D. G. Dikobe、A. S. Luyt2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Polypropylene (PP) was blended with ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) to form PP/EVA polymer blends. Wood powder (WP) was mixed into these blends at different weight fractions (50/50/0, 45/45/10, 40/40/20, 35/35/30 w/w PP/EVA/WP) to form PP/EVA/WP blend composites. The morphology, as well as thermal and mechanica…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Jalil Morshedian、Pegah Mohammad Hoseinpour、Hamed Azizi 等 4 位作者2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Silane method is a preferred method in crosslinking polyethylene to modify its properties. Here, the silane grafting reactions of low density (LDPE), linear low density (LLDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) were compared, all with a fixed amount of silane (vinyltrimethoxysilane) and peroxide (dicumylperoxide).…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
S. N. Lawandy、S. F. Halim、N. A. Darwish2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The modulus of filled and unfilled Ethylene-propylene diene rubber (EPDM) vulcanizates was used to predict the shape-factor of carbon black aggregation in the polymer. Four types of carbon black that vary in particle size and structure were used in this study. Quadratic curves relating the carbon black volume concentr…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFiber-reinforced polymer composites
Ryota Nakamura、Koichi GODA、J. Noda 等 4 位作者2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
In recent years, research and development of materials using biomass sources are much expected to construct a sustainable society. The so-called green composite consisting of natural fibers and biodegradable resin, is one of the most promising materials in developing biomass products. In this study, especially, we foc…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesTextile materials and evaluationsBamboo properties and applications
L. Bourja、B. Bakiz、A. Benlhachemi 等 7 位作者2009-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
A series of ceramics samples belonging to the CeO 2 ‐Bi 2 O 3 phase system have been prepared via a coprecipitation route. The crystallized phases were obtained by heating the solid precursors at 600 ∘ C for 6 hours, then quenching the samples. X‐ray diffraction analyses show that for x < 0.20 a solid solution Ce 1…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Alexander Fainleib、Liubov Vladymirovna Bardash、G. Boiteux2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Kinetic peculiarities of polycyclotrimerization process of dicyanate ester of bisphenol A (DCBA) in the presence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been investigated using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) spectroscopy technique. It has been found that even very small amounts of MWCNTs (0.01-0…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesSynthesis and properties of polymers
Yanfei Xu、Satoshi Kawata、K. Hosoi 等 5 位作者2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
In order to improve the poor interfacial adhesion of the kenaf fiber and polystyrene (PS) in their composite material, the surface of the kenaf fiber was modified using a synthesized polymeric coupling agent to promote adhesion with PS matrix. The dynamic thermo-mechanical properties of the composite composed of modif…
Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesMaterial Properties and Processing
Debes Bhattacharyya、Philipp Maitrot、S. Fakirov2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Combining the two basic techniques used for the preparation of single polymer composites (SPCs), hot compaction and film stacking, a polyamide 6 (PA 6) single polymer composite was manufactured. The starting materials were PA 6 high tenacity yarn (reinforcement) and PA 6 film prepared via melt quenching (matrix), both…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFiber-reinforced polymer composites
Shadi Houshyar、Robert A. Shanks、A. Hodzic2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Polypropylene (PP) fibre-matrix composites previously prepared and studied experimentally were modelled using finite element analysis (FEA) in this work. FEA confirmed that fibre content and composition controlled stress distribution in all-PP composites. The stress concentration at the fibre-matrix interface became g…
Mechanical Behavior of CompositesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesFiber-reinforced polymer composites
Semion K. Saikin、Roberto Olivares‐Amaya、Dmitrij Rappoport 等 5 位作者2009-01-01Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
We study the effects of chemical bonding on Raman scattering from benzenethiol chemisorbed on silver clusters using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). Raman scattering cross sections are computed using a formalism that employs analytical derivatives of frequency-dependent electronic polarizabilities, wh…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsProtein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence AnalysisNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Helen R. Eisenberg、Roi Baer2009-01-01Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
We developed a method for calculating the ground-state properties and fundamental band-gaps of solids, using a generalized Kohn-Sham approach combining a local density approximation (LDA) functional with a long-range explicit exchange orbital functional. We found that when the range parameter is selected according to…
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials ResearchSemiconductor materials and interfacesHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
Denis Gryaznov、E. Heifets、E. A. Kotomin2009-01-01Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
We present and discuss results of the density functional theory (DFT) for perfect UO(2) crystals with He atoms in octahedral interstitial positions therein. We have calculated basic bulk crystal properties and He incorporation energies into the low temperature anti-ferromagnetic UO(2) phase using several exchange-corr…
Fusion materials and technologiesNuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and Properties
作者信息未提供2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Hybrid polymeric networks composed of polyacrylamide and chitosan were developed to determine their swelling and ascorbic acid delivery kinetics at various chitosan concentrations. The hybrid acrylamide/chitosan hydrogels were synthesized in aqueous itaconic acid solution (1% w/w). Young’s modulus was also evaluated f…
I. Coccorullo、Luciano Di Maio、Simona Montesano 等 4 位作者2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The theoretical and experimental study of a thermoplastic polymer foaming process is presented. Industrial scraps of PET were used for the production of foamed sheets. The process was performed by making use of a chemical blowing agent (CBA) in the extrusion process. Due to the low intrinsic viscosity of the recycled…
Polymer composites and self-healingEpoxy Resin Curing ProcessesPolymer Foaming and Composites
G. Ragosta、Pellegrino Musto2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The present review article describes in detail the state-of-the-art of organic-inorganic hybrid materials based on polyimide/silica components. The article is divided in three parts. In the first the basic processing route for the preparation of these systems is described, i.e. the sol-gel technique, along with the st…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Yiwei Tan、Y. Zhang、J. Kan2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Both Conducting and Ferromagnetic polyaniline containing nickel (abbreviated as PANI-Ni) is synthesized in a solution containing aniline, HCl and NiCl2, using peroxydisulphate as an oxidant and horseradish peroxidase as a catalyst. The conductivity of PANI-Ni is about 10 -1 S cm -1 . The result of electron paramagneti…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Jun Zhang、Aiqin Wang2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Chitosan/Na + -montmorillonite/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CTS/MMT/MWCNTs) nanocomposite films were prepared by a simple solution-evaporation method. The effects of MMT and MWCNTs on mechanical properties of the nanocomposite films were investigated. The results indicate that the simultaneously introduced MMT and M…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesConducting polymers and applications
Naomi Matsumoto、Takashi Usami、Ikumi Kuno 等 7 位作者2009-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Theoretical consideration of a magnetically driven arc was performed to elucidate the variation of heat flux with an imposed DC magnetic field. Experiments were conducted to confirm the validity of the theoretical model. The heat flux decreased concomitantly with increased imposed magnetic flux density. Theoretical pr…
Sven Richter、Marina Saphiannikova、Dieter Jehnichen 等 5 位作者2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
In this study we report on morphological and rheological characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT)-polycarbonate composites produced by injection molding. The main focus is to carry out nonlinear viscoelastic experiments that allow following the structural rearrangements of carbon nanotubes in the polyca…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesPolymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties
作者信息未提供2009-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Tribological properties of Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-rubber (EPDM) containing electron modified Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) have been investiagted with the help of pin on disk tribometer without lubrication for a testing time of 2 hrs in atmospheric conditions at a sliding speed and applied normal load of 0.05 m•s–1…