Browsing by Subject "polymers"

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    • A continuous impingement mixing process for effective dispersion of nanoparticles in polymers 
      Ganapathy Subramanian, Santhana Gopinath (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
      Mixing refers to any process that increases the uniformity of composition and is an integral part of polymer processing. The effective mixing of nanoparticles into polymers continues to be one of the leading problems that ...
    • Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly of Hydrolytically-Degradable Block Polymers into Diverse Nanostructures 
      Huang, Jessica Hin (2018-08-31)
      Cysteine-functionalized poly(L-lactide)-block-polycarbonates (PLLA-b-PC-cys) were synthesized and assembled in nanopure water, by crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA), to yield a variety of nanostructures, of which ...
    • Dendritic and linear polymers for separations 
      Gonzalez, Sergio Omar (Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
      Most new fields in chemistry usually began as a curiosity by the researchers, followed by an intrinsic interest in basic biological, physical and chemical properties of reactions, interactions, structural features, and ...
    • The effect of branch density polyoxymethylene copolymers 
      Ilg, Andrea Diane (2009-05-15)
      Today, there is a great need for polymers made from biorenewable resources due to the increasing price and diminishing supplies of petroleum and the overabundance of plastic waste in landfills. Polyoxymethylene can be ...
    • Fundamental Scratch Behavior of Styrene-Acrylonitrile Random Copolymers 
      Browning, Robert Lee (2011-10-21)
      The present study employs a standardized progressive load scratch test (ASTM D7027/ISO 19252) to investigate the fundamental physical and mechanistic origins of scratch deformation in styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) random ...
    • Liquid Water Transport in Polymeric Films and Membranes 
      Santos, Melissa Cruz (2017-03-01)
      Accurately measuring and understanding transport mechanisms of liquids in polymers is important for the development of materials used in applications such as packaging, water purification, and corrosion protection. In ...
    • Physicochemical Interactions of Source-Rocks with Injected Water-Based Fluids 
      Abdulsattar, Zaid R (2015-04-27)
      Water-based fracturing fluids contain polymers to function either as fluid viscosifiers or friction-reduction agents. Whereas much work has been done on optimizing these functions, little or no published work focuses on ...
    • Scratch behavior of polymers 
      Lim, Goy Teck (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)
      This dissertation work is focused on the analytical and numerical examination of the mechanical response of polypropylene (PP) under scratch deformation by a semispherical indenter. The finite element (FE) method is employed ...