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    Journal of Applied Polymer Science: Volume 124, Issue 6

    4409-5292
    15 June 2012
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Miscibility and crystallization behavior of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone)/tannic acid blends

Yonggang Liang,  Fang Yang,  Zhaobin Qiu, 
  • Pages: 4409-4415
  • First Published: 01 December 2011

Modification of melamine-formaldehyde resins by substances from renewable resources

Martin Kohlmayr,  Gerhard Zuckerstätter,  Andreas Kandelbauer, 
  • Pages: 4416-4423
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Effect of attapulgite contents on release behaviors of a pH sensitive carboxymethyl cellulose-g-poly(acrylic acid)/attapulgite/sodium alginate composite hydrogel bead containing diclofenac

Qin Wang,  Wenbo Wang,  Jie Wu,  Aiqin Wang, 
  • Pages: 4424-4432
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Thermal stability of HCl-doped-polyaniline and TiO2 nanoparticles-based nanocomposites

Mohd Omaish Ansari,  Faiz Mohammad, 
  • Pages: 4433-4442
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Synthesis and characterization of poly(hydroxamic acid)–poly(amidoxime) chelating ligands from polymer-grafted acacia cellulose

Simon Siew Yong Wen,  Md Lutfor Rahman,  Sazmal Effendi Arshad,  Noumie @ Loumie Surugau,  Baba Musta, 
  • Pages: 4443-4451
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Alternating multilayer structure of polyethylene/polypropylene blends obtained through injection molding

Kun Jiang,  Feilong Yu,  Hongwei Bai,  Jian Gao,  Hua Deng,  Qin Zhang,  Qiang Fu, 
  • Pages: 4452-4456
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Morphological changes of poly(ethylene terephthalate-co-isophthalate) during solid state polymerization

Stamatina N. Vouyiouka,  Viviane Filgueiras,  Constantine D. Papaspyrides,  Enrique L. Lima,  Jose Carlos Pinto, 
  • Pages: 4457-4465
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Organic liquid stimuli-response behaviors of electrically conductive microfibrillar composite with a selective conductive component distribution

Kun Dai,  Yi-Chuan Zhang,  Jian-Hua Tang,  Xu Ji,  Zhong-Ming Li, 
  • Pages: 4466-4474
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

RAFT polymerization of N-vinyl pyrrolidone using prop-2-ynyl morpholine-4-carbodithioate as a new chain transfer agent

Vivek Mishra,  Rajesh Kumar, 
  • Pages: 4475-4485
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Annealing effect on chain segment motion and charge detrapping in polyamide 610

Pei Xu,  Xingyuan Zhang, 
  • Pages: 4486-4490
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Synthesis and characterization of novel silver/L-phenylalanine-based optically active polyacrylate nanocomposite

Shadpour Mallakpour,  Zahra Rafiee,  Ali Ashrafi, 
  • Pages: 4491-4495
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Synthesis and characterization of star-shaped poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(L-lactic acid) copolymers by melt polycondensation

Yaling Lin,  Anqiang Zhang,  Lianshi Wang, 
  • Pages: 4496-4501
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Synergistic flame retardant effect of poly(ether sulfones) and polysiloxane on polycarbonate

Shu-Mei Liu,  Yan Yang,  Zhi-Jie Jiang,  Yan-Hui Zhou,  Jian Zuo,  Jian-Qing Zhao, 
  • Pages: 4502-4511
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

The first report on the atom transfer radical polymerization of an optically active acidic monomer based on L-phenylalanine

Shadpour Mallakpour,  Zahra Rafiee, 
  • Pages: 4512-4516
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Ageing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(ethylene naphthalate) under moderately accelerated conditions

L. Turnbull,  J. J. Liggat,  W. A. MacDonald, 
  • Pages: 4517-4529
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Mechanical properties of natural fiber hybrid composites based on renewable thermoset resins derived from soybean oil, for use in technical applications

Kayode Adekunle,  Sung-Woo Cho,  Richard Ketzscher,  Mikael Skrifvars, 
  • Pages: 4530-4541
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

Amine treatment of polyvinyl chloride/wood flour composites

Marcus Müller,  Timo Grüneberg,  Holger Militz,  Andreas Krause, 
  • Pages: 4542-4546
  • First Published: 02 December 2011

A comparison study of lignocellulosic–thermoplastic composites prepared from different compounding techniques

H. D. Rozman,  A. Sobra Mulisa,  G. S. Tay, 
  • Pages: 4547-4553
  • First Published: 05 December 2011

Synthesis of a novel polymer cholesterol-poly(ethylene glycol) 2000-glycyrrhetinic acid (chol-PEG-GA) and its application in brucine liposome

Zhi-Peng Chen,  Lu Xiao,  Dan Liu,  Ming-Sheng Feng,  Yan-Yu Xiao,  Jun Chen,  Wei Li,  Wei-dong Li,  Bao-chang Cai, 
  • Pages: 4554-4563
  • First Published: 05 December 2011

Study on wear, cutting and chipping behaviors of hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber reinforced by carbon black and in-situ prepared zinc dimethacrylate

Zheng Wei,  Yonglai Lu,  Yang Meng,  Liqun Zhang, 
  • Pages: 4564-4571
  • First Published: 05 December 2011

Toughening of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin improved by reactive copolymers with flexible alkyl side chains

M. Ochi,  N. Ichikawa,  M. Harada,  M. Hara,  H. Uchida, 
  • Pages: 4572-4578
  • First Published: 05 December 2011

Mechanisms of plastic deformation in biodegradable polylactide/poly(1,4-cis-isoprene) blends

Marcin Kowalczyk,  Ewa Piorkowska, 
  • Pages: 4579-4589
  • First Published: 05 December 2011

The role of surfactant type and modifier concentration in tailoring the properties of chlorobutyl rubber/organo clay nanocomposites

A. Saritha,  Kuruvilla Joseph,  Sabu Thomas,  R. Muraleekrishnan, 
  • Pages: 4590-4597
  • First Published: 05 December 2011

Morphology and electrical properties of carbon black/poly(ethylene terephthalate)/polypropylene composite

H. Ebrahimi Farimani,  N. Golshan Ebrahimi, 
  • Pages: 4598-4605
  • First Published: 05 December 2011

Effect of 2,2-dimethyl malonate on the volume shrinkage control of the CaCO3/unsaturated polyester resin composites

Yu Yan,  Hui Wang,  Xiao-Jun Wang,  Wen-Wen Zhu, 
  • Pages: 4606-4611
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

High performance PEEK/AlN micro- and nanocomposites for tribological applications

R. K. Goyal,  A. N. Tiwari,  Y. S. Negi, 
  • Pages: 4612-4619
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Influence of laser irradiation on the optical and the mechanical properties of Makrofol-DE polycarbonate

T. A. Hanafy,  S. A. Nouh,  M. N. Yasein,  A. M. El Sayed, 
  • Pages: 4620-4627
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Morphology and mechanical properties of nanocomposites of cellulose acetate and organic montmorillonite prepared with different plasticizers

Juliana Aristéia de Lima,  Caio Augusto Pinotti,  Maria Isabel Felisberti,  Maria do Carmo Gonçalves, 
  • Pages: 4628-4635
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Epoxidized perfluoropolyethers: A route to hydrophobic, negative-tone photoresists

Sterling Chaffins,  Garry Hinch,  Kevin DeKam,  Vince Waterhous,  Jim Smith,  Milo Overbay,  Dan Bilich,  Chris Hovermale,  John Jones, 
  • Pages: 4636-4644
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

The dispersants effect on physical properties of long-lasting luminescent polypropylene

Shin-Cheng Jang,  Yao-Chi Shu,  Fu-Sheng Chuang,  Wen-Chin Tsen,  Jing-Dong Chow,  Chien-Chung Chen, 
  • Pages: 4645-4654
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Synthesis of 9-(4-nitrophenylsulfonyl)-9H-carbazole: Comparison of an impedance study of poly[9-(4-nitrophenylsulfonyl)-9H-carbazole] on gold and carbon fiber microelectrodes

Murat Ates,  Nesimi Uludag, 
  • Pages: 4655-4662
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

ABS nanocomposite films based on functionalized-graphene sheets

Cheol Heo,  Hyun-Gon Moon,  Choon Sup Yoon,  Jin-Hae Chang, 
  • Pages: 4663-4670
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Polyaniline nanofibers supported on titanium as templates for immobilization of Pd nanoparticles: A new electro-catalyst for hydrazine oxidation

M. G. Hosseini,  S. Zeynali,  M. M. Momeni,  R. Najjar, 
  • Pages: 4671-4677
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Hollow poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-poly(acrylic acid) microgels with high loading capacity for drugs

Ying Chen,  Yongbing Chen,  Jingya Nan,  Chunpeng Wang,  Fuxiang Chu, 
  • Pages: 4678-4685
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Valproate-Loaded hydrogel nanoparticles: Preparation and characterization

Mehrdad Hamidi,  Amir Azadi,  Soleiman Mohamadi-Samani,  Pedram Rafiei,  Hajar Ashrafi, 
  • Pages: 4686-4693
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Preparation and characterization of polyacrylate/polymerized rosin composite emulsions by seeded semicontinuous emulsion polymerization

Pingxu Chen,  Xingrong Zeng,  Hongqiang Li,  Xiaodan Liu,  Dandan Liu,  Xiaolan Li, 
  • Pages: 4694-4701
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Reinforcement of soy polyol-based rigid polyurethane foams by cellulose microfibers and nanoclays

Min Zhu,  Sanchita Bandyopadhyay-Ghosh,  Mustafa Khazabi,  Hui Cai,  Carlos Correa,  Mohini Sain, 
  • Pages: 4702-4710
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Expandable styrene/methyl methacrylate copolymer: Synthesis and determination of VOCs by combined thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

E. Haddadi,  E. Mehravar,  F. Abbasi,  K. Jalili, 
  • Pages: 4711-4720
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Grafting hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene onto nanosilica surface for styrene butadiene rubber compounds

M. R. Pourhossaini,  M. Razzaghi-Kashani, 
  • Pages: 4721-4728
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Study of morphological and mechanical performance of amine-cured glassy epoxy–clay nanocomposites

A. Mouloud,  R. Cherif,  S. Fellahi,  Y. Grohens,  I. Pillin, 
  • Pages: 4729-4739
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

In situ polymerization and photophysical properties of poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composites

Chengjun Zhou,  Xueying Qiu,  Qixin Zhuang,  Zhewen Han,  Qinglin Wu, 
  • Pages: 4740-4746
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Preparation and in vitro characterization of poly(sebacic acid-co-ricinoleic acid)-based tamoxifen citrate-loaded microparticles for breast cancer

J. G. Hiremath,  C.G. Rudani,  A. J. Domb,  R. V. Suthar,  N. S. Khamar, 
  • Pages: 4747-4754
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Synthesis and characterization of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-functionalized Fe-Au/core-shell nanoparticles

Long Giang Bach,  Md. Rafiqul Islam,  Jin Ho Kim,  Hyun Gyu Kim,  Kwon Taek Lim, 
  • Pages: 4755-4764
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Polyelectrolyte-aided synthesis of gold and platinum nanoparticles: Implications in electrocatalysis and sensing

Chepuri R. K. Rao, 
  • Pages: 4765-4771
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Working mechanism of a high temperature (200°C) synthetic cement retarder and its interaction with an AMPS®-based fluid loss polymer in oil well cement

Constantin Tiemeyer,  Johann Plank, 
  • Pages: 4772-4781
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Properties of phenol-formaldehyde resins prepared from phenol-liquefied lignin

Wen-Jau Lee,  Kuo-Chun Chang,  I-Min Tseng, 
  • Pages: 4782-4788
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Modeling of the compaction response of jute fabrics in liquid composite molding processes

Gastón Francucci,  Exequiel S. Rodríguez, 
  • Pages: 4789-4798
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

The effect of maleic anhydride grafting efficiency on the flexural properties of polyethylene composites

M. A. Gunning,  O. M. Istrate,  L. M. Geever,  J. G. Lyons,  P. Blackie,  B. Chen,  C. L. Higginbotham, 
  • Pages: 4799-4808
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Preparation of coated thermo-regulating textiles using Rubitherm-RT31 microcapsules

Luz Sánchez-Silva,  Juan F. Rodríguez,  Amaya Romero,  Paula Sánchez, 
  • Pages: 4809-4818
  • First Published: 06 December 2011

Hydrolysis of SnCl2 on polyaniline: Formation of conducting PAni-SnO2 composite with enhanced electrochemical properties

Chepuri R. K. Rao,  M. Vijayan,  Shahid Anwar,  D. Jeyakumar, 
  • Pages: 4819-4826
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Preparation of epoxy functionalized PP with unique structure and its post-ring open reaction

Shuangshuang Wang,  Lu Shao,  Zhiqiang Song,  Jiruo Zhao,  Ying Feng, 
  • Pages: 4827-4837
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Development of fibrillar morphology in immiscible PP/PS blends under shear flow

Yuan Mei,  Yajiang Huang,  Yusong He,  Qi Yang, 
  • Pages: 4838-4846
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Dielectric properties and structures of melt-compounded poly(ethylene oxide)–montmorillonite nanocomposites

Shobhna Choudhary,  R. J. Sengwa, 
  • Pages: 4847-4853
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Crystal structure and orientation of uniaxially and biaxially oriented PLA and PP nanoclay composite films

Seyed H. Tabatabaei,  Abdellah Ajji, 
  • Pages: 4854-4863
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Preparation of dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomer nanocomposites based on LLDPE/reclaimed rubber

Fatemeh Razmjooei,  Ghasem Naderi,  Gholamreza Bakhshandeh, 
  • Pages: 4864-4873
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Effect of Al2O3 fibers on the thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of high density polyethylene with the absence and presence of compatibilizer

Shuai Zhang,  Yucai Ke,  Xinyu Cao,  Yongmei Ma,  Fosong Wang, 
  • Pages: 4874-4881
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Influence of a density mismatch on TMPTMA shells nonconcentricity

Cecile Lattaud,  Lyonel Guillot,  Claire-Hélène Brachais,  Emmanuel Fleury,  Olivier Legaie,  Jean-Pierre Couvercelle, 
  • Pages: 4882-4888
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Poly(propylene-co-ethylene) produced with a conventional and a self-supported ziegler–natta catalyst: Effect of ethylene and hydrogen concentration on activity and polymer structure

Torvald Vestberg,  Matthew Parkinson,  Isa Fonseca,  Carl-Eric Wilén, 
  • Pages: 4889-4896
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Physiochemical, circular dichroism-induced helical conformation and optical property of chitosan azo-based amino methanesulfonate complex

Santosh Kumar,  Joonseok Koh, 
  • Pages: 4897-4903
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Effect of air blowing on the morphology and nanofiber properties of blowing-assisted electrospun polycarbonates

Hung-Yi Hsiao,  Chao-Ming Huang,  Yi-Yu Liu,  Yu-Cheng Kuo,  Hui Chen, 
  • Pages: 4904-4914
  • First Published: 07 December 2011

Synthesis of polysiloxane-type multifunctional flame retardant and its application in epoxy systems

Nianjun Kang,  Zhongjie Du,  Hangquan Li,  Chen Zhang, 
  • Pages: 4915-4919
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Thermal effect of carbamates based polymer on the TiO2 growth

Jong Wook Shin,  Soo Young Kim, 
  • Pages: 4920-4925
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

A physical model for a quality control concept in injection molding

Thomas Lucyshyn,  Michael Kipperer,  Christian Kukla,  Günter Rüdiger Langecker,  Clemens Holzer, 
  • Pages: 4926-4934
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Polyindene/organo-montmorillonite conducting nanocomposites. II. electrorheological properties

Serkan Guzel,  Ozlem Erol,  H. Ibrahim Unal, 
  • Pages: 4935-4944
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

UV-radiation induced graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate onto sodium salt of partially carboxymethylated psyllium

Amit Dholakia,  Jayesh Jivani,  Jignesh Trivedi,  Kirit Patel,  Harikrishna Trivedi, 
  • Pages: 4945-4952
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

A polymer–drug conjugate for doxorubicin: Synthesis and biological evaluation of pluronic F127-doxorubicin amide conjugates

Qihe Gao,  Xuelian Han,  Jin Zhu,  Renjie Chen,  Baiwang Sun, 
  • Pages: 4953-4960
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Determination of optimal production parameters for polyacrylonitrile nanofibers

Ali Kirecci,  Ümran Özkoç,  H. İbrahim İçoğlu, 
  • Pages: 4961-4968
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Gamma-radiation initiated synthesis of Psyllium and acrylic acid-based polymeric networks for selective absorption of water from different oil–water emulsions

Kiran Kumar,  B. S. Kaith,  Rajeev Jindal,  Hemant Mittal, 
  • Pages: 4969-4977
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Morphological, transport, and adsorption properties of ethylene vinyl acetate/polyurethane/bentonite clay composites

Derrick S. Dlamini,  Ajay K. Mishra,  Bhekie B. Mamba, 
  • Pages: 4978-4985
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Melt characteristics, mechanical, and thermal properties of blown film from modified blends of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and poly(lactide)

Kalyanee Sirisinha,  Wanchana Somboon, 
  • Pages: 4986-4992
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Optimized process for the inclusion of carbon nanotubes in elastomers with improved thermal and mechanical properties

Rahul M. Cadambi,  Elaheh Ghassemieh, 
  • Pages: 4993-5001
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Mechanical properties and morphology of hot drawn polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous yarn

S. A. Hosseini Ravandi,  E. Hassanabadi,  H. Tavanai,  R. A. Abuzade, 
  • Pages: 5002-5009
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Adsorption characterization of lead(II) and cadmium(II) on crosslinked carboxymethyl starch

Yan Xiao Chen,  Ben He Zhong,  Wei Mao Fang, 
  • Pages: 5010-5020
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Salinity effects on the degree of hydrophobicity and longevity for superhydrophobic fibrous coatings

Fredrick O. Ochanda,  Mohamed A. Samaha,  Hooman Vahedi Tafreshi,  Gary C. Tepper,  Mohamed Gad-el-Hak, 
  • Pages: 5021-5026
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Toughness enhancement of poly(lactic acid) by melt blending with natural rubber

Ruedee Jaratrotkamjorn,  Chuanpit Khaokong,  Varaporn Tanrattanakul, 
  • Pages: 5027-5036
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Poly(methyl methacrylate)/montmorillonite nanocomposites prepared with a novel reactive phosphorus–nitrogen-containing monomer of N-(2-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinyl-2-ylamino)ethyl)- acrylamide and its thermal and flame retardant properties

Guobo Huang,  Xu Wang,  Zhengdong Fei,  Huading Liang,  Yuyuan Ye, 
  • Pages: 5037-5045
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Thiolated chitosans: In vitro comparison of mucoadhesive properties

Christiane Mueller,  Andrea Verroken,  Javed Iqbal,  Andreas Bernkop-Schnuerch, 
  • Pages: 5046-5055
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Vulcanization behavior and mechanical properties of organoclay fluoroelastomer nanocomposites

Sriram Lakshminarayanan,  Genaro A. Gelves,  Uttandaraman Sundararaj, 
  • Pages: 5056-5063
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Effect of blending sequence on the morphology and properties of polyamide 6/EPDM-g-MA/epoxy blends

Qi Wang,  Jiayu Zhu,  Pan Wang,  Liping Li,  Qi Yang,  Yajiang Huang, 
  • Pages: 5064-5070
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Smart and structural thermosets from the cationic copolymerization of a vegetable oil

Cintia Meiorin,  Mirta I. Aranguren,  Mirna A. Mosiewicki, 
  • Pages: 5071-5078
  • First Published: 11 December 2011

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel: Effect of hydrophilicity on controlled release of ibuprofen at different pH

Raju Francis,  Deepa K. Baby,  D. Sakthi Kumar, 
  • Pages: 5079-5088
  • First Published: 12 December 2011

Synthesis and structural characterization of novel chiral nanostructured poly(esterimide)s containing different natural amino acids and 4,4′-thiobis(2-tert-butyl-5-methylphenol) linkages

S. Mallakpour,  S. Soltanian, 
  • Pages: 5089-5096
  • First Published: 12 December 2011

Investigation on microstructural behavior of styroflex/polyaniline blends by WAXS

Siddaramaiah,  Fernando G. Souza Jr.,  Bluma G. Soares,  R. Somashekar, 
  • Pages: 5097-5105
  • First Published: 12 December 2011

Synthesis, structure, and thermo-physical properties of Fe2O3.Al2O3 and polyethylene nanocomposites

Amir Reza Vakhshouri,  Akif Azizov,  Reyhan Aliyeva,  Shefeq Bagirova, 
  • Pages: 5106-5112
  • First Published: 12 December 2011

Effect of acrylic monomer content on the properties of waterborne poly(urethane-urea)/acrylic hybrid materials

Su-Jin Son,  Ki-Beom Kim,  Young-Hee Lee,  Dong-Jin Lee,  Han-Do Kim, 
  • Pages: 5113-5121
  • First Published: 12 December 2011

Rheokinetic of a gelled resol resin curing by dynamic-temperature rheometry based on rectangular torsion strain

J. C. Domínguez,  M. Oliet,  M. V. Alonso,  E. Rojo,  F. Rodríguez, 
  • Pages: 5122-5129
  • First Published: 12 December 2011

Effect of some substituted anilines-formaldehyde polymers on mild steel corrosion in hydrochloric acid medium

Sudhish Kumar Shukla,  Mumtaz Ahmad Quraishi, 
  • Pages: 5130-5137
  • First Published: 12 December 2011

Silver polyhedron coated electrospun nylon 6 nano-fibrous membrane with good infrared extinction, ultraviolet shielding and water vapor permeability

Pingtang Zhao,  Jintu Fan, 
  • Pages: 5138-5144
  • First Published: 13 December 2011

The effect of SiO2 porosity on activity profiles and comonomer incorporation in slurry ethylene/butene-1 polymerization by (SiO2/MgCl2/TEOS/TiCl4) catalyst system

Mohammad Vakili,  Hassan Arabi,  Hamid Salehi Mobarakeh, 
  • Pages: 5145-5153
  • First Published: 13 December 2011

Influence of cocatalyst on the structure and properties of polypropylene/poly (ethylene-co-propylene) in-reactor alloys prepared by MgCl2/TiCl4/diester type Ziegler-Natta catalyst

Songtao Tu,  Zhisheng Fu,  Zhiqiang Fan, 
  • Pages: 5154-5164
  • First Published: 13 December 2011

Preparation and properties of polyamide 6 fibers prepared by the gel spinning method

Qing-Xiu Jia,  Zu-Jiang Xiong,  Chao-Ming Shi,  Li-Qun Zhang,  Xiao-Ning Wang, 
  • Pages: 5165-5171
  • First Published: 13 December 2011

Structure and property relations between the polyacrylonitrile-based prestabilized fibers and the partially carbonized fibers

Meijie Yu,  Yong Xu,  Chengguo Wang,  Bo Zhu,  Yanxiang Wang,  Xiuying Hu,  Xue Lin, 
  • Pages: 5172-5179
  • First Published: 13 December 2011

Preparation of intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxides and its application in PVC thermal stability

Xiaofei Zhang,  Tiaobao Zhao,  Hong Pi,  Shaoyun Guo, 
  • Pages: 5180-5186
  • First Published: 13 December 2011

Chiral separation of D,L-tyrosine through nitrocellulose membrane

Yun-Dong Jiang,  Jun-Hui Zhang,  Sheng-Ming Xie,  Yin-Chun Lv,  Mei Zhang,  Chao Ma,  Li-Ming Yuan, 
  • Pages: 5187-5193
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Using carbon black nanoparticles to dye the cationic-modified cotton fabrics

Chaoxia Wang,  Xia Zhang,  Fangbing Lv,  Liyuan Peng, 
  • Pages: 5194-5199
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Oxidation and crosslinking processes during thermal aging of low-density polyethylene films

Salem F. Chabira,  Mohamed Sebaa,  Christian G'sell, 
  • Pages: 5200-5208
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Generalized magneto-thermoelastic medium with variable material properties subjected to ramp-type heating

Hamdy M. Youssef,  A. A. El-Bary, 
  • Pages: 5209-5219
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Effect of the electron beam irradiation on the properties of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 50) compatibilized linear low-density polyethylene/soya powder blends

S. T. Sam,  H. Ismail,  Z. Ahmad,  C. T. Ratnam, 
  • Pages: 5220-5228
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Effect of polyurethane molecular weight on the properties of polyurethane–poly(butyl methacrylate) hybrid latex prepared by miniemulsion polymerization

Cun Tian,  Qing Zhou,  Li Cao,  Zhi-qiang Su,  Xiao-nong Chen, 
  • Pages: 5229-5235
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Modification and characterization of poly (ethylene terephthalate)-grafted-acrylic acid/acryl amide fiber for removal of lead from human plasma and environmental samples

Homayon Ahmad Panahi,  Majid Abdouss,  Frozan Ghiabi,  Elham Moniri,  Ahmad Mousavi Shoushtari, 
  • Pages: 5236-5246
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Preparation of highly filled wood flour/recycled high density polyethylene composites by in situ reactive extrusion

Zewen Li,  Hua Gao,  Qingwen Wang, 
  • Pages: 5247-5253
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Microwave properties of selected thermoplastic conducting composites

K. Lakshmi,  Honey John,  Rani Joseph,  K.T. Mathew,  K.E. George, 
  • Pages: 5254-5259
  • First Published: 14 December 2011

Compatibilization of recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polypropylene blends: Effect of compatibilization on blend toughness, dispersion of minor phase, and thermal stability

Hiroyuki Inoya,  Yew Wei Leong,  Warunee Klinklai,  Yoshihiro Takai,  Hiroyuki Hamada, 
  • Pages: 5260-5269
  • First Published: 15 December 2011

Characterizations on the amidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes grafted with polyaniline via in situ polymerization

Yi-Jhen Wu,  Liang Chao,  Ko-Shan Ho,  Ying-Jie Huang,  Yu-Lan Huang,  Chi-Shiang Yang,  Bo-Hao Tseng, 
  • Pages: 5270-5278
  • First Published: 15 December 2011

Engineering properties of compatibilized polypropylene/liquid crystalline polymer blends

P. K. Mandal,  S. K. Siddhanta,  D. Chakraborty, 
  • Pages: 5279-5285
  • First Published: 15 December 2011

Surface organic modification of titanium dioxide fine particles through photo polymerization

Jun Gao,  Mao Yang,  Jingxin Lei, 
  • Pages: 5286-5292
  • First Published: 15 December 2011