The stabilization of polyesteramide (PEA) was studied by TGA, melt index and intrinsic viscosity. Primary antioxidant A1010 (0.6 wt.%) combined with 0.2 wt.% of hydroperoxide decomposer A168 is effective in stabilizing PEA; but the holding life of PEA in the extruder barrel is only 30 min, and the antioxidants are completely consumed when it is extruded four times. Fillers including heavy calcium carbonate (HCC), tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and talc affect both the thermal stability and mechanical properties of the resultant composites, which are discussed in detail. The Turcsanyi model can best describe the composition dependence of tensile strength of the HCC and talc filled PEA, and the Sato-Furukawa can best predict the Young’s modulus of HCC filled PEA, but is poor for the talc-filled material © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

A series of branched polyesteramides (PEAs) were synthesized from adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, 1, 4-butanediol and caprolactam by melt polycondensation using glycerol as branching agent. The obtained copolymers, with glycerol contents of 0-0.9 wt% (LPEA-PEAg10) were characterized by FTIR, 1H NMR, DSC and viscometry. The FTIR and 1H NMR spectra demonstrated the formation of ester and amide bonds. DSC data indicated the melting and crystallization temperatures decrease with increasing glycerol content. Water absorption experiments suggested no distinct difference in hydrophilicity between these branched PEAs. Alkaline hydrolysis of PEA films was conducted in pH 11.0 NaOH solution at 37, 50 or 80

A new kind of polyesteramide copolymer based on e-caprolactone and 11-aminoundecanoic acid has been synthesized by melt polycondensation. The copolymers were characterized by FTIR, 1H-NMR, DSC, and WAXD. With the increase in aminoundecanoic acid content, the melting temperature, heat of fusion, and Td, 50% increased accordingly. The thermal degradation of the P (CL/AU) x/y copolymers was studied using FTIR, and TG During thermal degradation, the ester bond decomposes at lower temperature, then the amide bond decomposes at higher temperature.

Sn-doped (Ba, Sr) TiO3 (BSTS) thin films have been deposited on highly (200) oriented LaNiO3 (LNO) thin films by sol-gel method. The atomic force microscope (AFM) images exhibited that the dopant Sn did not decrease the crystalline grain size of BST thin films. The structure of the BST film, determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), presented the higher intensity (110) and (200) peaks, while the latter was distinctly induced by LNO layer. Evidently, Sn-doped BST thin films on LNO/Si substrate were found to decrease the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss, which is favourable to potentially improve the figures of merits (FD) of pyroelectric materials. The BSTS thin films on LNO layer also displayed an excellent leakage current property comparing with the BST thin film on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si and LNO/Si substrates.

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) composites were fabricated using the screw extrusion and injection technique. The polymer-wrapped MWNTs were dispersed in fumed silicon dioxide with the help of ultrasonic stirring, and then further dispersed in a high density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix by a twin-screw extruder. It was found that there was a critical MWNT concentration around 1.0 wt% where a fine network of MWNT/SiO2 was formed. This gives the MWNT/HDPE composites much improved mechanical properties. From the mechanical property, it was found that the surface treatment of MWNT/SiO2 had a large effect on the performance of the composites. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) measurement showed that MWNT could stabilize HDPE when its weight content was greater than 2.0 wt%, whereas silicon dioxide accelerated thermo-oxidation of the composites.