{"title":"A Brief Overview of the Optimization of Dielectric Properties of PVDF and Its Copolymer-Based Nanocomposites as Energy Storage Materials","authors":"Tiantian Yan, Yuanhong Wen, Jiachen Liu, Huimin Liao, Jianjun Zhang","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22700146","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22700146","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In recent years, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and its copolymer-based nanocomposites as energy storage materials have attracted much attention. This paper summarizes the current research status of the dielectric properties of PVDF and its copolymer-based nanocomposites, for example, the dielectric constant and breakdown strength. The influence of temperature, frequency, electric field strength, and preparation process on the dielectric properties of the materials is analyzed. This article focuses on methods to optimize the dielectric properties of the materials, such as the addition of ceramic fillers, surface modification, and the design of special structures. Finally, the research directions of PVDF and its copolymer-based nanocomposites are promising.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 5","pages":"393 - 405"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5118489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huma Tariq, Abdul Rehman, Farzana Kishwar, Zulfiqar Ali Raza
{"title":"Citric Acid Cross-Linking of Chitosan Encapsulated Spearmint Oil for Antibacterial Cellulosic Fabric","authors":"Huma Tariq, Abdul Rehman, Farzana Kishwar, Zulfiqar Ali Raza","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22700158","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22700158","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study presents the encapsulation of spearmint oil (SMO) in chitosan microstructures prepared through the emulsion formation method. The SMO although is medicinally significant yet finds limited applications in medical and functional textiles because of its less stability and high volatility under ambient conditions. Nevertheless, its encapsulation in chitosan may enhance its stability and applicability for the said purpose. The SMO encapsulating chitosan microstructures were characterized using different analytical techniques and applied on cotton fabric through a green crosslinking of citric acid. The treated fabric revealed successful adhesion of microcapsules onto its surface confirmed via SEM and FTIR analyses. There observed a slight decrease in tensile strength of treated fabric; that, however, improved crease recovery behavior, and good antibacterial activity in response to broad-spectrum bacterial strains by reducing their 99% population; whereas, the stiffness of such fabric exhibited somehow increasing trend. Hence value-added multifunctional textiles produced, herein, may provide both surface and antibacterial activity for potential medical and healthcare applications without compromising their comfort properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 5","pages":"456 - 466"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S0965545X22700158.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5121622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. V. Kurenkov, M. A. Guseva, I. S. Levin, V. A. Gerasin
{"title":"One-Pot Synthesis of Polymer-Aluminosilicate Coating Materials from Heterogeneous Polymer Blends","authors":"V. V. Kurenkov, M. A. Guseva, I. S. Levin, V. A. Gerasin","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22700109","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22700109","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The possibility of using one-pot melt blending for the synthesis of polymer-aluminosilicate nanocomposites from heterogeneous polymer blends is studied. The polyolefin composition containing recycled polyethylene and designed for the anticorrosion protection of pipelines is used as a polymer matrix. The advisability of using one-pot blending procedure for the synthesis of composites from polymers processed by extrusion is substantiated. Formation of the intercalated structure of the nanocomposite in the system under consideration is verified experimentally. The nanostructure of an organoclay in the composites obtained by the conventional method (polymer blending with organoclay) and the one-pot procedure (polymer blending with natural clay and organomodifier) is found to be almost the same. It is shown that the physicomechanical characteristics of the nanocomposites synthesized by different methods are also similar. Resistance of organoclay structure formed in the polymer composite against sodium chloride aqueous solution is investigated by X-ray diffraction. It is revealed that the structure of the nanocomposites obtained by different methods remains almost unchanged during their swelling in water and subsequent drying which provides evidence that modification of the clay during blending with the polymer matrix is complete and the composite does not contain nonmodified clay swelling in water.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"318 - 325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5163930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eman H. Ahmed, Ahmed I. Hashem, Matthias Adlung, Claudia Wickleder, Magdy M. H Ayoub, Inas K. Battisha, Amal Amin
{"title":"Tailoring Chitosan Nanocomposites for Planar Optical Waveguide Applications","authors":"Eman H. Ahmed, Ahmed I. Hashem, Matthias Adlung, Claudia Wickleder, Magdy M. H Ayoub, Inas K. Battisha, Amal Amin","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22700122","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22700122","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An integrated photonic chitosan optical sensor was obtained via preparation of chitosan-based silica-phosphate nano-composites doped with 1 mol % of Er<sup>3+</sup> ions using sol gel technique. The prepared nano-composites were investigated by using the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and the X-ray diffraction (XRD). The morphology of the prepared nano-composites was determined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The near infrared (NIR) luminescence spectra results indicated the presence of <sup>4</sup>I<sub>13/2</sub> → <sup>4</sup>I<sub>15/2</sub> transition for Er<sup>3+</sup> ions at about 1.54 µm confirming that the chitosan-based silica-phosphate/Er<sup>3+</sup> nano-composites are promising candidates for planar wave guide applications in the NIR region.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"342 - 353"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5161400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. A. Samoilova, M. A. Krayukhina, O. V. Vyshivannaya, I. V. Blagodatskikh
{"title":"Investigation of the Binding of Lectins with Polymer Glycoconjugates and the Glycoconjugates Containing Silver Nanoparticles by Means of Optical Spectroscopy and Light Scattering","authors":"N. A. Samoilova, M. A. Krayukhina, O. V. Vyshivannaya, I. V. Blagodatskikh","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22700092","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22700092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The synthesis of glycoconjugates, lectin-specific polymers containing a carbohydrate ligand (spacered residue of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, β-N-Gly-GlcNAc) has been carried out. Glyconanoparticles (glycol-NPs) containing a label detectable by means of spectrophotometry, silver nanoparticles, have been prepared on the basis of the glycoconjugates. Copolymers of maleic anhydride with ethylene or <i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone have been used as a carrier to introduce the carbohydrate ligand and a stabilizer of silver nanoparticles. Solutions of the glycoconjugates and the silver glyconanoparticles have been characterized by means of light scattering, UV-visible spectroscopy, and TEM. The interaction of the obtained glycoconjugates and silver glyconanoparticles with N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-specific lectins of <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> agglutinin (STA) and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) has been investigated by means of light scattering and UV-visible spectro-scopy. The data obtained via these physical methods using the carbohydrate-containing derivatives labeled with silver nanoparticles have been in agreement. It has been shown that the glycoconjugates and silver glyconanoparticles based on more hydrophilic copolymer of maleic acid with <i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone are more sensitive than the respective systems based on more hydrophobic copolymer of maleic acid with ethylene. It has been also shown that the considered systems are more sensitive to the STA lectin than to the WGA lectin. The silver glyconanoparticles have allowed more accurate and reliable detection of the lectins by means of light scattering, as compared to the glycopolymer.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"277 - 289"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S0965545X22700092.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5162374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Morphological Variation of the Poly(ε-caprolactone) Crystals in Bulk, Thin and Ultrathin Films of Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Poly(vinyl methyl ether) Blends","authors":"Al Mamun","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22700110","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22700110","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Bulk, thin and ultrathin films with different thicknesses of neat poly(ε-caprolactone) and its blends with poly(vinyl methyl ether) were prepared on silicon substrate by spin coating from dilute solution with various composition ratios. The as-prepared film was melted above the equilibrium melt temperature and subsequently crystallized over wide temperature ranges. For the neat poly(ε-caprolactone) and its blends, the as-prepared films show band morphology with concentric extinction rings. For ultrathin films, the morphology is changed to a different shape depending on the crystallization conditions. The neat poly(ε-caprolactone) crystals show the truncated lozenge-shaped morphology with clear striation lines. For the blends, the truncated lozenge-shaped morphology modified by bending to regular and/or inverted S- or C-shaped crystals with temperature, and the poly(vinyl methyl ether) composition in the blend. For a certain composition ratio of blend, with lowering the crystallization temperature, the bending of the crystals increases significantly. The band to bend morphology of the poly(ε-caprolactone) crystals is found strong dependence on the crystallization temperature, composition ratio of the blends, and the thickness of the film.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"297 - 307"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5161239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. L. Akim, A. A. Pekarets, E. Yu. Rosova, I. S. Kuryndin, G. K. Elyashevich
{"title":"New Film Composite Materials Based on Arabinogalactan","authors":"E. L. Akim, A. A. Pekarets, E. Yu. Rosova, I. S. Kuryndin, G. K. Elyashevich","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22700080","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22700080","url":null,"abstract":"<p>New film composite materials containing natural polysaccharide—Siberian larch arabinogalactan—as a functional component on a porous polyethylene film are obtained. Arabinogalactan cannot be processed into films and fibers; therefore, in this work porous substrates are used for deposition of arabinogalactan and preparation of the film composites. Functional properties of the composites are investigated. A number of approaches to obtain the composites arabinogalactan/polyethylene is developed, the composition of the samples is determined, their morphology is studied, and the effects of preparation procedure on hydrophilicity, gas permeability and mechanical properties are estimated.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"290 - 296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5162375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Paraffin-Based Shape-Stable Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage","authors":"Jaspreet Singh Aulakh, Deepika P. Joshi","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22200056","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22200056","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the present work, a shape-stable phase change material has been prepared by blending the polystyrene-<i>block</i>-poly(ethylene-<i>ran</i>-butylene)-<i>block</i>-polystyrene triblock copolymer and paraffin. Different mass fractions of block copolymer have been used to produce composites material. The structural, chemical and morphological analyses of composites have been done. Differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis results indicated that the addition of supporting material (block copolymer) improves the thermal stability without much affecting the phase transition temperature of paraffin. The paraffin leakage in composites is analyzed by mass loss over thermal cycles in an oven at 80°C and the best performance has been achieved for 20 wt% of block copolymer into the composite. The thermal reliability of this sample has been investigated after 100 thermal cycles. Overall inspection of results suggested that the prepared composite is the most appropriate shape-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage applications because of their acceptable energy storage capacity, good thermal stability and reliability, physical and chemical compatibility, low cost and easy synthesis process.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"308 - 317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5105958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. V. Mironova, A. E. Tarasov, M. S. Kuzin, I. Yu. Skvortsov, N. A. Arkharova, Yu. V. Podval’naya, A. A. Grishchuk, E. R. Badamshina, V. G. Kulichikhin
{"title":"Rheological and Relaxational Properties of Mixed Solutions Based on Linear and Highly Branched Polyacrylonitrile","authors":"M. V. Mironova, A. E. Tarasov, M. S. Kuzin, I. Yu. Skvortsov, N. A. Arkharova, Yu. V. Podval’naya, A. A. Grishchuk, E. R. Badamshina, V. G. Kulichikhin","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X2220007X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X2220007X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Branched polyacrylonitrile has been synthesized via anionic polymerization with the 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane–ethylene oxide initiating system. The degree of branching has been determined by means of NMR spectroscopy and indirectly confirmed by viscometry of the dilute solutions. Solutions of binary mixtures of the branched PAN with the industrial linear polymer in dimethyl sulfoxide with different ratio of the components have been prepared; their rheological behavior has been investigated. It has been shown that the introduction of the branched polymer in a solution of linear PAN allows significant decrease in the mixed solutions viscosity at equal total fraction of the polymer. The addition of branched PAN in a solution of the linear PAN has increased the total concentration of the polymer in the system favoring the increase in the viscosity of the mixed solution, but the viscosity has been significantly lower than this of the equally concentrated solution of the linear polymer. Investigation of the frequency dependences of the components of complex shear modulus of these solutions has revealed that the increase in the viscoelastic properties is mainly due to the increase in the elasticity modulus. Exponent of the frequency dependence of the loss modulus in the terminal zone has not been changed, whereas this of the elasticity modulus has been decreased to 0.4 over the entire range of the ratio between the branched and linear PAN. The specific relaxation time has been decreased with the increase in the fraction of linear PAN. Thermal behavior of linear and branched PAN has been investigated by means of DSC. The performed study has revealed the possibility of preparation of the mixed films and fibers based on linear and branched polyacrylonitrile.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"354 - 365"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5109726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. V. Kavya, N. Sharath Chandra, K. S. Nithin, S. Sachhidananda, B. K. Kendagannaswamy, N. A. Chamaraja
{"title":"Optical, Electrical and Thermal Behaviors of CaZnO2 Nanofillers Loaded PVP–PVA Nanocomposite Thick Films","authors":"H. V. Kavya, N. Sharath Chandra, K. S. Nithin, S. Sachhidananda, B. K. Kendagannaswamy, N. A. Chamaraja","doi":"10.1134/S0965545X22200068","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0965545X22200068","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Herein, we report the successful fabrication of flexible polyvinyl pyrrolidone–polyvinyl alcohol (PVP-PVA) (50 : 50) nanocomposite (NC) thick films containing 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 wt % calcium doped zinc oxide (CaZnO<sub>2</sub>) nanofillers by solution intercalation technique. Synthesized polymer nanocomposite (PNCs) films were characterized and their optical, electrical and thermal properties were studied. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) supports dispersion characteristics and polymer-filler compatibilities. Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) studies demonstrate their thermal behaviors. Finally, the imperative optical and electrical properties of developed PNC films such as band gap, <i>I</i>–<i>V</i> characteristics, DC and AC conductivity and dielectric constant were also explored and reported. Current-voltage characteristics of PVP–PVA/CaZnO<sub>2</sub> have been performed at room temperature and the blended films show ohmic behavior. Whereas the dielectric properties (dielectric constant, dielectric loss and tangent loss) decrease with increasing frequency and increase with increasing weight percentage of the filler. It was also observed that AC conductivity also increases with the content of embedded fillers. Fabricated PNCs were used in the study of degradation of indigo carmine (IC) dye, where the 4 wt % of PNCs showed the highest degradation rate.</p>","PeriodicalId":738,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Science, Series A","volume":"64 4","pages":"326 - 341"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5105957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}