Co-reporter:Xiao Liu;Qian-shi Wei;Li-guo Chai
Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2017 Volume 35( Issue 1) pp:78-86
Publication Date(Web):2017 January
DOI:10.1007/s10118-017-1872-2
The influence of crystallization temperature (Tc) on the number of spiral growths on poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) single crystals, obtained by self-seeding method, was systematically studied. The studies show that the statistical average number of spiral growths formed on the PBS single crystals decays exponentially with respect to the Tc. Inspired by BCF (Bruton, Cabrera and Frank) theory and L-H (Lauritzen and Hoffman) theory, a thermodynamic model has been proposed, in which the origin of spiral growth was treated as a nucleation process. The model suggests that the nucleation rate of spiral growth depends on the inverse square of super-cooling degree, which predicted the density of spiral growth formed on lamellae, and was consistent with the experiments very well.
Co-reporter:Huacheng Zhang;Xu Hou;Jue Hou;Lu Zeng;Ye Tian;Lei Jiang
Advanced Functional Materials 2015 Volume 25( Issue 7) pp:1102-1110
Publication Date(Web):
DOI:10.1002/adfm.201403693
Synthetic stimuli-gated nanodevices displaying intelligent ion transport properties similar to those observed in biological ion channels have attracted increasing interests for their wide potential applications in biosensors, nanofluidics, and energy conversions. Here, bioinspired asymmetric shaped nanodevices are reported that can exhibit symmetric and linear pH-gating ion transport features based on polyelectrolyte-asymmetric-functionalized asymmetric hourglass-shaped nanochannels. The pH-responsive polymer brushes grafted on the inner channel surface are acted as a gate that open and close in response to external pH changing to linearly and symmetrically regulate transmembrane ionic currents of the channel. A complete experimental characterization of the pH-dependent ion transport behaviors of the nanodevice and a comprehensive discussion of the experimental results in terms of theoretical simulation are also presented. Both experimental and theoretical data shown in this work demonstrate the feasibility of using the asymmetric chemical modification method to achieve symmetric pH gating behaviors inside the asymmetric nanochannels, and lay the foundation to build diverse stimuli-gated artificial asymmetric shaped ion channels with symmetric gating ion transport features.
Co-reporter:Xiu-nan Yin;Jing Wang;Jian-jun Zhou 周建军 李林
Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 2015 Volume 33( Issue 12) pp:1721-1729
Publication Date(Web):2015 December
DOI:10.1007/s10118-015-1726-8
In this manuscript, an easy method of anchoring Au nanoparticles onto a polypropylene (PP) membrane to prepare a composite Au-PP membrane with catalytic activity was demonstrated. The surface of the PP membrane was first modified with a primary amine by mussel-inspired dopamine polymerization. Then, the modified PP membrane was used to reduce chloroauric acid to anchor Au nanoparticles onto the surface, forming a Au-PP membrane. The surface morphology and composition of the modified PP membrane were characterized with SEM, ATR-FTIR and XPS. The catalytic activity of the Au-PP membrane was also evaluated by the degradation of a model dye solution of methylene blue. The fabricated membrane shows excellent catalytic performance, and the catalytic activity can be effectively regenerated.
Co-reporter:Ju-Ping Yang, Qi Liao, Jian-Jun Zhou, Xi Jiang, Xiao-Hong Wang, Yang Zhang, Shi-Dong Jiang, Shou-Ke Yan, and Lin Li
Macromolecules 2011 Volume 44(Issue 9) pp:3511-3516
Publication Date(Web):April 14, 2011
DOI:10.1021/ma102973w
The recrystallization behavior of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) on four amorphous films of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), lysozyme (LYSO), poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVPY), and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that both the degree of supercooling and PEO/substrate interactions have pronounced influence over the growth behavior of the PEO crystals. A thermodynamic model has been proposed accordingly, in which the lamellar orientation is associated with the favorite primary nucleation. We predict the lamellar orientation based on the degree of supercooling and the surface free energy of substrate. The transition of lamellar orientation from edge-on to flat-on is determined by a critical surface free energy of the substrate which is equal to the surface tension of the polymer melt.