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Polycarbonate
About: Polycarbonate is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 14032 publications have been published within this topic receiving 141740 citations. The topic is also known as: PC & Polycarbonate, PC.
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TL;DR: In this article, the atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to record surface morphology and molecular arrangement on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polycarbonate (PC) films.
Abstract: SummarySurface morphology and molecular arrangement have been recorded by atomic force microscopy (AFM) on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and on polycarbonate (PC) films. In a thin layer of PTFE deposited by rubbing polymer on hot glass substrate unidirectional orientation of polymer has been revealed. Individual polymer chains have been visualized. An interchain distance of .53 nm and several periodicities along the chain contours have been found-.44 nm, .62 nm and .82 nm-in accordance with a 13/6 helix.The monitoring of surface changes during thermal treatment of amorphous-bis-phenol A-PC film has been realized by AFM. Different types of surface morphology were revealed. Spherulites are formed during polymer crystallization. In most cases, however, numerous nanocrystallites appeared after thermal treatment. On their surfaces well-ordered atomic scale AFM images have been received. The arrangement of AFM patterns can be characterized by periodicities of .50 nm and .52 nm in the orthogonal directions. Polycarbonate oligomers-as the product of surface degradation-effectively might form the observed nanocrystallites.
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15 Sep 2004
TL;DR: In this article, a multilayered polycarbonate polyurethane film with a light-stability agent and polycarbonates is described, which can be made from a mixture of poly(meth)acrylate copolymer and poly(polycarbonate).
Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered film comprising at least one upper layer a), a middle layer b) made of (meth)acrylate copolymer, and a supporting layer c) made of polycarbonate. Upper layer a) contains a light-stability agent and is made of a (meth)acrylate copolymer that, together with the polycarbonate of supporting layer c), can form partially compatible mixtures. A test piece, which is made from a mixture consisting of 20 % by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer and 80 % by weight of polycarbonate, has a breaking elongation (ISO 527-2) of at least 75 % at 23 °C. The middle layer b) contains a colorant and, optionally, a light-stability agent and is made from an identical or different (meth)acrylate copolymer that, together with the polycarbonate of supporting layer c), can form partially compatible mixtures. A test piece, which is made from a mixture consisting of 20 % by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer and 80 % by weight of polycarbonate, has a breaking elongation (ISO 527-2) of at least 75 % at 23 °C, and the supporting layer c) is made of polycarbonate that, optionally up to 30 % by weight of the material of the layers, can contain a) and b). The invention also relates to the production and uses of the multilayered film and to partially compatible polymer mixtures consisting of (meth)acrylate copolymer and polycarbonate.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a strategy for developing melt-processible, homogeneous blends of polycarbonate with an acrylic polymer through copolymerization was presented, and the thermal stability of the acrylic polymers was examined and in some cases a third monomer was used to obtain improvements.
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TL;DR: The synthesis and characterization of a water-soluble and fast-degradable polycarbonate, functionalized with tertiary amine groups in the backbone, which presented low cytotoxicity toward human cervix carcinoma cells and hepatoblastoma cells, and was demonstrated to be amorphous by DSC technique.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of molecular structure and thermal history on the gas transport properties of tetramethyl bisphenol-A polycarbonate (TMPC) and tetramethyltetrameric polysulfone (TMPSF) are reported.
Abstract: The effects of molecular structure and thermal history on the gas transport properties of tetramethyl bisphenol-A polycarbonate (TMPC) and tetramethyl bisphenol-A polysulfone (TMPSF) are reported. The presence of the bulky methyl side groups on the aromatic rings of TMPC and TMPSF inhibits both chain packing and molecular motions in these polymers as compared with standard polycarbonate and polysulfone. The methyl substitution results in significant increases in permeability with little or no loss of selectivity, making these materials promising candidates for membrane-based gas separations applications. Thermal annealing produces a densification of the materials, resulting in decreased permeabilities. Selectivities remained roughly the same or increased slightly upon annealing at temperatures slightly below the glass transition temperature. Thus, thermal annealing may be useful for “fine-tuning” a membrane's properties for applications where improved selectivity is desirable, even at the expense of decreased permeability.
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