Tissue Scaffold Engineering by Micro-Stamping

2014 ◽  
Vol 1626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric C. Schmitt ◽  
Robert D. White ◽  
Amrit Sagar ◽  
Thomas P. James
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Polymer Membranes ◽  
Tissue Scaffold ◽  
Brittle Behavior ◽  
Excessive Strain ◽  
Hot Melt

ABSTRACTA hand operated benchtop stamping press was developed to conduct research on microscale hole fabrication in polymer membranes for applications as scaffolds in tissue engineering. A biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, poly(ε-caprolactone), was selected for micropunching. Membranes between 30 μm and 50 μm thick were fabricated by hot melt extrusion, but could not be stamped with a 200 μm circular punch at room temperature, regardless of die clearance due to excessive strain to fracture. This problem was overcome by cooling the membrane and die sets with liquid nitrogen to take advantage of induced brittle behavior below the polymer’s glass transition temperature. While cooled, 203 μm hole patterns were successfully punched in 33 μm thick poly(ε-caprolactone) membranes with 11% die clearance, achieving 71% porosity.

Silk Polymer Coating with Low Dielectric Constant and High Thermal Stability for Ulsi Interlayer Dielectric

1997 ◽  
Vol 476 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. H. Townsend ◽  
S. J. Martin ◽  
J. Godschalx ◽  
D. R. Romer ◽  
D. W. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Polymer Network ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Interlayer Dielectric

AbstractA novel polymer has been developed for use as a thin film dielectric in the interconnect structure of high density integrated circuits. The coating is applied to the substrate as an oligomeric solution, SiLK*, using conventional spin coating equipment and produces highly uniform films after curing at 400 °C to 450 °C. The oligomeric solution, with a viscosity of ca. 30 cPs, is readily handled on standard thin film coating equipment. Polymerization does not require a catalyst. There is no water evolved during the polymerization. The resulting polymer network is an aromatic hydrocarbon with an isotropie structure and contains no fluorine.The properties of the cured films are designed to permit integration with current ILD processes. In particular, the rate of weight-loss during isothermal exposures at 450 °C is ca. 0.7 wt.%/hour. The dielectric constant of cured SiLK has been measured at 2.65. The refractive index in both the in-plane and out-of-plane directions is 1.63. The flow characteristics of SiLK lead to broad topographic planarization and permit the filling of gaps at least as narrow as 0.1 μm. The glass transition temperature for the fully cured film is greater than 490 °C. The coefficient of thermal expansivity is 66 ppm/°C below the glass transition temperature. The stress in fully cured films on Si wafers is ca. 60 MPa at room temperature. The fracture toughness measured on thin films is 0.62 MPa m ½. Thin coatings absorb less than 0.25 wt.% water when exposed to 80% relative humidity at room temperature.

The Effect of Thermal History on Porcelain Expansion Behavior

1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 1313-1315 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.W. Fairhurst ◽  
D.T. Hashinger ◽  
S.W. Twiggs
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Heating Rates ◽  
Thermal Expansion Data ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Expansion Behavior

Porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations are fired several hundred degrees above the glass-transition temperature and cooled rapidly through the glass-transition temperature range. Thermal expansion data from room temperature to above the glass-transition temperature range are important for the thermal expansion of the porcelain to be matched to the alloy. The effect of heating rate during measurement of thermal expansion was determined for NBS SRM 710 glass and four commercial opaque and body porcelain products. Thermal expansion data were obtained at heating rates of from 3 to 30°C/min after the porcelain was cooled at the same rate. By use of the Moynihan equation (where Tg systematically increases in temperature with an increase in cooling/heating rate), the glass-transition temperatures (Tg) derived from these data were shown to be related to the heating rate.

scholarly journals Glass Transition in Crosslinked Nanocomposite Scaffolds of Gelatin/Chitosan/Hydroxyapatite

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina N. Catalan ◽  
Tomas P. Corrales ◽  
Juan C. Forero ◽  
Christian P. Romero ◽  
Cristian A. Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Bone Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Tissue ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
Linear Behavior ◽  
Chitosan Scaffolds ◽  
Nanocomposite Scaffolds

The development of biopolymeric scaffolds crosslinked with nanoparticles is an emerging field. Gelatin/chitosan scaffolds are gaining interest in medical areas, e.g., bone tissue engineering, given their suitability for nano-hydroxyapatite incorporation. The glass transition temperature is a thermodynamic property of polymer scaffolds that changes with crosslinker or nanofiller concentration. Here, we report the experimental change in glass transition temperature of gelatin/chitosan scaffolds modified by hydroxyapatite nanoparticles and crosslinker concentration. Our results show synergic effects between nanoparticles and crosslinking, which leads to a non-linear behavior of the glass transition temperature. Furthermore, a theoretical model to predict glass transition is proposed. This model can be used as a mathematical tool for the design of future scaffolds used in bone tissue engineering.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of Polyesteramide Hot Melt Adhesive from Low Purity Dimer Acid, Ethylenediamine, and Ethanolamine

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pravin G. Kadam ◽  
Parth Vaidya ◽  
Shashank T. Mhaske
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Acid Value ◽  
Peel Strength ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Adhesion Properties ◽  
Dimer Acid ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Hot Melt

Polyesteramide hot melt adhesive (HMA) was synthesized using low purity dimer acid (composition: 3% linoleic acid, 75% dimer acid, and 22% trimer acid), ethanolamine, and ethylenediamine. Ethanolamine was added as a partial replacement (10, 20, and 30%) of ethylenediamine. Prepared HMAs were characterized for acid value, amine value, hydroxyl value, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, mechanical (tensile strength, percentage strain at brea, and shore D hardness), thermal (glass transition temperature, melting temperature, enthalpy of melting, crystallization temperature, and enthalpy of crystallization), rheological (viscosity versus shear rate and viscosity versus time), and adhesion properties (T-peel strength and lap shear strength). Replacement of ethylenediamine by ethanolamine replaced certain amide linkages by ester linkages, decreasing the intermolecular hydrogen bonding, leading to decrease in the crystallinity of the material, and thus the mechanical, thermal, adhesion, and rheological properties. However, HMAs prepared using ethanolamine will have better low temperature flexibility due to low glass transition temperature and better adhesion process due to the lower viscosity.

A carbon nanotube–epoxy interface improved damping below the glass transition temperature

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (25) ◽  
pp. 21271-21276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-Chi Chu ◽  
Ming-Hsiao Weng ◽  
Wen-Yi Lin ◽  
Hsin-Jung Tsai ◽  
Wen-Kuang Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Viscous Drag

Composites made from fibers and epoxy display a low viscous drag and are rarely used as mechanical dampers at room temperature.

scholarly journals The Effect of Glass-cracking during Cooling in Liquid Nitrogen on Viability of Mint Shoot Tips

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 874D-874
Author(s):  
L.E. Towill
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Liquid Nitrogen ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Shoot Formation ◽  
Shoot Tips ◽  
Vitrification Solution

Cryopreservation using vitrification has been reported for several plant species. Shoot tips and vitrification solution were placed in semen straws and immersed in liquid nitrogen (LN). Cracking of the external glass occurred, but may be avoided by annealing slightly below the glass transition temperature before immersion. A varying percentage still cracked with some vitrification solutions. Rapid warming also can cause cracking. There is concern that cracking may reduce viability. Shoot tips from Mentha species were used to examine this problem. Glass cracking during either cooling or warming did not produce visible damage to shoot tips. Viability of shoot tips from tubes that cracked during cooling was not different from those that did not crack; however, shoot formation was slightly reduced. Cracking upon warming did not reduce viability nor shoot formation. Very slow warming reduced viability, but warming in either water or air (room temperature) gave higher levels of survival.

scholarly journals Brewer’s spent yeast as wall material for microencapsulation of food compounds

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Polessi Saturno ◽  
Miriam Dupas Hubinger ◽  
Gabriela Vollet Marson
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Core Material ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Particle Stability ◽  
Brewer’S Spent Yeast

The brewer's spent yeast hydrolyzed precipitate was used as wall material for microencapsulation of ascorbic acid by the spray drying technique. The wall material had its centesimal composition determined as well as some physicochemical aspects: surface charge, surface tension and glass transition temperature, in order to study the behavior of the material after being atomized and to identify the most suitable core material. Operational conditions were also studied in the spray dryer. After microencapsulation, a 64% yield and a microencapsulation efficiency of 100% were achieved. Microparticle analyses showed low values of water activity and high glass transition temperature, indicating absence of microbiological activity and great particle stability at room temperature, respectively, suggesting that this wall material is suitable for protecting the ascorbic acid.

Hot-Melt Adhesives: Fundamentals, Formulations, and Applications: A Critical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Swaroop Gharde ◽  
Gaurav Sharma ◽  
Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Industrial Use ◽  
Melt Adhesives ◽  
Hot Melt

Hot-Melt Adhesives (HMAs) are typically used in applications where instant sealing is critically required. HMAs are generally preferred for those applications where processing speed is critical. These materials are widely used in various engineering applications, mainly as sealants in leakages and crack filling of walls and roofs. The industrial use of HMAs is most common in glassware and automobiles for gluing glasses in buildings and bonding heavy motor parts. The formulation of HMAs contains a polymer of suitable nature that makes the base for a strong adhesive, and waxes are added to increase the settling time of adhesive. The tackifiers are used to dilute the polymer to adjust the Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) and to reduce the viscosity for proper flow of hot-melt. This review intends to comprehensively discuss the preparation and formulations of HMAs using various polymer matrices, along with their applications and mechanics. The designing of green HMAs has been discussed in the literature and have been promoted over conventional solvent-based HMAs due to their functionality without Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Various measures, challenges, and resolutions for making hazard-free HMAs have been discussed in the present review.

Effect of polymers chemical structure on the membrane characteristics

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga A Ronova ◽  
Svetlana V Kryuchkova ◽  
Marina Y Yablokova ◽  
Alexander Y Alentiev ◽  
Lyudmila G Gasanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Permeability Coefficient ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Gas Transport ◽  
Polymer Membranes ◽  
Gas Transport Properties ◽  
Methylene Group

The comparative analysis of gas transport properties and conformational parameters of membranes obtained from two polyimides and polysulfone was made. It was shown that the introduction of a sulfone group instead of a methylene group in the amine component of polyimide leads to an increase in glass transition temperature and of polymer membrane permeability coefficient and a reduction in selectivity. Also it was demonstrated that the solvent used during the preparation of polymer membranes had a significant influence on their gas transport characteristics.

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