylenedioxythiophenes with the purpose of creating new π-conjugated polymers to be exploited in the field of polymer electronics and photonics. We show that the large seven-membered dioxepine ring attach…
Abstract Novel soluble copolyimides containing phenyl and hydroxyl pendant groups were synthesized from pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and two diamines, 2,6‐diamino‐4‐phenylphenol (DAPP) and 4,4′‐oxydianiline (ODA), in various ratios via thermal imidization. The structures and physical properties of the copolyimides…