Investigation of internal phases of linear SBS modified bitumen at the nanoscale using AFM PF-QNM

Currently,few studies explore the internal phases of styrene-butadiene-styrene(SBS)modified bitumen at the nanoscale,though the surface phases of SBS modified bitumen have been deeply understood through a lot of research.The present study uses the atomic force microscopy(AFM)peak force quantitative nanomechanical mode(PF-QNM)to investigate the nanomechanical properties of the interior of linear SBS modified bitumen and corresponding mastics at the nanoscale.Firstly,the suitable experimental methods for the interior of bitumen and mastics are explored.Then,the phase relationship between surfaces and interiors of linear SBS modified bitumen is determined by analyzing nanomechanical properties.On this basis,in comparison with the internal phases of base bitumen,the effect of modifiers on phases is deeply investigated.Finally,the internal phases of linear SBS modified bituminous mastics are further investigated.The results reveal that the interior of linear SBS modified bitumen only has two phases,which form in a manner like periphase and paraphase on the surface.In contrast to base bitumen,linear SBS modified bitumen does not create new phases and change the properties of original phases in the interior,but affects the proportion of A-phase and B-phase and presents the homogenization.Furthermore,due to the influence of preparation methods,only the bitumen area away from the fillers can be imaged by AFM PF-QNM.It can be found that the addition of mineral fillers also slightly changes the internal phase distribution of linear SBS modified bitumen,while the effect is less than that of fillers on base bitumen.

Mechanical Properties of Micro-regions in Cement-based Material based on the PeakForce QNM Mode of AFM

In this paper, the cement paste and the mortar were tested using the PF-QNM technique. It is shown that the PF-QNM technique is very powerful to characterize the mechanical properties of micro-and nanostructures in the cement-based materials. It does not have strict requirements for test environment and it does not damage the surface of the material. High-resolution images can be obtained very easily, and they can be analyzed statistically. The test results show that PF-QNM analysis can test not only the mechanical properties of the cement paste, but also investigate the interfacial regions in the cement-based material, including the variation in the mechanical properties of interface regions and the extension of the interfacial regions. During the test, care must be taken to choose the size of test area;indeed, a test area too small is not representative but too large leads to lack of stability. The recommended side is a square with a length of in the range 10-30 μm.

路用改性沥青及沥青-砂浆界面微观研究

为研究灌入式复合路面沥青-砂浆界面微观尺度下物理力学表征,使用原子力显微镜的PF-QNM模块研究了沥青及沥青-砂浆界面的微观形态特征,并使用分析软件对其杨氏模量、黏附力、耗散能进行了量化分析。对沥青接触面以及沥青-砂浆界面进行了测试,发现PF-QNM模式下沥青表面模量变化幅度较大;测得改性沥青表面模量为74.74 MPa,标准硅探针测得黏附力1.45 kN,耗散能0.55 keV;测得改性沥青-砂浆界面过渡区为21μm,过渡区模量呈现对数型曲线变化。

基于原子力显微术的DNA折纸弹性模量的研究

原子力显微术(Atomic force microscopy,AFM)的力学成像模式可在高分辨成像的同时,定量测量材料的力学性质。然而,对尺度小、质地薄而软的生物分子的弹性模量的测量仍然是一个挑战。本文以脱氧核糖核酸(Deoxyribonucleic acid,DNA)折纸为检测样品,将峰值力定量纳米力学模式(Peak Force Quantitative Nanomechanical Mapping,PF-QNM)作为测量手段研究了DNA分子的力学性质,探索不同作用力对DNA折纸弹性模量的影响。结果表明,当峰值力控制在80-100 p N时,峰值力成像稳定,获得的杨氏模量维持在约10 MPa。与传统力曲线阵列模式(Force volume mapping,FV)相比较,在小力区(<100 p N),两种方法符合性较好。这种峰值力定量纳米力学模式为DNA分子定量力学性质研究提供了一种简便而有效的研究方法。