scholarly journals Siloxane Matrix Molecular Weight Influences the Properties of Nanocomposites Based on Metal Complexes and Dielectric Elastomer

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3352
Author(s):  
Alina Soroceanu ◽  
George T. Stiubianu
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Metal Complexes ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Water Vapor Sorption ◽  
Filler Materials ◽  
Thermal Tests ◽  
Breaking Strain ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Silicone Polymers

Siloxane-based elastomers are some of the most sought-after materials for the construction of actuators and equipment for energy harvesting devices. This article focuses on changes of the mechanical (breaking stress, breaking strain, Young’s modulus) and dielectric properties for elastomers prepared with silicones, induced by the variation of molecular weight of the matrix, with three different silicone polymers having 60,000 g/mol, 150,000 g/mol, and 450,000 g/mol (from GPC measurements). Multiple siloxane elastomers were crosslinked with methyltriacetoxysilane using the sol-gel route. The dielectric permittivity values of the elastomers were also enhanced with two different complex structures containing siloxane bond and 3d transition metals as filler materials for polydimethylsiloxane polymers with various molecular weights. The dielectric spectroscopy tests demonstrated a small decrease (5%) for the values of the dielectric permittivity in relation to increased molecular weight of the siloxane polymer, both for samples prepared with pure polymer and for samples with metal complexes. The samples of nanocomposites showed a >50% increase of dielectric permittivity values relative to samples prepared of pure siloxane elastomer. The thermal tests demonstrated that the nanocomposites retained thermal stability similar with samples prepared of pure siloxane elastomer. The behavior under controlled conditions of humidity showed a trend of increased water vapor sorption with increasing molecular weight but an overall hydrophobic stable character of nanocomposites.

Purine nucleoside phosphorylase: Isolation and characterization

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 2987-2999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Šedivá ◽  
Ivan Votruba ◽  
Antonín Holý ◽  
Ivan Rosenberg
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase ◽  
Purine Nucleoside ◽  
Leukemia Cells ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Nucleoside Phosphorylase ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Reaction Proceeds ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Sepharose 4B

Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) from mouse leukemia cells L1210 was purified to homogeneity by a combination of ion exchange and affinity chromatography using AE-Sepharose 4B and 9-(p-succinylaminobenzyl)hypoxanthine as the matrix and the ligand, respectively. The native enzyme has a molecular weight of 104 000 and consists of three subunits of equal molecular weight of 34 000. The results of isoelectric focusing showed that the enzyme is considerably microheterogeneous over the pI-range 4.0-5.8 and most likely consists of eight isozymes. The temperature and pH-optimum of phosphorolysis, purine nucleoside synthesis and also of transribosylation is identical, namely 55 °C and pH 7.4. The transribosylation reaction proceeds in the presence of phosphate only. The following Km-values (μmol l-1) were determined for phosphorolysis: inosine 40, 2'-deoxyinosine 47, guanosine 27, 2'-deoxyguanosine 32. The Km-values (μmol l-1) of purine riboside and deoxyriboside synthesis are lower than the values for phosphorolysis (hypoxanthine 18 and 34, resp., guanine 8 and 11, resp.). An affinity lower by one order shows PNP for (-D-ribose-1-phosphate, (-D-2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate (Km = 200 μmol l-1 in both cases) and phosphate (Km = 805 μmol l-1). The substrate specificity of the enzyme was also studied: positions N(1), C(2) and C(8) are decisive for the binding of the substrate (purine nucleoside).

scholarly journals Hard Coating Materials Based on Photo-Reactive Silsesquioxane for Flexible Application: Improvement of Flexible and Hardness Properties by High Molecular Weight

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1564
Author(s):  
Jong Tae Leem ◽  
Woong Cheol Seok ◽  
Ji Beom Yoo ◽  
Sangkug Lee ◽  
Ho Jun Song
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes ◽  
Coating Materials ◽  
Pencil Hardness ◽  
Coated Film ◽  
Flexible Application

EPOSS of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) mixture structure and LPSQ of ladder-like polysilsesquioxane (LPSQ) structure were synthesized via sol–gel reaction. EPSQ had a high molecular weight due to polycondensation by potassium carbonate. The EPSQ film showed uniform surface morphology due to regular double-stranded structure. In contrast, the EPOSS-coated film showed nonuniform surface morphology due to strong aggregation. Due to the aggregation, the EPOSS film had shorter d-spacing (d1) than the EPSQ film in XRD analysis. In pencil hardness and nanoindentation analysis, EPSQ film showed higher hardness than the EPOSS film due to regular double-stranded structure. In addition, in the in-folding (r = 0.5 mm) and out-folding (r = 5 mm) tests, the EPSQ film did not crack unlike the EPOSS coated film.

scholarly journals Metallkomplexe in Anorganischen Matrices, 5 [1] / Metal Complexes in Inorganic Matrices, 5 [1]

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 783-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Egger ◽  
Ulrich Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Metal Complexes ◽  
Phenylacetic Acid ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Rhodium Complex ◽  
Gel Processing ◽  
Inorganic Matrices

A heterogenized rhodium complex, prepared by sol-gel processing of Rh(CO)Cl[PPh2CH2CH2Si(OEt)3]2 and Si(OEt)4, is shown to catalyze the conversion of the silanes H4-nSiPh„ (n = 1 - 3) or (HMe2Si)2O to (poly)siloxanes by air or water. Using THF as a solvent, the silanoles Ph3SiOH or Ph2Si(OH)2 are obtained instead. The reaction of phenylacetic acid or acetic acid with HSiPh3 to give silyl esters is catalyzed by the same compound.

Synergistic Effect of Eu3+ and Sm3+ Co-Doping on Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles

2011 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 891-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Zhi Jiang ◽  
Xu Dong Lu
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Blue Shift ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Absorption Profile ◽  
Co Doping ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Co Doped ◽  
The Eu

Pure TiO2, Eu3+and Sm3+co-doping TiO2composite nanoparticles have been prepared by sol-gel method and characterized by the techniques such as XRD, SEM and DRS. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution was used as a probe reaction to evaluate their photocatalytic activity. The matrix distortion of TiO2nano-particles increases after co-doping of Eu3+and Sm3+and a blue-shift of the absorption profile are clearly observed. The results show that co-doping of Eu3+and Sm3+inhibits the phase transformation of TiO2from anatase to rutile, decreases the diameter of TiO2nano-particles and significantly enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2. The Eu3+and Sm3+co-doped into TiO2nano-particles exert a synergistic effect on their photocatalytic activity.

scholarly journals The Polymerization of MMA and ST to Prepare Material with Gradient Refractive Index in Electric Field

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Yao Huang ◽  
Daming Wu ◽  
Dongyun Ren ◽  
Qingyun Meng ◽  
Xiaojun Di
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Cylindrical Sample ◽  
Electrical Field ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Gradient Refractive Index ◽  
Scattering Material ◽  
Different Parts

Light scattering material with gradient refractive index was prepared under the electrical field by taking methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer as the matrix with the addition of a little preheated styrene (ST) and peroxidation benzoin formyl (BPO). The material obtained under electrical field presented different transmittance and molecular weight at different parts of the cylindrical sample along the axis of the direction of electric field which led to the layering phenomenon and gradient refractive index. The disparity of molecular weight between different layers can be as much as 230 thousand. There were several peaks in the figure of GPC test of the sample under electric field. This proved that there were polymers with different molecular weights in the sample. Therefore, it can be concluded that electrical field has a significant effect on polymerization.

scholarly journals New approach to the formation of organo-inorganic borosyloxane polymer structures

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Alexander B. Zachernyuk ◽  
◽  
Boris A. Zachernyuk ◽  
Ekaterina N. Solovyova ◽  
Vladimir I. Nedelkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boron Oxide ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Inorganic Materials ◽  
Organic Modifiers ◽  
Synthesis Time ◽  
Transparent Films ◽  
Boric Anhydride ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Synthetic Approaches

Using sol-gel methods, new synthetic approaches to the preparation of boron-containing organic-inorganic hybrid polymers based on boron oxide (boric anhydride), which is a part of many inorganic materials, have been developed. Previously, such methods were used to obtain amorphous silicate glasses and their use allows introducing various inorganic and organic modifiers into the matrix of silicon dioxide and other compounds at temperatures up to 120 °C. Within the framework of this work: a) the conditions for obtaining saturated solutions of boron oxide in organic solvents were found and it was found that boric anhydride is most completely dissolved in triethyl orthoformiate (approximately 25%) at 110-110 °C retaining its structure; b) by the condensation of boric acid with 1,3-dichlorotetraphenyl disiloxane, functional borcyclosiloxanes were synthesized to further modify boron oxide. The reaction conditions, spectral and thermal characteristics of condensation products were investigated. It is shown the increasing in the synthesis time to 15-18 h, a bicyclic borsiloxane is formed; c) homophasic modification of boric anhydride with monofunctional cyclic borsiloxanes was carried out and it was shown that the formation of Si-O-B bonds at 110-120 °C occurs due to the use of anhydrous sol-gel process. Transparent films are obtained from modified boric anhydride solutions deposited on glass and stainless steel, followed by curing at a temperature of 160-280 °C, that are not subjected to hydrolysis under the action of air moisture and are stable in air up to 600 °C. As a result of the work, the possibility of obtaining a borsiloxane type polymeric structures having an inorganic molecular skeleton modified with organosilicon compounds has been investigated.

scholarly journals Cyanate Ester Resin/Silica subnanocomposites and their superiority over nanocomposites due to fundamental role of constrained interfacial dynamics

2021 ◽  
Vol 2103 (1) ◽  
pp. 012100
Author(s):  
V A Bershtein ◽  
A M Fainleib ◽  
D A Kirilenko ◽  
P N Yakushev
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Cyanate Ester ◽  
Interfacial Dynamics ◽  
Cyanate Ester Resin ◽  
Sol Gel Process ◽  
Matrix Properties ◽  
Interfacial Areas ◽  
The Matrix

Abstract The study of nanostructure, thermal and relaxation properties (by HAADF-STEM, EDXS, DMA and DSC), combined with the calculations of interparticle distances and interfacial areas, has been performed for a series of the hybrid Cyanate Ester Resin (CER)/Si02 polymer composites with 0.01 to 10 wt.% Si02 units introduced via a sol-gel process. The absence of clusterization, arising only subnanometric Si02 nodes and their quasi-regular distribution within the amorphous matrix, with the shortest distances between nodes, provided their exceptional positive impact on the matrix properties at ultra-low Si02 contents of 0.03-0.1 wt.%. The superiority of these subnanocomposites over the nanocomposites was determined by the role of constrained interfacial dynamics over the whole matrix.

Molecular Structure and Macroscopic Properties of Synthetic Cis-Poly(Isoprene)

1974 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 342-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Grechanovskii ◽  
I. Ya Poddubnyi ◽  
L. S. Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Average Molecular Weight ◽  
Dense Network ◽  
Green Strength ◽  
Gel Fraction ◽  
Rubber Compounds ◽  
Processing Properties

Abstract By changing the sol-gel ratio and the structure of the gel fraction it is possible to obtain various grades of synthetic cis-poly(isoprene) which show promise for different applications in the tire and mechanical rubber goods industries. The processability of commercial SKI-3 rubber (at a given average molecular weight of sol) depends mainly on the structure of the gel fraction. Thus, for example, inferior processing properties of rubber compounds is associated primarily with the presence of tight gel. The content and structure of the gel fraction also significantly affect plasto-elastic properties of raw rubbers, e.g. a low plasticity of raw rubbers owes to the increased content of gel fraction. The reduced green strength of compounds based on SKI—3 rubber is accounted for by its chemical structure. Conventional methods used to change the properties of rubbers (including the variation in molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, branching degree, and variation in the content and structure of gel fraction) cannot be considered to be adequate to tackle the problem of the green strength of SKI—3 black stocks. The way to solve the problem appears to be the introduction of functional groups into the polymer chain at the stage of synthesis or processing. These functional groups should be active as to the formation of labile rubber—carbon black—rubber and/or rubber—rubber bonds. High purity of microstructure is necessary but not sufficient for obtaining the required level of green strength of compounded SKI—3. The gel fractions of SKI—3 rubber yield vulcanizates with a more dense network than the corresponding sol vulcanizates. The temperature dependence of the tensile strength is controlled by the network density of vulcanizates from high cis-1,4 poly(isoprene).

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