PREPARATION OF MICROPOROUS ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE) BY THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION OF A UHMWPE/LIQUID PARAFFIN MIXTURE

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with a microporous structure was prepared via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS).Liquid paraffin (LP) was used as a diluent in the preparation of microporous UHMWPE. Small angle laser light scattering (SALLS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to determine the phase separation temperatures,i.e.the cloud points and the dynamic crystallization temperatures,respectively.It was found that the cloudI points were coincident with the cryst...

Structure and Properties of Self-reinforced Material Made from Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene-montmorillonite Nanocomposite

High-strength and high-modulus ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE), named self-reinforced material, was obtained by the elongation of UHMWPE-montmorillonite nanocomposite at melting temperature. According to the scanning electron microscope(SEM) analysis, a great deal of fibrillar texture formed in the direction of elongation, and the tensile fractured surface was similar to that of highly oriented fiber. The transmission electron microscope(TEM) and selective area electron diffraction(SAED) analyses reveal that the reinforced phase of the self-reinforced material is an extended chain crystal and its size is about 50_200 nm wide and several microns long, and the montmorillonite layers are broken up to pieces in the size from 100 to 10 nm. The broken layers which have a huge surface area interacting strongly with macromolecules reduces the entanglement density of UHMWPE and induces the chain orientation in flow field. It is supposed that the astriction of montmorillonite layers to polyethylene chains is not only end-tethered but also side-tethered. The differential scan calorimetry(DSC) analysis shows that there are two endothermal peaks for the self-reinforced material, of which the peak at a higher temperature(136.4 ℃) is ascribed to the melting of the reinforced phase.

Determination and Temperature Dependence of Plateau Modulus for Polymerization of Propylene to Isotactic Polypropylene with Ultra-high Molecular Weight under Catalysis of Ziegler-Natta Catalyst

The viscoelastic behavior of isotactic polypropylene with ultra-high molecular weight(UHPPH) and broad molecular weight distribution(MWD), produced in the presence of Ziegler-Natta catalyst, was investigated by means of oscillatory rheometry at 180 and 200 ℃, whose loss modulus(G″) plots at 180 and 200 ℃ versus the natural logarithm of angular frequency(ω) present a pronounced maximum at 34.35 and 69.21 rad/s, respectively, and do not show a maximum peak at 0.01-100 rad/s for Ziegler-Natta catalyzing ethylene-propylene random copolymerization(PPR) with a conventional molecular weight and broad MWD. The fact indicates that the high molecular weight is responsible for a maximum peak of G″(ω) vs. lnω curves for UHPPH. This makes it possible to determine the plateau modulus(G 0_N) of UHPPH from a certain experimental temperature G″(ω) curve directly. For UHPPH, the G 0_N determined to be 4.28×10 5 and 3.62×10 5 Pa at 180 and 200 ℃, respectively, decreases with the increase of temperature and is independent of the molecular weight, which directly confirms reputation theoretical prediction that the G 0_N has no relation to the molecular weight.

Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Tape Applied for Distal Humeral Condyle Fracture around Total Elbow Arthroplasty in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Report of Two Cases

Managing fractures of distal humerus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is technically challenging. Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is one of the treatment options for these fractures. While elbow motion is largely regained by TEA, comminuted condyle fragments are often ignored. Although numerous approaches for repair of condylar fragments around TEA are described, any universal fixation strategy for these fractures has not been established. This report describes, for the first time, application of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) tape for the treatment of distal humerus fracture in 2 patients with rheumatic elbow arthropathy. The post-operative clinical courses were good. Radiographs showed bony union of the condylar fragments without loosening in two cases. Because of its flat configuration, softness, and flexibility, UHMWPE tape is a promising material for stabilizing fracture of the distal humerus associated with TEA.

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE)(PET)FIBER

This paper reports the spinning and drawing behavior of Ultra-high Molecular Weight polyethylene Terephthalate) (UHMW-PET) fibers. The as-spun fibers were produced by dry-jet wet spinning of a 15%-17% solution in 50:50(v:v) trifluroroacetic acid and dichloromethane. Both molecular weight and polymer solution concentration have marked effect on the drawability of the as-spun-fibers. The maximum extension drawing ratio (EDRmax) of as-spun fiber increases with increasing molecular weight, whereas optimal concentration to achieve the EDRmax of as-spun fibers decreases with increasing molecular weight. Drawing speed and temperature during the first step have remarkable effect on the drawability of these fiber during the second step. Relatively lower drawing temperature and drawing speed (19 ℃ , 60 mm/min) during the first drawing step was beneficial to mechanical properties of ultimate fibers. At the range of 210 ℃ to 230 ℃, the draw ratio (DR) during the second step increases with increasing temperature.

Influence of Molecular Weight of Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyacrylonitrile on Its Rheological Behavior in Dimethylsulfoxide

Ultra-high molecular weight polyacrylonitrile (UHMW PAN ) was prepared by aqueous suspension polymerization, and the effect of molecular weight on its rheological behaviors in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and the spinning stability were investigated. It shows that,compared with common polyacrylonitrile (C-PAN),UHMW- PAN/DMS0 solution has smaller non- Newtonian index, larger structural viscosity index, much longer maximum relaxation time, and no first- Newtonian region appears in the flow curves under the same experimental conditions. The explanations for these phenomena are given in the view of chain- entanglements. The optimal technology of preparing UHMW-PAN fibers and hollow fiber membranes could be obtained based on the theological study.

Manufacturing of Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fiber Reinforced Tape and the Loss of Strength

Due to the low density and excellent mechanical proper-ties,high performance fiber reinforced materials have aconsiderable application in the area of high technologyand dally usage.In this paper,the Ultra-high Molecu-lar Weight Polyethylene(UHMWPE)fiber reinforcedPE tape prepared with the method of powder impregnat-ion was studied.The effect of impregnate length and thetensile force of the yarn on the fiber content as well as on the strength and modulus of the tape were discussed.Calculation shows that the strength and the modulus ofthe ULMWPE fiber can keep about 85％ after it undergothe process.

Ultra-thin and light-weight spoof surface plasmon polariton coupler achieved by broadside coupled split ring resonators

Low profile and light weight are very important for practical applications of a spoof surface plasmon polariton（SSPP）coupler, especially at low frequencies. In this paper, we propose and design an ultra-thin, light-weight SSPP coupler based on broadside coupled split ring resonators（BC-SRRs）. The size of BC-SRR can be far less than λ/100 and can extremely well control the reflective phases within a subwavelength thickness. Due to the broadside capacitive coupling, the electrical size of BC-SRR is dramatically reduced to guarantee the ultra-thin thickness of the SSPP coupler. The weight of the SSPP coupler is reduced by a low occupation ratio of BC-SRR in the unit cell volume. As an example, a C-band SSPP coupler composed of phase gradient BC-SRRs is designed, fabricated, and measured. Due to the ultra-small size and low occupation ratio of BC-SRRs, the thickness of the coupler is λ/12 and the surface density is only 0.98 kg/m^2. Both simulation and experiment results verify that the coupler can achieve high-efficiency SPP coupling at 5.27 GHz under normal incidence.

Model-Free Ultra-High-Dimensional Feature Screening for Multi-Classified Response Data Based on Weighted Jensen-Shannon Divergence

In ultra-high-dimensional data, it is common for the response variable to be multi-classified. Therefore, this paper proposes a model-free screening method for variables whose response variable is multi-classified from the point of view of introducing Jensen-Shannon divergence to measure the importance of covariates. The idea of the method is to calculate the Jensen-Shannon divergence between the conditional probability distribution of the covariates on a given response variable and the unconditional probability distribution of the covariates, and then use the probabilities of the response variables as weights to calculate the weighted Jensen-Shannon divergence, where a larger weighted Jensen-Shannon divergence means that the covariates are more important. Additionally, we also investigated an adapted version of the method, which is to measure the relationship between the covariates and the response variable using the weighted Jensen-Shannon divergence adjusted by the logarithmic factor of the number of categories when the number of categories in each covariate varies. Then, through both theoretical and simulation experiments, it was demonstrated that the proposed methods have sure screening and ranking consistency properties. Finally, the results from simulation and real-dataset experiments show that in feature screening, the proposed methods investigated are robust in performance and faster in computational speed compared with an existing method.

Structural, Pasting, and Thermal Properties of Ultra-high Pressure-treated Lotus Seed Starch

Lotus seed starch （15%, w/w） was subjected to ultra-high pressure （UHP） at 500 MPa for 10～60 min. The effects of UHP on the structural, pasting, and thermal properties of starch were investigated using solid-state 13C CP/MAS NMR, differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）, HPSEC-MALLS-RI, and a rapid visco analyzer. The 13C CP/MAS NMR results revealed a reduction in the relative crystallinity and peak intensity of the crystalline state with increasing the UHP time. The molecular weight of native starch was 1.433 × 107 Da, which was higher than that of the UHP-treated starch. Viscograms of UHP-treated starch revealed an increase in paste viscosity, peak time, and pasting temperature and a reduction in breakdown and setback viscosity compared to the native starch. Furthermore, the DSC results showed a reduction in gelatinization temperature and gelatinization enthalpy with increasing the UHP time.

Multi-Objective Optimization of A Semisubmersible for Ultra-Deep Water

Semisubmersible will work well when oil exploitation goes to ultra-deep water because of its variable load capacities, and good motion performance in extreme waves. It is considered to be a main type of platform while the water depth is more than 3000 meters. This paper establishes a multi-objective optimization model of semisubmersible for ultra-deep water, and it is solved by a multi-objective genetic algorithm--NSGA-Ⅱ. The model is applied to a practical design, and Pareto results are obtained. The effectiveness of the method is verified by hydrodynamic analysis.

硅酮粉改性超高分子量聚乙烯及其熔体纺丝加工性能

针对超高分子量聚乙烯(PE-UHMW)熔体加工性能差的问题,应用硅酮粉,采用熔融共混方法对PE-UHMW进行改性,以提高其熔体加工时的流动性。通过扫描电子显微镜与能量色散谱(EDS)表征了硅酮粉在PE-UHMW中的分布,并采用熔体速率测试、旋转流变测试,分析了硅酮粉含量对PE-UHMW熔体流动速率与流变性能的影响。对改性后的PE-UHMW采用熔体纺丝法制备了PE-UHMW单丝,并进行了拉伸强度测试。实验结果表明,随着硅酮粉的增加,其分散性逐渐变差,PE-UHMW熔体流动速率随硅酮粉含量先增加后降低,当硅酮粉质量分数达到4%,其熔体流动速率最高,复数黏度与储能模量最低,5%质量分数的硅酮粉在PE-UHMW基体中团聚较明显,改性后的PE-UHMW熔体流动性降低。熔体纺丝实验结果表明改性后的PE-UHMW可以通过普通单螺杆挤出机熔融挤出初生丝,经超倍热拉伸可以制备高强度单丝。当拉伸倍率为36时,质量分数3%的硅酮粉改性PE-UHMW单丝拉伸强度最高,可达1565MPa。因此综合考虑加工性能与单丝强度,采用质量分数3%的硅酮粉改性PE-UHMW较合适。

硬脂酸钙/硅酮粉改性PE-UHMW/PE-HD共混物的制备

超高分子量聚乙烯(PE-UHMW)与高密度聚乙烯(PE-HD)熔融共混,可提高PE-UHMW熔体加工性能,但其工业化生产效率仍然较低,无法满足熔体纺丝工业生产的需求。针对此问题,通过双螺杆挤出机熔融共混与单螺杆挤出机挤出实验,研究了硬脂酸钙(CaSt_(2))、硅酮粉及其复合助剂对质量配比为60∶40的PE-UHMW/PE-HD共混物加工流动性及拉伸性能的影响。加工扭矩与初生丝表面状态结果表明,CaSt_(2)、硅酮粉及其复合助剂均能降低加工扭矩,提高熔体挤出稳定性。黏流活化能结果表明这两种添加剂具有内润滑效果。在高剪切速率下,CaSt_(2)表现出较强的外润滑效果,能进一步降低加工扭矩,提高熔体挤出的稳定性。CaSt_(2)与硅酮粉协同使用,可以进一步提高助剂内润滑作用,降低挤出扭矩并提高挤出稳定性。差式扫描量热分析表明,改性剂可促进共混物结晶,从而使材料拉伸强度提高。研究结果表明,质量分数0.5%CaSt_(2)和0.5%硅酮粉复合改性剂表现出内外润滑的协同作用,与未改性共混物相比,协同改性使PE-UHMW/PE-HD共混物挤出合格初生丝最高螺杆转速从5 r/min升高到20 r/min,加工扭矩降低21.4%,拉伸强度提高11.9%。

新生儿败血症的临床特征及其相关因素研究

目的分析新生儿败血症(NS)的临床特征,并探讨其影响因素。方法回顾性分析2018年6月至2022年6月商丘市第一人民医院5420例新生儿临床资料,将其中发生NS的52例患儿的临床资料纳入发生组,将未发生NS的5368例新生儿临床资料纳入未发生组。查阅资料记录新生儿围产期情况及实验室相关指标情况;收集并记录52例NS患儿的临床表现及病原菌分离鉴定结果。分析NS的临床特征及其相关因素。结果52例NS患儿临床表现主要以体温改变、反应差、黄疸等症状为主;NS患儿的致病菌以表皮葡萄球菌、肺炎克雷伯菌为主;两组新生儿胎龄、出生体重比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);Logistic多因素分析发现,极早产儿(OR=3.594,95%CI:1.997-6.468)、极低出生体重儿(OR=3.724,95%CI:2.071-6.698)、超早产儿(OR=2.244,95%CI:1.158-4.346)、超低出生体重儿(OR=15.111,95%CI:8.286-27.557)是发生NS的影响因素(P<0.05)。结论NS患儿临床表现主要以体温改变、反应差、黄疸等症状为主,致病菌以表皮葡萄球菌、肺炎克雷伯菌为主;极早产儿、超早产儿、极低体重儿、超低出生体重儿是NS发生的影响因素。

超高分子质量PVC树脂合成及性能研究

介绍了超高分子质量PVC树脂的合成工艺。以合成的平均聚合度为5000的超高分子质量PVC树脂为研究对象,对其常规质量性能、粒度、颗粒形貌、加工性能等进行表征和分析研究。结果表明:超高分子质量PVC树脂具有较好的孔隙结构和塑化性能,具有较好的柔韧性、耐磨性等力学性能,适用于弹性体制品生产。

Investigation of the Low Molecular Weight Thiol Composition in a Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cell Line (LNCaP) by LC-UV-MS and NMR after Labelling with the Ellman Reagent

The low molecular weight thiols present in the deproteinized extract of a prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP-FGC) were analysed after derivatization with the Ellman reagent (ESSE). The mixed disulphides formed (RSSE) were fractionated, characterized and quantified by liquid chromatography on a C-18 column using UV detection. This revealed the presence, in femtomoles per cell, of glutathione (8.30 ± 0.73), cysteine (2.71 ± 0.04) and cysteinylglycine (0.83 ± 0.10), accounting for the bulk of the thiol present. Further analysis of the cell extracts using a novel and sensitive mass spectrometry technique allowed the detection of low level of an additional derivative which was identified as cysteinylglycerate using NMRspectroscopy.

AMPS单体和缔合单体的引入对聚合物流变性及驱油性能影响研究

研究了引入AMPS单体形成的超高分多元共聚物(HMWP)和引入缔合单体形成的超高分缔合聚合物(AP-P5)的流变性能与驱油性能。室内实验表明,引入AMPS单体和缔合单体均可以显著提高聚合物的增黏性能与黏弹性能。浓度为2000 mg/L时,相对于常规聚合物,AP-P5与HMWP黏度分别提高250.0%和85.1%,黏弹复合模量分别提高36.7%和34.3%,60 d黏度保留率分别为60.9%和82.6%;静态吸附实验发现,HMWP浓度超过200 mg/L,吸附量趋于平衡,而AP-P5随着浓度的增加吸附量逐渐增加;驱油实验结果表明,AP-P5与HMWP的提高采收率幅度分别为11.0%和15.7%,因此,引入AMPS单体更有利于高温高盐油藏聚合物驱油效果提升。现场实验表明,HMWP降水增油效果显著,可以为胜利油田高温高盐油藏大幅度提高采收率提供技术支持。

退火对PE-UHMW湿法锂离子电池隔膜的影响

在锂离子电池的组成材料中,隔膜是关键的内层组件之一,隔膜是具有纳米级微孔结构的高分子功能材料,隔膜的性能对于电池的整体性能有着至关重要的影响,包括理化特性、力学性能、热性能及电化学性能等多个方面,其中,孔径大小与分布的均一性对电池性能有直接的影响,孔径分布越窄、越均匀,电池的电性能越优异。目前,商用锂电池隔膜以微孔聚烯烃膜为主,但聚烯烃膜的孔径大小难调控,限制了锂离子在锂电池正负极之间的传输效率。使用热致相分离法制备铸片,用退火的方式对铸片进行处理,并结合同步双轴拉伸工艺制备了孔径可调的超高分子量聚乙烯(PE-UHMW)锂离子电池隔膜,并通过差示扫描量热仪、X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜、高温凝胶色谱仪、万能拉伸机和孔径分布仪等表征了PE-UHMW锂离子电池隔膜的基本性能,并对其退火机理进行了研究。结果表明,铸片退火后消除了挤出后一面接触冷辊一面接触空气形成的差异,经双向拉伸制备的隔膜结晶度和晶粒尺寸增大、力学性能更高、孔径增大、孔径分布更均匀。

我国超高分子量聚乙烯纤维的发展现状与建议

超高分子量聚乙烯纤维因优异性能在航空航天、军事防护、海洋工程及纺织等领域具有广泛的应用前景,是世界各国竞相发展的战略性新材料。本文梳理了我国超高分子量聚乙烯纤维发展历程,总结了当前产业发展现状,分析了存在的问题,并对未来发展提出建议。

三层组合陶瓷复合装甲的抗侵彻性能及其损伤机制

为了研究相同面密度下Kevlar/SiC-TC4-超高分子量聚乙烯(UHMWPE)复合靶板的复合结构参数对其抗弹性能的影响和失效机理,选用4组不同厚度组合的靶板试样,并使用12.7 mm穿燃弹以相同着靶速度(488 m/s)进行弹道冲击实验。使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)研究复合装甲板在弹道侵彻下的损伤模式。实验结果表明:在所述实验条件下8 mm+2 mm+10 mm厚度组合的Kevlar/SiC-TC4-UHMWPE复合靶板是最佳的抗侵彻工程应用结构;在同等面密度条件下,将1 mm厚陶瓷替换成同等面密度的TC4钛合金背板(约0.5 mm厚)时,复合装甲板的抗弹道侵彻性能提升了约29.69%,可见钛合金的结构参数对复合装甲板抗弹性能的影响权重大于SiC;钛合金背板面密度的增加不仅增强了对陶瓷的支撑作用,而且增加了弹-靶作用时间,提升了复合靶板的整体防护性能;12.7 mm穿燃弹侵彻后复合装甲板的损伤模式包括SiC碎裂、钛合金背板少量隆起变形及十字形拉伸撕裂损伤、UHMWPE层合纤维背板剪切断裂、层间分离和纤维拉伸;在整体复合装甲的设计中,应将高抗剪材料放置在背板的前几层,将高抗拉材料放置在背板后几层,以充分利用每种材料。