Desorption or evaporation is one of the mechanisms for loss of perfluoropolyalkylether (PFPE) lubricants from the surfaces of data storage media. One approach to minimizing PFPE loss to desorption is the use of lubricants with increasing molecular weight or increasing average chain length. In order to understand the effects of chain length on the lubricant evaporation kinetics we have studied t...

A new polyether antibiotic, lonomycin, was isolated from the culture of Streptomyces ribosidifcus strain TM-481. The antibiotic obtained as a sodium salt is a colorless prism having a molecular formula of C44H75O14Na(M.W. 850), m.p. 188 approximately 189 degrees C, and has no absorption maxima in the ultraviolet region. The infrared and NMR spectra of the antibiotic suggest the presence of a ca...

• PEI film inclusions improve the Mode I and II interlaminar toughness performance of CF/PEEK laminates. laminates toughened with at delamination susceptible ply interfaces exhibited superior impact relative to baseline a smaller damage footprint Unlike thermoset based composite laminates, all tested on surface. This is useful attribute in aerospace structures, where barely visible (BVID) conce...

Void-free Cu electrodeposition in high aspect ratio features requires, at a minimum, an additive package containing micromolar halide and polyether that combine to form co-adsorbed adlayer inhibits metal deposition on the electrode interface. Successful feature filling relies preferential growth proceeding from most recessed surfaces where sustained breakdown of polyether-halide suppressor laye...

objective:  the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of two impression materials on the shear bond strength of porcelain to immediately sealed dentin. materials and methods: smooth dentin surfaces of 45 extracted premolars were immediately sealed with adper single bond adhesive agent. forty-five porcelain specimens were also prepared. the teeth were divided into one control and t...

The preparation of carboxylated hyperbranched polyglycerols of narrow polydispersity was achieved by modification (78-90%) of the hydroxyl end groups via Michael addition of acrylonitrile, followed by hydrolysis. High conversion could only be achieved for low molecular weight starting materials (520 and 1,030 g mol-1). The solution properties of the resulting materials were investigated by dyna...