A new electrofluorescent switch was prepared with an electroactive fluorescent tetrazine blend of polymer electrolyte; the cells contain four layers: the tetrazine polymer film, a photocured polymer electrolyte film, and two indium-tin oxide plates as the two contact electrodes.

Poly(L-lactide) (PLA) microspheres tailored with a tridentate chelating group were radiolabeled with [(99m)Tc(H(2)O)(3)(CO)(3)](+) and optimized for labeling efficiency and stability. Various ligand-polymer blend compositions with commercial PLA (from 2% to 100%) were evaluated. Labeling efficiencies over 95% were achieved in a 5 min reaction using 100% of the ligand-polymer or within 15 min us...

We have used Soxhlet solvent purification to fractionate a broad molecular weight distribution of the polycarbazole polymer PCDTBT into three lower polydispersity molecular weight fractions. Organic photovoltaic devices were made using a blend of the fullerene acceptor PC₇₁BM with the molecular weight fractions. An average power conversion efficiency of 5.89% (peak efficiency of 6.15%) was meas...

The design and construction of an apparatus for studying the simultaneous small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and steady shear viscosity behavior of polymer melts and concentrated solutions is discussed. Successful operation of the device is demonstrated on a blend of 20 weight percent deuterated polystyrene and 80 weight percent poly(vinylmethylether). The effects of shear on the critical be...

Understanding the stability and degradation mechanisms of organic solar materials is critically important to achieving long device lifetimes. Here, an investigation of the photodegradation of polymer:fullerene blend fi lms exposed to ambient conditions for a variety of polymer and fullerene derivative combinations is presented. Despite the wide range in polymer stabilities to photodegradation, ...

Polymer White-light-emitting devices WPLEDs with single layer structures are fabricated by the spincoating method. The device structure used here is indium-tin-oxide(ITO)/polyethylene dioxythiophene(PEDOT:PSS)/polymer blend/Ca/Al, whose blend consists poly N-vinylcarbazole(PVK) hole transporting host polymer, an electron transporting materials 2-4-biphenylyl-5-tert-butylphenyl1,3,4-oxadiazole(P...

A polymer blend incorporating polyaniline (PAn) was used as a sensing medium in the construction of a resistance based humidity sensor. Aniline monomer was polymerised to PAn emeraldine salt (ES) in the presence of poly (butyl acrylate-co-vinyl acetate) and the processable blend was developed by redissolving 1-2 w/w% of the resulting sensing polymer residue in dichloromethane (DCM). Some of thi...

nowadays, polymer blends usages increase more and more in order to produce materials with better properties. according to many research works, the blends of polyolefins have shown industrial importance. the purpose of this project was to carry out some investigations on fibers melt spun from the polypropylene and low density polyethylene blends. pp and ldpe are immiscible. pp/ldpe blend filamen...

Zinc oxide nanoparticles have been synthesized by chemical reaction method.  Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite film filled with nanometric, monodispersed zinc oxide nano particles prepared by PVA solution and nanozinc oxide. Polymer blend with ZnO nanoparticle composite film has prepared by casting technique.  The property of nano composites depends greatly on the chemistry of polymer matrices....