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Applications Of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids In Interfacial Polymerization, Lining Zhu
Applications Of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids In Interfacial Polymerization, Lining Zhu
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Room temperature ionic liquids (ILs), with their unique physical and chemical properties, have been of great interest in various areas of chemical science and engineering during the last decade. In this dissertation, polyurea and polyamide films with surface nanostructures were synthesized by interfacial polymerization (IP) with ILs without stirring. Both polymers were prepared at the interface between n-hexane and a series of 1 -alkyl-3-methylimidazolium ILs.
Nanoporous or nanofibrous polymer morphologies with various sizes ranging from 50 to 500 nm and geometries, depending on the ILs used, were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A correlation length of ~20nm and a …
Phase Transitions Of Poly (L-Lactic Acid) In Bulk And In Solution, Jing Zhang
Phase Transitions Of Poly (L-Lactic Acid) In Bulk And In Solution, Jing Zhang
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Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) has been subject to intensive research in recent years because of its biodegradability. Applications of PLLA, such as porous tissue engineering scaffolds and excipients for controlled release, have been developed in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. The crystal structures and morphologies of this semicrystalline polyester are the underlying factors that determine the mechanical and degradation properties of PLLA.
A fundamental understanding of the development of crystal structures and morphologies during the phase transitions of PLLA in bulk and in solution is pursued in this dissertation. Synchrotron wide- and small-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS and SAXS) are adopted as …