scholarly journals Polymer Materials. Viscoelasticity and Morphology of Soft Polycarbonate as a Substitute for Poly(Vinyl Chloride).

2000 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1291-1297
Author(s):  
Tadashi INOUE ◽  
Kunihiro OSAKI ◽  
Hironobu MORISHITA ◽  
Hiroyuki TAMURA ◽  
Shuji SAKAMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Vinyl Chloride ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Poly Vinyl Chloride

KINETIC ASPECTS OF AGING OF POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE)-BASED POLYMER MATERIALS

2000 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 567-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. ZAIKOV ◽  
K. Z. GUMARGALIEVA ◽  
T. V. POKHOLOK ◽  
YU. V. MOISEEV ◽  
V. G. ZAIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Vinyl Chloride ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Poly Vinyl Chloride

Creeping and Novel Huge Bending of Plasticized PVC

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Zulhash Uddin ◽  
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Masashi Watanabe ◽  
Hirofusa Shirai ◽  
Toshihiro Hirai
Keyword(s):  
Electric Current ◽  
Vinyl Chloride ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Dioctyl Phthalate ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Bending Angle ◽  
Plasticized Pvc ◽  
Poly Vinyl Chloride ◽  
Contact Electrodes

We actuated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) gel by applying a do field, and found localized creeping deformation, which induced swift, huge bending like a joint. The bending angle reached ca.150° at maximum at the field of 1000 V mm-1 with the velocity of ca. 90° s-1. The electric current was very small and in the range of 68 nA cm-2 . The mechanism of reversible, marked bending was studied using blocking and contact electrodes. The gel consisted of PVC and dioctyl phthalate (DOP), and was free of electrolytes. The concept is simple and applicable to conventional polymer materials. It could serve for developing new classes of soft and durable mechanically functional materials.

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