Conductivity and structure of a polyamide/silver iodide nanocomposite

This is a preprint of an article published in JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 2008; 108(5): 2814-2824ArticleJOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE. 108(5): 2814-2824 (2008)journal articl

Electrospinning of poly (ether sulfone) and evaluation of the filtration efficiency

To produce high heat-resistant air filter, filtration properties of poly (ether sulfone) (PES) made by various electrospinning conditions were evaluated. The PES webs of 0.4-1.1 mu m average diameter fiber were obtained from 35-40 wt% PES / N,N- Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) solution. The diameter profile of electrospun PES web was clearly affected by PES concentration of the spinning dope and feeding rate of the dope, while the take-up speed effects little. The needle-collector distance affects the diameter profile for higher feeding rate conditions. The pore size of these webs was 1.3-5.6 mu m, which was decided not only average fiber diameter but also fiber diameter variation. Both filtration efficiency and pressure loss were dropped steeply at about 3.0 mu m of pore size. For the web having a pore size of 3.2 mu m, the pressure loss decrease to 215 Pa, while the filtration efficiency for 0.3 mu m particle kept 99.9998 %, which satisfied the HEPA requirement.ArticleSen'i Gakakishi. 63(12): 307-312 (2007)journal articl

Hydration in a new semiaromatic polyamide observed by humidity-controlled dynamic viscoelastometry and X-ray diffraction

This is a preprint of an article published in JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS 2005; 43(13): 1640-1648ArticleJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS. 43(13): 1640-1648 (2005)journal articl

Drawing behavior and characteristics of laser-drawn polypropylene fibers

This is a preprint of an article published in JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS. 44(2): 398-408 (2005)ArticleJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS. 44(2): 398-408 (2006)journal articl

Online wide-angle X-ray diffraction/small-angle X-ray scattering measurements for the CO2-laser-heated drawing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fiber

This is a preprint of an article published in JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS. Vol 43(9): 1090-1099 (2005).ArticleJOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS. 43(9): 1090-1099 (2005)journal articl

Initial structure development in the CO2 laser-heated drawing of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fiber

Because rapid and uniform laser heating can fix the neck-drawing point in continuous drawing of PTT fiber, we have successfully analyzed the fiber structure development in the continuous drawing process by in-situ measurement with a time resolution of less than 1 ms. In this study, we investigated fiber structure development for PTT around the neck point controlled with a CO2 laser-heated apparatus during continuous drawing, through on-line measurements of WAXD, SAXS, and fiber temperature. Fiber temperature attained by laser radiation initiated a rise around −3 mm in relation to the neck point at 0 mm, and increased to about 90 °C, which is past the 45 °C Tg for PTT. The instantaneous increase in fiber temperature continued with a vertical ascent, with plastic deformation around the neck point. The crystalline diffraction pattern was revealed initially at the elapsed time of 0.415 ms immediately after necking, and remained fairly constant with elapsed time. The ultimate crystalline diffraction pattern for a completely drawn fiber showed little difference from that at the initial stage. In PET a two-dimensionally ordered structure in the form of a mesophase was detected immediately after the necking, whereas in PTT the phenomenon was not observed. With elapsed time, the d spacing of (002) plane decreased gradually due to transformation of the initial all-trans conformation into trans-gauche-gauche-trans conformation, and ultimately the PTT molecular chain could favorably adopt the trans-gauche-gauche-trans conformation. SAXS pattern immediately after the necking revealed an X-shape; the scattering intensity concentrated on meridian directions due to individual crystal development, and at 2 ms two-pointed scattering started to appear. Past 8 ms, the typical two-pointed scattering pattern was prominent and its intensity increased with elapsed time. Long period decreased with increasing elapsed time, but the crystallite size of meridian (002) plane hardly changed. The decrease in long period might be caused by chain relaxation in the amorphous region.ArticlePolymer. 49(26):5705-5713 (2008)journal articl

Initial Stage of Fiber Structure Development in the Continuous Drawing of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

This is a preprint of an article published in Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics. 46(19): 2126-2142 (2008).The initial stage of fiber structure development in the continuous neckdrawing of amorphous poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers was analyzed by in situ wide-angle X-ray diffraction, small-angle X-ray scattering, and fiber temperature measurements. The time error of the measurements (\600 ls) was obtained by synchrotron X-ray source and laser irradiation heating. A highly ordered fibrillar-shaped two-dimensional (smectic-like) structure was found to be formed less than 1 ms after necking. By analyzing its (0010) and (0020) diffractions, the length of the structure 60–70 nm were obtained. A three-dimensionally ordered triclinic crystal began to form with the vanishing of the structure around 1 ms after necking. The amount and size of the crystal were almost saturated within several milliseconds of necking, during which time a mainly exothermic heat of crystallization was also observed.ArticleJournal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics. 46(19): 2126-2142 (2008)journal articl