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Short‐term in vitro responses of human peripheral blood monocytes to ferritic stainless steel fiber networks
Authors: Spear Rose L. , Brooks Roger A. , Markaki Athina E. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractBeneficial effects on bone–implant bonding may accrue from ferromagnetic fiber networks on implants which can deform in vivo inducing controlled levels of mechanical strain directly in growing bone. This approach requires ferromagnetic fibers that can be implanted in vivo without stimulating undue inflammatory cell responses or cytotoxicity. This study examines the short‐term in vitro responses, including attachment, viability, and inflammatory stimulation, of human peripheral blood monocytes to 444 ferritic stainless steel fiber networks. Two types of 444 networks, differing in fiber cross section and thus surface area, were considered alongside austenitic stainless steel fiber networks, made of 316L, a widely established implant material. Similar high percent seeding efficiencies were measured by CyQuant® on all fiber networks after 48 h of cell culture. Extensive cell attachment was confirmed by fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy, which showed round monocytes attached at various depths into the fiber networks. Medium concentrations of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) were determined as indicators of viability and inflammatory responses, respectively. Percent LDH concentrations were similar for both 444 fiber networks at all time points, whereas significantly lower than those of 316L control networks at 24 h. All networks elicited low‐level secretions of TNF‐α, which were significantly lower than that of the positive control wells containing zymosan. Collectively, the results indicate that 444 networks produce comparable responses to medical implant grade 316L networks and are able to support human peripheral blood monocytes in short‐term in vitro cultures without inducing significant inflammatory or cytotoxic effects. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A, 2013.
Increasing irradiation temperature maximizes vitamin E grafting and wear resistance of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
Authors: Oral Ebru , Neils Andrew L. , Rowell Shannon L , Lozynsky Andrew J. , Muratoglu Orhun K. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractVitamin E stabilization of radiation crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) for total joint implants can be done by blending of UHMWPE resin powder with vitamin E, followed by consolidation and irradiation of the blend. It is well known that vitamin E prevents crosslinking in UHMWPE during ionizing radiation. We hypothesized that there would also be a significant amount of grafting of vitamin E onto UHMWPE during irradiation. Spectroscopic analysis of radiation crosslinked vitamin E‐blended UHMWPE before and after extraction with boiling hexane showed vitamin E grafting in up to 30% of the blended vitamin E. Grafting increased with irradiation temperature. We also discovered that increasing irradiation temperature resulted in better preservation of active vitamin E in the polymer and increased crosslinking efficiency of UHMWPE. As a result, warm‐irradiated vitamin E‐blended UHMWPEs had significantly less wear than those irradiated at ambient temperature. It may be desirable to graft vitamin E on UHMWPE to decrease the possibility of elution and increase long‐term stability. Warm irradiation of vitamin E blends may present an advantage in increasing vitamin E potency, as well as decreasing the wear of UHMWPE, which is crucial in decreasing the incidence of periprosthetic osteolysis in total joint replacement patients. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 101B: 436–440, 2013.
An economic prediction of refinement coefficients in wavelet‐based adaptive methods for electron structure calculations
Authors: Pipek János , Nagy Szilvia 
Published: October 2012

AbstractThe wave function of a many electron system contains inhomogeneously distributed spatial details, which allows to reduce the number of fine detail wavelets in multiresolution analysis approximations. Finding a method for decimating the unnecessary basis functions plays an essential role in avoiding an exponential increase of computational demand in wavelet‐based calculations. We describe an effective prediction algorithm for the next resolution level wavelet coefficients, based on the approximate wave function expanded up to a given level. The prediction results in a reasonable approximation of the wave function and allows to sort out the unnecessary wavelets with a great reliability. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Fiber‐type composition in the perivertebral musculature of lizards: Implications for the evolution of the diapsid trunk muscles
Authors: Moritz Sabine , Schilling Nadja 
Published: October 2012

AbstractThe perivertebral musculature of lizards is critical for the stabilization and the mobilization of the trunk during locomotion. Some trunk muscles are also involved in ventilation. This dual function of trunk muscles in locomotion and ventilation leads to a biomechanical conflict in many lizards and constrains their ability to breathe while running (“axial constraint”) which likely is reflected by their high anaerobic scope. Furthermore, different foraging and predator‐escape strategies were shown to correlate with the metabolic profile of locomotor muscles in lizards. Because knowledge of muscle's fiber‐type composition may help to reveal a muscle's functional properties, we investigated the distribution pattern of muscle fiber types in the perivertebral musculature in two small lizard species with a generalized body shape and subjected to the axial constraint (Dipsosaurus dorsalis, Acanthodactylus maculatus) and one species that circumvents the axial constraint by means of gular pumping (Varanus exanthematicus). Additionally, these species differ in their predator‐escape and foraging behaviors. Using refined enzyme‐histochemical protocols, muscle fiber types were differentiated in serial cross‐sections through the trunk, maintaining the anatomical relationships between the skeleton and the musculature. The fiber composition in Dipsosaurus and Acanthodactylus showed a highly glycolytic profile, consistent with their intermittent locomotor style and reliance on anaerobic metabolism during activity. Because early representatives of diapsids resemble these two species in several postcranial characters, we suggest that this glycolytic profile represents the plesiomorphic condition for diapsids. In Varanus, we found a high proportion of oxidative fibers in all muscles, which is in accordance with its high aerobic scope and capability of sustained locomotion. J. Morphol., 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Local spectral theory for normal operators in Krein spaces
Authors: Philipp F. , Strauss V. , Trunk C. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractSign type spectra are an important tool in the investigation of spectral properties of selfadjoint operators in Krein spaces. It is our aim to show that also sign type spectra for normal operators in Krein spaces provide insight in the spectral nature of the operator: If the real part and the imaginary part of a normal operator in a Krein space have real spectra only and if the growth of the resolvent of the imaginary part (close to the real axis) is of finite order, then the normal operator possesses a local spectral function defined for Borel subsets of the spectrum which belong to positive (negative) type spectrum. Moreover, the restriction of the normal operator to the spectral subspace corresponding to such a Borel subset is a normal operator in some Hilbert space. In particular, if the spectrum consists entirely out of positive and negative type spectrum, then the operator is similar to a normal operator in some Hilbert space. We use this result to show the existence of operator roots of a class of quadratic operator polynomials with normal coefficients.
Some remarks on superspecial and ordinary curves of low genus
Authors: Hasegawa Takehiro 
Published: October 2012

AbstractIn the first half of this paper, we investigate a superspecialty criterion with respect to $\lambda$ for the curve

which is a generalization of a theorem for an elliptic curve by Max Deuring (1941).
In the last half, we study a criterion with respect to the characteristic $p>0$ of the ground field such that the Picard curve

is superspecial or ordinary.
In the final section (appendix), we consider another viewpoint of the first result by using a fact that the first curve has a completely decomposable Jacobian.
Poly(lactic acid) and layered silicate nanocomposites prepared by melt mixing: Thermomechanical and morphological properties
Authors: Mohapatra Aswini Kumar , Mohanty S. , Nayak S.K. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractPoly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanocomposites were prepared by melt mixing technique in a Haake batch mixer. The clay dispersion within the PLA matrix during melt mixing was well explained through the morphological characterization. Morphological characterizations were studied by X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The exfoliation/intercalation of the clay particles within the polymer matrix during melt mixing depends on the mixing torque generated during the preparation of nanocomposites. The significance of processing temperature and the mixing time in melt mixing were studied for PLA/C93A and PLA/C30B nanocomposites. The structure and properties of the nanocomposites were also characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, and mechanical properties by standard tensile testing. The incorporation of nanoclays into the PLA matrix enhanced the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the PLA nanocomposites. This may be due to the reinforcing effect of nanoclays within the polymer matrix. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
Mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of recycled polycarbonate/recycled poly(acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene) blend nanocomposites
Authors: Mahanta Deeptimayee , Dayanidhi S. Anbu , Mohanty Smita , Nayak Sanjay K. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractThe present work aims within the context of plastic recycling is to upgrade the properties of plastic waste particularly the two engineering plastics polycarbonate (PC) and poly (acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene) (ABS) from electrical and electronic equipment. Recycled polycarbonate (RPC) and recycled poly (acrylonitrile‐butadiene‐styrene) (RABS) were obtained from E‐waste suppliers. RPC/RABS blends compatibilized with both maleic anhydride‐grafted polypropylene (MAP) and solid epoxy resin was prepared by microinjection molding. The effect of compatibilizer addition on the morphology and mechanical properties of RPC/RABS blends were analyzed. Further, to upgrade the mechanical and thermal properties two types of organically modified nanoclays closite 30B (C30B) and closite 15A (C15A) were incorporated into the optimized blend compositions. The effect of organoclay on the mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties of the RPC/RABS blend nanocomposites was investigated. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
Fabrication of novel hindered phenol/phenol resin/nitrile butadiene rubber hybrids and their long‐period damping properties
Authors: Zhang Jihua , Wang Lifeng , Zhao Yunfeng 
Published: October 2012

AbstractTo overcome the modification shortcoming of phenol resin (PR) in decreasing the loss factor peak (tan δmax) of nitrile butadiene rubber (PR/NBR) blends, the hindered phenol AO‐80/PR/NBR hybrids were successfully prepared. The tan δmax of the hybrids is found to increase with the increment of AO‐80 content while they almost remains the same widths of damping temperature range as PR/NBR blend. Their damping properties can be regulated well by controlling the content of AO‐80. Various experimental data of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and dynamic viscoelastic measurements (DMAs) show that the good damping properties of the hybrids result from the cooperative effect of two different relaxation transitions: the hydrogen bonds of nitrile group associated with hydroxyl group of AO‐80 besides their glass transition. The effect does not decrease the width of damping temperature range of the hybrids but really maintain a high value of tan δmax in a long duration; but it is found that the components of hybrids with the high content of AO‐80 become partly compatible after long‐period storage. So the content of AO‐80 is important to sustain the damping storage stability for NBR hybrids where the amount of AO‐80 below 50 phr is preferred. We believe that our studies provide some basic observations to serve the practical applications of NBR hybrids. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
Thermal, dielectric, and rheological properties of aluminum nitride/liquid crystalline copoly(ester amide) composite for the application of thermal interface materials
Authors: Sinh Le Hoang , Hong Jeong‐Mi , Son Bui Thanh , Trung Nguyen Ngoc , Bae Jin‐Young 
Published: October 2012

AbstractIn this article, thermally conductive and relatively low dielectric constant polymer matrix composites of an aluminum nitride filler (AlN) and a novel liquid crystalline copoly(ester amide) (LCP) were prepared via a solution blending method in the presence of a phosphate containing dispersant. The viscosities, thermal conductivities, and dielectric properties of the prepared AlN/LCP composites were investigated as a function of AlN loading. Our experimental results demonstrated that the AIN/LCP composite with AlN concentration of 50 wt% had 2.5 times higher thermal conductivity than pure LCP (2.020 and 0.817 W/mK for composite with 50 wt% of AlN and pure LCP, respectively), but its dielectric constant remained at low level, i.e., < 9.0 at frequency of 900 Hz. In addition, viscosities of AlN/LCP pastes in the N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone solvent remained at acceptable levels with the high AlN loading of 50 wt%. The morphologies of the prepared composites were also investigated by scanning electron microscopy. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
Fabrication and characterization of conducting nanomaterials composed of copper sulfide and polyindole
Authors: Ramesan M. T. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractConducting polymer nanocomposites of polyindole (PIN)/copper sulfide (CuS) were fabricated by in situ polymerization of indole with different concentration of CuS nanoparticles. These composites were examined by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and electrical studies. XRD analysis confirmed that the composite began to crystallize by the incorporation of CuS nanoparticles. The IR spectrum shows the intermolecular interaction between PIN and CuS. SEM images revealed that the nanoparticles were uniformly embedded in the entire substrate. Glass transition temperature was found to be increased with increase in concentration of nanoparticles, which showed an ordered structure of the samples. TGA results indicated that the fabricated PIN/CuS composite attains better thermal stability than pure PIN. The dc conductivity of nanocomposite was significantly increased with increase in content of CuS nanoparticle. An increase in ac electrical conductivity and dielectric properties of the composite were observed with increase in molar concentration of CuS nanoparticles. Thus, enhancements in these properties suggest that the fabricated PIN/CuS nanocomposite has potential application in the field of nanotechnology. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
Sorption and permeation of acetic acid–water mixtures by pervaporation using copolymer membrane
Authors: Kuila Sunil B. , Ray Samit K. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractPoly (acrylonitrile‐co‐methyl acrylate) copolymer designated as PANMA was used for making pervaporation membrane. This membrane was used for separation of acetic acid–water mixtures over the concentration range of 80–99.5 wt% acetic acid in water. Interaction parameters based on Flory–Huggins lattice model and engaged species induced clustering (ENSIC) model was used to explain swelling of the membranes. Coupling in sorption was explained in terms of activity coefficient of water and acid in feed and membrane using Flory–Huggins model and also by interpolating ENSIC parameters. Flow coupling in pervaporation was also determined from phenomenological deviation coefficients. Intrinsic membrane properties like partial permeability and membrane selectivity of the solvents were also determined. Diffusion coefficient and plasticization coefficient of the solvents were obtained using a modified solution–diffusion model. The copolymer membrane showed high flux and water selectivity for highly concentrated acid. Thus, at 30°C temperature 1–20 wt% water in feed was concentrated to 82–84 wt% water in permeate and for 0.95 wt% water in feed, the membrane showed thickness normalized flux and water selectivity of 1.71 kg m−2 h−1 mμ and 409, respectively. OLYM. ENG. SCI., 2013. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
Synthesis, characterization, and adsorption behavior of aminophosphinic grafted on poly(styrene‐Co‐divinylbenzene) for divalent metal ions in aqueous solutions
Authors: Ciopec Mihaela , Davidescu Corneliu M. , Negrea Adina , Lupa Lavinia , Popa Adriana , Muntean Cornelia , Ardelean Radu , Ilia Gheorghe 
Published: October 2012

AbstractIn the present work, two novel aminophosphinic acid ligands grafted on poly(styrene‐1%divinylbenzene) (St‐1%DVB) have been synthesized by reacting polymer precursors bearing primary amino groups with benzaldehyde (or propionaldehyde) and phenylphosphinic acid by the “one‐pot” Kabatachnik‐Fields reaction. The resins functionalized with aminophosphinic pendant groups were characterized by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal analysis, energy dispersive X‐ray microanalysis (EDX), and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging. Its adsorption capacity for divalent metal ions such as Cu(II) and Ni(II) were investigated. The adsorption procedure of Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions on polymer‐grafted aminophosphinic acid ligands was carried out by batch experiments. The result also shows that the adsorption process was best described by a pseudo‐second‐order kinetic equation and by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The best maximum adsorption capacity was obtained for resin with aminobenzylphosphinic acid groups [1.46 mg Cu(II)/g and 1.36 mg Ni(II)/g]. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2013. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers
Synthesis and characterization of poly(N‐vinyl formamide) hydrogels—A potential alternative to polyacrylamide hydrogels
Authors: Suekama Tiffany C. , Aziz Vara , Mohammadi Zahra , Berkland Cory , Gehrke Stevin H. 
Published: October 2012

AbstractThe synthesis and characterization of solution‐cast, molded gels of N‐vinyl formamide (NVF) has not been previously reported even though NVF is an isomer of acrylamide (AAm) and polyacrylamide (PAAm) hydrogels have many commercial applications. Aqueous NVF solutions were cross‐linked into gels using a novel cross‐linker, 2‐(N‐vinylformamido)ethylether, and the thermally‐activated initiator VA‐044. For a given formulation, PNVF gels swell up to twice that of PAAm gels cross‐linked with N,N′‐methylenebisacrylamide. From swelling and compression measurements, PNVF gels were found to be more hydrophilic than PAAm gels. Flory‐Huggins solubility parameters were χ = 0.38ϕ2 + 0.48 for PNVF and χ = 0.31ϕ2 + 0.49 for PAAm, where ϕ2 is the polymer volume fraction. The shear moduli for PNVF and PAAm scale with ϕ and ϕ respectively, consistent with good solvent behavior, also suggesting PNVF is more hydrophilic than PAAm. Similarity of mechanical properties for both gels as a function of ϕ2 suggests that network structures of PNVF and PAAm gels are similar. Fracture strains of both gels declined with ϕ2 by the same linear function while fracture stresses were about 500 kPa regardless of formulation. Since NVF is a liquid monomer, less toxic than AAm and can be hydrolyzed to a cationic form, PNVF gels could become technologically significant. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013
New polymer matrix system for phosphorescent organic light‐emitting diodes and the role of the small molecular co‐host
Authors: Salert Beatrice Ch. D. , Krueger Hartmut , Bagnich Sergey A. , Unger Thomas , Jaiser Frank , Al‐Sa'di Mahmoud , Neher Dieter , Hayer Anna , Eberle Thomas 
Published: October 2012

AbstractA new matrix system for phosphorescent organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on an electron transporting component attached to an inert polymer backbone, an electronically neutral co‐host, and a phosphorescent dye that serves as both emitter and hole conductor are presented. The inert co‐host is used either as small molecules or covalently connected to the same chain as the electron‐transporting host. The use of a small molecular inert co‐host in the active layer is shown to be highly advantageous in comparison to a purely polymeric matrix bearing the same functionalities. Analysis of the dye phosphorescence decay in pure polymer, small molecular co‐host film, and their blend lets to conclude that dye molecules distribute mostly in the small molecular co‐host phase, where the co‐host prevents agglomeration and self‐quenching of the phosphorescence as well as energy transfer to the electron transporting units. In addition, the co‐host accumulates at the anode interface where it acts as electron blocking layer and improves hole injection. This favorable phase separation between polymeric and small molecular components results in devices with efficiencies of about 47 cd/A at a luminance of 1000 cd/m2. Investigation of OLED degradation demonstrates the presence of two time regimes: one fast component that leads to a strong decrease at short times followed by a slower decrease at longer times. Unlike the long time degradation, the efficiency loss that occurs at short times is reversible and can be recovered by annealing of the device at 180 °C. We also show that the long‐time degradation must be related to a change of the optical and electrical bulk properties. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013
A novel planar D‐A alternating copolymer with D‐A integrated structures exhibiting H‐aggregate behaviors for polymer solar cells
Authors: Cai Shujiao , Chen Lie , Zha Daijun , Chen Yiwang 
Published: October 2012

AbstractWith the D‐A integrated structure concept, a new donor–acceptor (D‐A) copolymer poly{(N‐dodecyl‐carbazole[3,4‐c:5,6‐c]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole‐alt‐4,8‐di(2‐ethylhexy‐loxyl)benzo[1,2‐b:4,5‐b′]dithiophene)} has been designed and synthesized using a novel architecture N‐dodecyl‐carbazole[3,4‐c:5,6‐c]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole, and di(2‐ethylhexy‐loxyl)benzo[1,2‐b:4,5‐b′]dithiophene) as the basic building blocks. The copolymer has a low‐lying highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of −5.41 eV and a broaden absorption matching well with the main solar photon flux. Note that an H‐aggregation beneficial for charge transportation and collection is formed in the macromolecules film, which implies that the planar D‐A integrated structure favors the strong intermolecular interaction to render molecules aggregated via face‐to‐face self‐assembly. The aggregation becomes larger scale after thermal annealing. Additionally, obvious intramolecular charge transfer and energy transfer have occurred in created D‐A integration. Without any treatment, the resulting polymer achieved a efficiency of 2.0% and relatively high open‐circuit voltage (Voc) value of 0.77 V when blended with [6,6]‐phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester in a typical bulk heterojunction. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013