{"title":"Preparation and Property Study of PA56/POE-g-MAH-GMA/PPO Ternary Alloy","authors":"Yunsheng Chong, Liyan Wang, Xiangming Xu, Xiao Zhuang, Rongrong Zheng, Di Cao, Yanming Chen","doi":"10.1155/2023/3114639","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/3114639","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Bio-based PA56 is as matrix resin, maleic anhydride (MAH), and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) dual monomer grafted POE (POE-g-MAH/GMA) polyphenyl ether(PPO) are simultaneous as toughening agents. The PA56/POE-g-MAH-GMA/PPO ternary alloys containing 10 wt% POE-g-MAH-GMA with different PPO content prepared by the melt blending method through twin screw extruder. The structure and property of PA56/POE-g-MAH-GMA/PPO ternary alloys were studied. The results showed that the microscopic morphology of each alloy showed an obvious “sea-island” structure. PA56 is a continuous sea phase, and the island phase assumes the “core–shell structure,” the etched POE-g-MAH-GMA particles are as the nucleus, and PPO are as the shell. When the PPO mass fraction is 30%, the relative crystallinity of the alloy is 11.56%, which is 1.68 times lower compared to the pure PA56, the alloy notch impact strength is 42.1 kJ/m<sup>2</sup>, and reaches 11.7 times of pure PA56; the water absorption rate of 1.22%, which is 3.22 times lower than pure PA56.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/3114639","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Precipitation of Polypropylene and Polyethylene Terephthalate Powders Using Green Solvents via Temperature and Antisolvent-Induced Phase Separation","authors":"Benedikt Hanschmann","doi":"10.1155/2023/7651796","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/7651796","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Polymer dissolution and precipitation are two common processes for the production of polymer powders, especially for cases where usual means of comminution are not applicable. I investigated six dissolution–precipitation processes based on high-boiling sustainable green organic solvents and antisolvents for the polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate with respect to apparent particle morphology for a closed loop production scheme. Of the investigated processes two are considered antisolvent-induced precipitations whereas the other four can be considered temperature induced. The applied solvents included p-cymene, dibutoxymethane, ethylbenzoate, <i>γ</i>-valerolactone, ethanol, and hexanol. All processes yielded powders consisting of agglomerated primary particles at a powder dry substance of less than 25% by weight. The produced powders consist in all cases of agglomerates of smaller primary particles.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/7651796","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laise Maia Lopes, Mariana Agostini de Moraes, Marisa Masumi Beppu
{"title":"Influence of Guluronic and Mannuronic Groups in Sodium Alginate Blends with Silk Fibroin: Phase Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Modeling","authors":"Laise Maia Lopes, Mariana Agostini de Moraes, Marisa Masumi Beppu","doi":"10.1155/2023/4986453","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/4986453","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Silk fibroin (SF) and sodium alginate (SA) are natural polymers with interesting properties to produce biomaterials. Blends of these polymers form a complex protein–polysaccharide system where phase separation can be observed. Therefore, the thermodynamic analysis of this system is important to understand the interaction between the polymers and predict the final state and composition of the phases found in these blends. This study explored blends with a different initial composition of SF, SA, and water at 25°C and neutral pH. The influence of the proportion between mannuronic and guluronic acids on SA composition was investigated. After phase separation, two phases were identified, and the equilibrium data were fitted on three different thermodynamic models: Flory–Huggins, non-random two-liquids, and universal quasichemical. Cohn equation was also used to investigate the potential of SA to precipitate the SF in solution. The results show that the proportion of mannuronic and guluronic acids on the SA can significantly influence on equilibrium data and on the SF/SA interaction parameter, hence, becoming a variability factor if this parameter is not under control in formulations.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/4986453","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Progress in Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels Application for Bone Regeneration","authors":"Hamza Abu Owida, Feras Alnaimat","doi":"10.1155/2023/2934169","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/2934169","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Bone defects have recently surfaced as an important topic to discuss in orthopedic clinics, and as a result, they have captured the attention of the biomedical community as well as the general public. Because of their unique characteristics, such as high water content, softness, flexibility, and biocompatibility, hydrogels are gaining more and more traction in the field of tissue regeneration research within the medical industry. Intelligent biomaterials, like hydrogels, are much better than their predecessors because they can respond to new stimuli on multiple levels, such as the physical, chemical, and biological. Because they are sensitive to different outside cues, like shape in three dimensions and conditions between solid and liquid phases, they show certain traits. This indicates that they have the capability of developing into a more efficient material in the future, which would make them better suited to facilitate the localized repair of bone lesions. This article takes a look at hydrogels that alter their shape in response to the environment they are in. Some of the topics covered in this article include the classification of these materials, the concepts that underlie their synthesis, and the current state of research in this potentially fruitful field. This research was conducted with the intention of finding novel ways to treat severe bone defects.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/2934169","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anca Peter, Camelia Nicula, Anca Mihaly Cozmuta, Goran Drazic, Antonio Peñas, Stefania Silvi, Leonard Mihaly Cozmuta
{"title":"Polylactic Acid-Based Film Modified with Nano-Ag-Graphene-TiO2: New Film versus Recycled Film","authors":"Anca Peter, Camelia Nicula, Anca Mihaly Cozmuta, Goran Drazic, Antonio Peñas, Stefania Silvi, Leonard Mihaly Cozmuta","doi":"10.1155/2023/9937270","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/9937270","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>The increase in the polymer-based materials needs has induced along the waste accumulation, thus argued higher interest in recycling. The study aims to assess the structural, morphological, mechanical resistance, physical–chemical and biochemical characteristics, as well as the preservative role during the curd cheese storage of a recycled polylactic acid (PLA)-based film modified with Ag-graphene-TiO<sub>2</sub> nanostructured composite, obtained by recovering the composite from the used film, followed by its incorporation in new PLA. The breaking load of the recycled film was 24% lower than that of the new film and 10% higher than of the neat PLA. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed changes of the recycled PLA’s surface tension and crystallization degree in a greater extent than in the newly prepared film, revealing better incorporation of the recovered composite into the PLA matrix. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy showed the formation of C–O–Ti bridges between composite and PLA both in new and recycled film. Oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of the new and recycled film decreased by 33% and 45%, respectively, in comparison with reference PLA. The curd cheese was successfully stored in the recycled packaging; the organoleptic characteristics of cheese wrapped in recycled film were superior in comparison with the new film. The variation of fat and protein contents and mass loss was the lowest when the recycled film was used as packaging material. The study successfully showed the possibility to recover and recycle the used PLA-based films modified with inorganic nanocomposites.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/9937270","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eun Joo Shin, Ye Jin Song, Yang Sook Jung, Imjoo Jung, Sunhee Lee
{"title":"Manufacturing of Filament for 4D Printing through Polyether-Type TPU/PLA Blend","authors":"Eun Joo Shin, Ye Jin Song, Yang Sook Jung, Imjoo Jung, Sunhee Lee","doi":"10.1155/2023/4875625","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/4875625","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Reversible deformation structure fabricated by 4D printing can be applied in various fields, such as actuators, intelligent mechanisms, and soft robots. In this study, 4D filaments for use in fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers were fabricated by melt extrusion process mixing polylactic acid (PLA) and soft actuator grade thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 75 Shore A. The morphological (scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy), chemical (Fourier transform infrared), thermal (differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis, thermogravimetric analysis), mechanical (Instron), and WAXS properties of the prepared TPU/PLA blend (5 : 5, 7 : 3, 9 : 1) filaments were investigated. Filaments of 4D auxetic reentrant TPU/PLA samples were 3D printed, and their shape-memory characteristics were assessed at temperatures of 60°C (corresponding to the glass transition temperature of PLA), 70°C, 80°C (matching the melting temperature of the soft segment of TPU), and 90°C. The properties of TPU/PLA samples differ based on the PLA to TPU ratio, with an increase in TPU content resulting in a higher shape setting temperature but a shorter shape recovery time. For the TPU/PLA 5 : 5 sample, setting at 70°C and recovering at 85°C is the most suitable condition for shape recovery, whereas for the TPU/PLA 7 : 3 sample the best conditions are setting at 80°C and recovering at 95°C. In the case of TPU/PLA 9 : 1, shape setting is possible at 90°C, and shape recovery is fastest at 95°C. A 4D structure of TPU/PLA could be achieved based on shape memory testing by temperature stimulation of 3D printed auxetic c TPU/PLA samples.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/4875625","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135136936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simulation Method for Rubber Compounding under Isothermal Partial Filling Conditions","authors":"Guolin Wang, Jingshixiong Wang, Haichao Zhou, Chen Liang","doi":"10.1155/2023/6062543","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/6062543","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Rubber mixing is an important link in the production of rubber products. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation is often used to explore the effect of rubber mixing parameters on rubber mixing effect. Previous CFD-based rubber mixing simulation studies did not consider the impact of using 2D or 3D numerical calculation models on the numerical simulation results. In order to investigate the differences between 2D and 3D numerical computational models in rubber compounding CFD simulation problems, in this paper, we compare and analyze the results obtained from 2D and 3D computational models under different rotational speed conditions to investigate the differences between the models in the numerical simulation of rubber compounding. Three different experimental speeds of the rubber mixer—39, 44, and 49 r/min—were set during the study using 2D and 3D asynchronous rotor models with a speed ratio of 1.15, respectively. The rubber was processed using the Bird–Carreau model. The phase interface between rubber and air was calculated using the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The numerical simulation results of different models show that the rotational speed set to 49 r/min shows the best dispersion distribution effect; the mixing effect and speed change rule obtained by the 2D model are consistent with the results obtained by the 3D model. The performance of the results of the two models is consistent when exploring the numerical simulation of rubber compounding.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/6062543","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135819045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermo-Responsive Shape Memory Thermoplastic Elastomer Based on Natural Rubber and Ethylene Octene Copolymer Blends","authors":"Ekwipoo Kalkornsurapranee, Adisak Keereerak, Nussana Lehman, Akarapong Tuljittraporn, Jobish Johns, Nattapon Uthaipan","doi":"10.1155/2023/7276854","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/7276854","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>The shape memory (SM) polymers with superior SM properties were successfully fabricated based on melt blending of natural rubber (NR) and ethylene octene copolymer (EOC) at various crystallinity of EOC phase. The differential scanning calorimetry analysis, mechanical properties, temperature scanning stress relaxation, and shape memory properties were studied. Results revealed that the mechanical and thermal properties of the prepared NR/EOC blends improved as a function of amount of ethylene fraction in the EOC phase. The ethylene segment of EOC in the NR/EOC blend is triggered as a stimulus-sensitive domain. The shape memory properties in terms of shape fixity and shape recovery efficiencies of the blends tended to increase with the increasing of crystalline segments in the blends. The shape memory properties of the prepared blends substantially exceed the best performance (close to 100%) by blending the NR/EOC at 50/50 parts by weight, having 62%–80% of ethylene content in the EOC phase, which corresponds to approximately 3°–16° of crystallinity of EOC phase in the blends.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/7276854","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136018835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of Chiral Epoxy Resins and the Optically Active Cured Products","authors":"Xinyuan Tang, Ming Hu, Xiaoran Liu, Yanyun Li, Junying Zhang, Jue Cheng","doi":"10.1155/2023/6612220","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/6612220","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>Chirality is one of the most common and significant phenomenon in nature, and epoxy resin is one of the most widely used and researched thermosetting resins, however the influences of chiral carbon in epoxy group on the performances of the cured epoxy resins have ever been hardly studied, therefore it is crucial and meaningful to explore the structure–function relationship of chirality and performance of epoxy resins. Herein, from the analysis of synthesis mechanism, the different chiral configuration with high percent enantiomeric excess (>99%) and racemic bisphenol A epoxy resins were simply prepared by controlling the chirality of epichlorohydrin. The apparent activation energy of the curing process with D230 was calculated by Kissinger method and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa method, respectively, and both results indicate that chirality have no effect on the curing reaction. We found that the secondary structure of epoxy monomer is untouched by its chirality, and they are all right helix structure. For this reason, the thermal stability, glass transition temperature, and thermomechanical properties of diverse chiral epoxy resins cured by D230 have no significant difference. Nevertheless, it was found that the optical rotation activity of chiral epoxy resins can be partially maintained after curing reaction, it manifests the cured products of chiral epoxy resins possesses the possibility of application in the field of polarized materials.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/6612220","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135766168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Reinforced Biocomposite: Recycling of Postconsumed Footwear Leather","authors":"Rashedul Islam, Md Ashikur Rahaman Noyon, Thuhin Kumar Dey, Mamun Jamal, Rajasekar Rathanasamy, Moganapriya Chinnasamy, Md. Elias Uddin","doi":"10.1155/2023/3996687","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/3996687","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 <p>The increasing concerns about solid waste disposal have led to the development of innovative strategies for repurposing waste materials. This paper describes a simple solution casting process for recycling postconsumed footwear leather fiber (PCF) into a biocomposite film reinforced with graphene oxide (GO) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). PVP was utilized as a compatibilizer to strengthen the interfacial bonding of GO and leather fiber via <i>π</i>–<i>π</i> interactions. UV–visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy were used to examine the material dispersibility bonding between GO and PCF, structural properties, thermal properties, and surface morphology of the biocomposite films, respectively. Compared to pure PCF film, the oxygen transmission rate of the prepared biocomposite films is elevated by 64% as well as the biodegradability rate is intensified up to 60%. In addition, the film’s tensile strengths are raised by 216%, while their elongation at break is increased by 164.64% as compared with PCF. The versatility of these eco-friendly and biodegradable composite films extends to its possible applications in packaging and interior design. The outcomes of the research reveal the viability of manufacturing affordable and sustainable biocomposites through the utilization of waste leather from consumed footwear.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":7372,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Polymer Technology","volume":"2023 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1155/2023/3996687","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135385829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}