DifI'..tial scanning calorimetry (~ and dynamic ~-,!jCaJ thermal analysis (DMTA) were used to characterize the morphology of eolv81t cast hydroXYPl'Opyl ceUuloee (Hpc) films. DSC r-.lta windicative of a aemicryltaUine mat«ial with a melt at 220°C and a ,tran8itioo at 19°C (T1). althoucb an 8dditiCXlal _t wu MIumted by a baseline inftectioo at about ~C (Tt). Cc pcx1din, relaxatiMS wfound by DMTA...

A protocol was developed to measure the glass transition temperature (Tg) of brown rice kernels using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). In order to accommodate the sample requirements of the dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer and prevent moisture loss during experiments, kernels were first wrapped with a thin layer of parafilm and then a thin layer of aluminum foil. The wrapped kerne...

Cougars (Puma concolor) are one of only two large cats in North America to have survived the Late Pleistocene extinction (LPE), yet the specific key(s) to their relative success remains unknown. Here, we compare the dental microwear textures of Pleistocene cougars with sympatric felids from the La Brea Tar Pits in southern California that went extinct at the LPE (Panthera atrox and Smilodon fat...

The effect that polymer molecular weight has on the dispersion of relatively polar montmorillonite (MMT) in nonpolar, unmodified high density polyethylene (HDPE) was examined. Polymer layered silicate (PLS) nanocomposites were prepared via melt compounding in a single screw extruder using three unmodified HDPE matrices of differing molecular weight and organically modified MMT (organoclay) in c...

The presented research focused on improving the mechanical properties of PLA-based composites reinforced with buckwheat husks (BH) particles. work was carried out in two stages. Firstly, blend prepared addition polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and thermoplastic starch (TPS), manufactured by injection molding technique, then selected materials were BH filler, samples using fused deposit...

Films of EVOH copolymers, processed three times by twin-screw extrusion were prepared using a cast-film line. The variation on the melt flow rate (MFR) and rheological behaviour of the films were determined, as well as the thermal properties assessed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). As the results showed that the reprocessing induced an ...

In materials research, the development of polymer nanocomposites (PN) is rapidly emerging as a multidisciplinary research field with results that could broaden the applications of polymers to many different industries. PN are polymer matrices (thermoplastics, thermosets or elastomers) that have been reinforced with small quantities of nano-sized particles, preferably characterized by high aspec...

The climatic cooling that began in the late middle Eocene and culminated Eocene-Oligocene transition meant major changes Palaeotheriidae (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) biodiversity Europe could have caused appearance of new dietary strategies. This work is first to study spatiotemporal response one palaeotheriid genus (Plagiolophus) environmental ecological using three proxies: hypsodonty, mesowear...

In current study, the synthesis and characterization of novel thermally stable polyimides (PIs) containing an 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety based on a diamine, i.e. 2,5-bis(3-amino-4-methyl benzene)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (BAMO), have been reported. The polymers were characterized using FT-IR and elemental analysis (CHN). Thermal and mechanical behaviours of the prepared PIs were studied by thermo-gravimet...

Serows and gorals (Bovidae, Caprinae) are emblematic antelopes distributed in Southeast Asia. They all nearly threaten or vulnerable species nowadays despite having a more widespread distribution during the Pleistocene. Fossils of three native caprine species, i.e., Sumatran serow Capricornis sumatraensis , Chinese goral Naemorhedus griseus Himalayan were recovered from four Pleistocene paleont...