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Diokson R M, Norris D J, Tzeng Y-L and Moerner W E 1996 Three-dimensionai imaging of singie moieouies soivated in pores of poiy(aoryiamide) geis Science 274 966-9... 

Figure C2.1.9. Specific voiume of poiy (vinyi acetate) as a function of tiie temperature measured during heating two sampies which were preiiminary quenched from tiie meit to -20 °C. One sampie was stored for i min and tiie otiier for iOO h at -20 °C before heating. (Figure from [77], reprinted by pennission of Joim Wiiey and Sons Inc).

The high degree of crystallization and the thermal stability of the bond between the benzene ring and sulfur are the two properties responsible for the polymer s high melting point, thermal stability, inherent flame retardance, and good chemical resistance. There are no known solvents of poIy(phenyIene sulfide) that can function below 205°C. 

THPC—Amide—PoIy(vinyI bromide) Finish. A flame retardant based on THPC—amide plus poly(vinyl bromide) [25951-54-6] (143) has been reported suitable for use on 35/65, and perhaps on 50/50, polyester—cotton blends. It is appUed by the pad-dry-cure process, with curing at 150°C for about 3 min. A typical formulation contains 20% THPC, 3% disodium hydrogen phosphate, 6% urea, 3% trimethylolglycouril [496-46-8] and 12% poly(vinyl bromide) soUds. Approximately 20% add-on is required to impart flame retardancy to a 168 g/m 35/65 polyester—cotton fabric. Treated fabrics passed the FF 3-71 test. However, as far as can be determined, poly(vinyl bromide) is no longer commercially available. 

M. Zeldin, K. J. Wynne, and H. R. AUcock, eds.. Inorganic and Organometallic Poljmers, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 360, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1988 regarding poIy(phosphazenes), poly(silanes), and other polymers. 

MVE/MAN Copolymers. Various mol wt grades of poIy(methyI vinyl ether-i o-maleic anhydride) (PMVEMA) are available from International Specialty Products, Inc. (formerly GAF Corp.), under the trade name of Gantrez. Table 6 illustrates the M. and MWD found for commercially available polymers. As can be seen, high molecular weights are readily achieved. 

The solubihty coefficients are more difficult to predict. Although advances are being made, the best method is probably to use a few known solubility coefficients in the polymer to predict others with a simple plot of S vs ( poiy perm Y where and are the solubility parameters of the polymer and permeant respectively. When insufficient data are available, S at 25°C can be estimated with equation 19 where k = 1 and the resulting units of cal/cm are converted to kj /mol by dividing by the polymer density and multiplying by the molecular mass of the permeant and by 4.184 (16). 

Pd-Poiy(ethylenimine), This catalyst system was reported to be... 

An alternative approach, which in due course became of great commercial significance, was made by W. L. Semon. He found that if poIy(vinyl chloride)... 

Liquid organic rubbers with reactive functionality can be prepared by several methods. End-functional oligomers are preferred. Chains attached to the network at only one end do not contribute as much strength to the network as those attached at both ends [34], Urethane chemistry is a handy route to such molecules. A hydroxy-terminated oligomer (commonly a polyester or a polyether) can be reacted with excess diisocyanate, and then with a hydroxy methacrylate to form a reactive toughener [35]. The methacrylate ends undergo copolymerization with the rest of the acrylic monomers. The resulting adhesive is especially effective on poIy(vinyl chloride) shown in Scheme 2. 

Molecules of interest that contain free amino groups can be coupled in aqueous solution to /S-poIy(L-malate) as amides using carbodiimides such as the water-soluble l-ethyl-3(3-dimethyIaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) [2,12,20,21]. By this method, the molecules are attached randomly. A selective amide bond formation at the carboxylate terminus can be achieved... 

Table 1 Abbreviation and Partition Coefficient of Unmodified or Modified PoIy(MaIeic acid-a//-3,4-dihydroxyphenylprop-1 -ene)...

The ex vivo IL-6 and TNF-inducing activities of fractionated and modified or unmodified poly(MA-CDA) were performed according to the method reported [26] and shown in Figs. 12 and 13, respectively. A similar tendency was shown in IL-6 and TNF induction from peripheral whole blood cells by those of poIy(M A-CDA). 

Jamieson and McNeill [142] studied the degradation of poIy(vinyI acetate) and poly(vinyI chloride) and compared it with the degradation of PVC/PVAc blend. For the unmixed situation, hydrogen chloride evolution from PVC started at a lower temperature and a faster rate than acetic acid from PVAc. For the blend, acetic acid production began concurrently with dehydrochlorination. But the dehydrochlorination rate maximum occurred earlier than in the previous case indicating that both polymers were destabilized. This is a direct proof of the intermolecular nature of the destabilizing effect of acetate groups on chlorine atoms in PVC. The effects observed by Jamieson and McNeill were explained in terms of acid catalysis. Hydrochloric acid produced in the PVC phase diffused into the PVAc phase to catalyze the loss of acetic acid and vice-versa. 

Two Hell UPS spectra of poly(3-hexylthiophene), or P3HT, compared with the DOVS derived from VEH band structure calculations 83], arc shown in Figure 5-14. The general chemical structure of poIy(3-a ky thiophcne) is sketched in Figure 5-4. The two UPS spectra, were recorded at two different temperatures, +190°C and -60 "C, respectively, and the DOVS was derived from VEH calculations on a planar conformation of P3HT. Compared to unsubslitutcd polythio-phene, the main influence in the UPS spectra due to the presence of the hexyl... 

PoIy(ihienylene vinylene )s - A Stable Class of Low Band-Gap Materials... 

So far, the CD of poIy(L-proline) n has been interpreted without ambiguity for a rather strong left-handed helix ... 

Fig. 3. Water sorption isotherms of poIy(trans-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydiopyran-6,2-diyloxy-methylene) 24 and its related polymers at 20 °C.

The compiex may be detected by DNA poiy-merase-mediated extension of the oiigonucieotide with radioiabeied precursors. Finaiiy, the compiex may be used for tempiate-direc-ted iigation (cyciization) of an oiigonucieotide, that may resuit in an earring compiex... 

Gupta, M. C., and Deshmukh, V. G., Radiation effects on poIy(lactic acid). Polymer, 827, 1983. 

Our interest in the synthesis of poly (amino acids) with modified backbones is based on the hypothesis that the replacement of conventional peptide bonds by nonamide linkages within the poIy(amino acid) backbone can significantly alter the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the resulting polymer. Preliminary results (see below) point to the possibility that the backbone modification of poly(amino acids) circumvents many of the limitations of conventional poly(amino acids) as biomaterials. It seems that backbone-modified poly (amino acids) tend to retain the nontoxicity and good biocompatibility often associated with conventional poly (amino acids)... 

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