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Novel nanostructured hybrid electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) yarns with different graphene ratios were prepared using liquid crystal graphene oxide (LCGO) and PAN. It was found that the well-dispersed LCGO were oriented along the fiber axis in an electrified thin liquid jet during electrospinning. The graphene oxide sheets were well dispersed in the polar organic solvent, forming nematic liq...

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) gel was prepared by the freezing and thawing method using the solvents of N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) and tetramethylene sulfone(sulfolane). The gelation time after a series of freezing and thawing was examined with varying PAN concentration of DMA solution and the freezing time. Dynamic viscoelasticity was measured in the course of gelation for DMA solution to observe t...

Acute reactions to the haemodialysis membrane have been reported as early as 1975 [1]. Because their severity is usually mild, their frequency is probably widely underestimated. However, these reactions may occasionally be life-threatening [2]. The aetiological mechanisms of these reactions are multiple, the best characterized being allergy to ethylene oxide and combined exposure to the polyacr...

We investigate the solidiication behavior of a maleic anhydride / polyacrylonitrile mixture in the banded spherulitic regime. In particular , we measure the velocity of the solidiication front and the resulting wavelength of the bands as the undercooling T is varied. The observed dynamics are representative of that seen in a large class of highly viscous uids that have been solidiied well below...