Photomobile materials with interpenetrating polymer networks composed of liquid-crystalline and amorphous polymers

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (31) ◽  
pp. 8006-8009 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ube ◽  
K. Takado ◽  
T. Ikeda
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Amorphous Polymers ◽  
Interpenetrating Polymer Networks ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Alkyl Methacrylate

Interpenetrating polymer networks composed of a crosslinked azobenzene liquid-crystalline polymer and poly(alkyl methacrylate)s were developed to enhance the photoresponsive and mechanical properties of photomobile polymer materials.

scholarly journals Fiber Formation and Structural Development of HBA/HNA Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer in High-Speed Melt Spinning

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1134
Author(s):  
Bo Seok Song ◽  
Jun Young Lee ◽  
Sun Hwa Jang ◽  
Wan-Gyu Hahm
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Fiber Formation ◽  
Structural Development ◽  
Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer

High-speed melt spinning of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) resin composed of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) and 2-hydroxy-6-napthoic acid (HNA) monomers in a molar ratio of 73/27 was conducted to investigate the characteristic structure development of the fibers under industrial spinning conditions, and the obtained as-spun TLCP fibers were analyzed in detail. The tensile strength and modulus of the fibers increased with shear rate in nozzle hole, draft in spin-line and spinning temperature and exhibited the high values of approximately 1.1 and 63 GPa, respectively, comparable to those of industrial as-spun TLCP fibers, at a shear rate of 70,000 s−1 and a draft of 25. X-ray diffraction demonstrated that the mechanical properties of the fibers increased with the crystalline orientation factor (fc) and the fractions of highly oriented crystalline and non-crystalline anisotropic phases. The results of structure analysis indicated that a characteristic skin–core structure developed at high drafts (i.e., spinning velocity) and low spinning temperatures, which contributed to weakening the mechanical properties of the TLCP fibers. It is supposed that this heterogeneous structure in the cross-section of the fibers was induced by differences in the cooling rates of the skin and core of the fiber in the spin-line.

Morphology of Polyamideliquid Crystalline Polymer Blend

1990 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Nishii ◽  
M. Usui ◽  
T. Muraya ◽  
K. Kimura
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Polymer Blend ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Polymer Structure ◽  
High Mechanical Strength ◽  
Blend Morphology ◽  
The Relationship

Polymer blend technology is attractive from the standpoint of both science and industry, and many combinations have been studied. Recently, the polymer blends, including liquid crystalline polymer, have been especially worthy of notice, [1,2,3]. In order to obtain materials with a high mechanical strength and moldability for use in thin molded items, we chose polyamide (PA)-liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) blends. In this study, we first measured the mechanical properties, then studied the features of the polymer structure. We also examined the relationship between morphology and mechanical properties. As a result, we found that the mechanical properties of the blends depended largely on blend morphology, and that mechanical strength increased as blend compatibility increased. On the other hand, we also found that the blends showed compatible and microheterogeneous dispersion at less than 25 wt% LCP, while at more than 30 wt% LCP, blends tended to show twophase separation.

correlations of mechanical properties and microstructural parameters in annealed drawn film of liquid crystalline polymer in situ reinforced PP

e-Polymers ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayant Saengsuwan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Annealing Time ◽  
Crystalline Phase ◽  
Molecular Orientation ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Relative Level ◽  
Microstructural Parameters

AbstractDrawn composite thin film based on thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) and polypropylene (PP) was annealed at 130 °C at different times. The influence of annealing time on microstructural and mechanical properties of the composite film has been studied. The correlation in mechanical properties and their microstructural parameters has also been investigated. X-Ray diffraction results reveal that the smectic mesophase transforms progressively into the monoclinic phase as annealing time is increased. Consequently, the true crystallinity (Xc), crystal thickness (L) as well as relative level of molecular orientation of PP crystalline phase in the annealed TLCP/PP films are increased significantly. Also, the TLCP fibrils have no influence on the microstructure of PP crystalline phase. The apparent crystallinity (Xc,a) of PP phase evaluated by DSC also increase significantly with annealing time. As a result, the increases of these microstructural parameters coupled with the reinforcement of TLCP fibrils could be contributed directly to the remarkable enhancement of mechanical properties of the annealed TLCP/PP film in both machine (MD) and transverse (TD) directions. The correlation of moduli with microstructural parameters (Xc, Xc,a and L) exhibits nonlinear relations. However, the relative level of molecular orientation is a more suitable parameter to correlate with the improvement of mechanical properties of the annealed TLCP/PP film. Finally, this work presents that the mechanical properties of the TLCP in situ reinforced thermoplastics can be significantly enhanced via a simple thermal treatment.

Torsional mechanical responses in azobenzene functionalized liquid crystalline polymer networks

Soft Matter ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (39) ◽  
pp. 9303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Jae Wie ◽  
Kyung Min Lee ◽  
Matthew L. Smith ◽  
Richard A. Vaia ◽  
Timothy J. White
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Mechanical Responses

Twists and Turns in Glassy, Liquid Crystalline Polymer Networks

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1087-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Jae Wie ◽  
Kyung Min Lee ◽  
Taylor H. Ware ◽  
Timothy J. White
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Crystalline Polymer

scholarly journals Electrically Conductive Compounds of Polycarbonate, Liquid Crystalline Polymer, and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penwisa Pisitsak ◽  
Rathanawan Magaraphan ◽  
Sadhan C. Jana
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Electrical Percolation ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
Electrical Percolation Threshold ◽  
In Parenthesis

A thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) was blended with polycarbonate (PC) and multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNT) with the goal of improving electrical conductivity and mechanical properties over PC. The LCP was anticipated to produce fibrillar domains in PC and help improve the mechanical properties. The study was carried out using two grades of LCP—Vectra A950 (VA950) and Vectra V400P (V400P). The compounds contained 20 wt% LCP and 0.5 to 15 wt% CNT. The compounds were prepared by melt-blending in a twin-screw minicompounder and then injection molded using a mini-injection molder. The fibrillar domains of LCP were found only in the case of PC/VA950 blend. However, these fibrils turned into droplets in the presence of CNT. It was found that CNT preferentially remained inside the LCP domains as predicted from the value of spreading coefficient. The electrical conductivity showed the following order with the numbers in parenthesis representing the electrical percolation threshold of the compounds: PC/CNT (1%) > PC/VA950P/CNT (1%) > PC/V400P/CNT (3%). The storage modulus showed improvements with the addition of CNT and VA950.

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