Controlled Formation of Ag Nanoparticles by Means of Long-Chain Sodium Polyacrylates in Dilute Solution

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 1089-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Huber ◽  
Thomas Witte ◽  
Jutta Hollmann ◽  
Susanne Keuker-Baumann
1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Bercea ◽  
Silvia Ioan ◽  
Bogdan C. Simionescu ◽  
Cristofor I. Simionescu

1948 ◽  
Vol 26b (12) ◽  
pp. 783-797
Author(s):  
R. W. Watson ◽  
N. H. Grace

The inherent viscosities of dilute solutions of acidic polyesters of high purity have been compared with number average molecular weights accurately determined by end-group titration. For unfractionated resins with a degree of polymerization from 2 to 11 [Formula: see text] the viscosity – molecular weight relation is linear in chloroform at 25 °C. Where [Formula: see text], K = 1.923 × 10−5 and β = 0.0176. For fractionated polyesters from DP 5 to 8, K = 1.959 × 10−6 and β = 0.0161. For unfractionated resins with a DP > 11, molecular weights increase more rapidly than inherent viscosities. Above [Formula: see text] for fractionated resins linearity is resumed, and the slope increases. Several attempts have been made to explain this complex relation. Apparently the short chains remain linear, and the formation of anisotropic fibers at a DP close to 100 establishes a degree of molecular orientation in the long-chain superpolyesters. Isomerization of levo-diol to the diastereoisomer during polycondensation is without effect on the dilute solution viscosity of the resulting resin. Preferential degradation of the longer chains is assumed to be partially responsible for the decreasing slope from DP 11 to 65. As yet it has not been possible to assess the roles played by changes in size distribution, and variation in solvation with increasing chain length, but the data point to a curved viscosity – molecular weight relation in chloroform at 25 °C.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (99) ◽  
pp. 97449-97454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn-Ming Song ◽  
Tsung-Yun Pai ◽  
Kun-Hung Hsieh ◽  
Ming-Yan Lai ◽  
Chi-Nan Cheng ◽  
...  

Coalescence of carboxylate-capped Ag nanoparticles can be achieved by soaking the deposits in ascorbic acid solution. Long-chain carboxylates are easier to remove. Conductive and bendable films can form on PDMS substrate using this method.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (101) ◽  
pp. 82732-82735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Wang ◽  
Jie Hu ◽  
Rong Zhao

A hybrid nanoreactor comprised of a mesoporous silica “head” and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) long chain “hairs” has been developed. The Ag nanoparticles contained in the mesoporous silica are demonstrated a thermoswitchable catalytic performance.


1978 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Bauer ◽  
L. J. Fetters

Abstract The occurrence of polymers branched in a random fashion is common. Chain transfer reactions can cause short- and long-chain branching in polymerizations such as the high-pressure polymerization of ethylene. Branching can also be introduced intentionally by the use of a polyfunctional monomer in end-linking polymerizations. Similar branching can be produced in addition polymerizations by the use of a small amount of difunctional monomer, e.g., divinylbenzene. There also has been much interest in graft polymerization by which long chain branches can be introduced onto a backbone, which is often a different polymer from the branches. The properties of branched polymers can be quite different from those of linear polymers of the same molecular weight. For example, bulk viscosities as well as concentrated and dilute solution viscosities can be lower for branched polymers than for a linear material of equivalent molecular weight. As an example, the melt processing behavior of polymers can be manipulated by alterations in the average molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, and the frequency and length of long branches in the molecules. Thus, there is an obvious need to correlate and characterize the type and degree of branching in a polymer with its effect on the physical properties in solution or melt. In all of the above examples of branching, there is a mixture of branched and unbranched material. The unbranched and branched polymers can have a wide molecular weight distribution, as can the branches themselves. Also, the frequency of branches and the segment lengths between branch points can vary. Hence, the physical properties of such materials represent an average of the properties of all the different species present.


Author(s):  
A. C. Reimschuessel ◽  
V. Kramer

Staining techniques can be used for either the identification of different polymers or for the differentiation of specific morphological domains within a given polymer. To reveal morphological features in nylon 6, we choose a technique based upon diffusion of the staining agent into accessible regions of the polymer.When a crystallizable polymer - such as nylon 6 - is cooled from the melt, lamellae form by chainfolding of the crystallizing long chain macromolecules. The regions between adjacent lamellae represent the less ordered amorphous domains into which stain can diffuse. In this process the lamellae will be “outlined” by the dense stain, giving rise to contrast comparable to that obtained by “negative” staining techniques.If the cooling of the polymer melt proceeds relatively slowly - as in molding operations - the lamellae are usually arranged in a radial manner. This morphology is referred to as spherulitic.


Author(s):  
J.T. Fourie

Contamination in electron microscopes can be a serious problem in STEM or in situations where a number of high resolution micrographs are required of the same area in TEM. In modern instruments the environment around the specimen can be made free of the hydrocarbon molecules, which are responsible for contamination, by means of either ultra-high vacuum or cryo-pumping techniques. However, these techniques are not effective against hydrocarbon molecules adsorbed on the specimen surface before or during its introduction into the microscope. The present paper is concerned with a theory of how certain physical parameters can influence the surface diffusion of these adsorbed molecules into the electron beam where they are deposited in the form of long chain carbon compounds by interaction with the primary electrons.


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