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Technical Article Briefs

Influence of shear energy on the properties of polyolefin nanocomposite pipes

Clemens Holzer, Milan Kracalik, Stephan Laske, Andreas Witschnigg, December 2011

Higher normalized induced shear energy increases exfoliation during polymer processing, reducing longitudinal shrinkage but increasing internal pressure creep time.

Improved vacuum thermoforming of polyamide

Dietmar Drummer, Andreas Seefried, December 2011

Irradiating semicrystalline polyamide 12 film stiffens it by promoting crosslinking and broadens the forming temperature window.

New anhydrous polymer electrolyte membranes

Sevim Unugur Celik, Ayhan Bozkurt, Mehtap Safak Boroglu , Ismail Boz, December 2011

Polymers composed of poly(vinyl alcohol), sulfosuccinic acid, and 5-aminotetrazole are used as anhydrous proton exchange membranes.

Stronger and faster-flowing plastics for miniaturizing personal electronics

Jiasong He, December 2011

An innovative technique promises to minimize trade-offs between the processability and mechanical performance of engineering plastics.

Better predictions of airfoil strength

Zhihua Wang, Yongbo Zhang , Huimin Fu, December 2011

Combining the fiber microbuckling and kinking models improves understanding of longitudinal compressive strength for unidirectional laminated composites commonly used in the aerospace industry.

Plastic nanocomposites for better thermal resistance

Silvia Illescas, Sin VilÃƒÂ , Miguel Sanchez-Soto, December 2011

Combining nanofillers with a polyacetal matrix raises the degradation temperature by up to 51°C, and it reduces yellowing by 50%.

Fiber-reinforced polyurethane composites

Tingmei Wang, Gai Zhao , Qihua Wang, November 2011

Reinforcing polyurethane with carbon or glass fibers greatly improves the composite's tensile strength.

Recovering low-density cross-linked polymeric foams

Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Perez, Cristina Saiz-Arroyo , Jose Antonio de Saja, November 2011

Compressing heated scraps in a mold keeps density values low enough that recovered materials can be used for similar applications as the virgin material.

New dual-functional liquid crystalline photocrosslinkable polymers

Angayan Ravikrishnan, Palaninathan Kannan , Posa Sudhakara, November 2011

Polymers are prepared from stilbene-based precursors for use in photolithography and optical data storage, among other applications.

Dielectric response of polystyrene/calcium phosphate nanocomposites

Selvin Palakattukunnel Thomas, November 2011

Dielectric measurements can be used as a tool to study the filler dispersion and filler-matrix interaction of polystyrene calcium phosphate nanocomposites.

Characterizing oxygen-barrier polyacrylonitrile/graphite nanocomposites

Gyanaranjan Prusty, Sarat K. Swain, November 2011

Investigation of the oxygen permeability of nanocomposites consisting of polyacrylonitrile and expanded graphite suggests promising flame-retardancy behavior.

Investigating fiber motion in a vortex spinning nozzle

Chongwen Yu, Chuanyun Diao, Biyu Hu, Zeguang Pei, November 2011

Numerical simulation is used to show how fibers move in the airflow of the nozzle of staple-yarn spinning technology.

The effect of surface roughness on moldability of thin-wall parts

Hiroshi Ito, Aya Oyabe , Masaki Otsuka, November 2011

Investigation of the influences on resin filling for hollow parts shows roughness to be a significant factor in flow length.

Stress and dispersive mixing revealed in real time during melt blending

William Pappas, David Bigio, November 2011

A practical methodology for using dye-filled beads calculates the stress history of a polymer traveling through a twin screw extruder.

Nanoscale electrospun ferroelectric polyvinylidene fluoride fibers

Avinash Baji, November 2011

Ferroelectric and piezoelectric polymeric fibers doped with carbon nanotubes are made for use in nanoscale electronic devices.

Bioplastic nano-reinforcement extracted from phormium leaf fibers

Carlo Santulli, Marco Monti, Jose Maria Kenny, Elena Fortunati, Luigi Torre, Debora Puglia, November 2011

Cellulose nanofibers from a native New Zealand plant are extracted for use as fillers for biodegradable polymers.

Effect of ceramic filler on photopolymerized barium-titanate acrylic composites

Marco Sangermano, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Andrea Guerriero, Mariangela Lombardi, October 2011

Dispersing submicrometric or nanometric barium titanate particles results in flexible piezoelectric materials with properties of use in electronics.

Behavior of microencapsulated phase change material/epoxy composites

Xiao-Yan Yuan, Zhen Huang, Jun-Feng Su , Yun-Hui Zhao, October 2011

Interfacial debonding behaviors affect the mechanical properties of microencapsulated phase change material/epoxy composites.

Polyblend melting in intermeshing counter-rotating twin screw extruders

Krzysztof J. Wilczynski, Adrian Lewandowski, Andrzej Nastaj, Krzysztof Wilczynski, October 2011

The screw pull-out technique is used to study polyblend melting in a starve-fed, closely intermeshing extruder.

Physical properties of magnesium/polyacrylamide composites

Beng Teik Poh, Tjoon Tow Teng, Norhashimah Morad , Imran Khan, Khai Ern Lee, October 2011

The thermal behavior and morphological properties of magnesium/polyacrylamide polymers depend on dopant loading.

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