聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)

Abstract(#br)Sorption behaviors were investigated for ethanol/water mixtures in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films at 298\u003cce:hsp sp=\"0.25\"/\u003eK in this study. The classic UNIversal QUAsi Chemical (UNIQUAC) model and UNIQUAC-HB theory (the UNIQUAC model accounting for the hydrogen bonding effect) were employed to predict the individual sorption levels from various ethanol/water mixtures.

Abstract(#br)The diffusion behavior of ethanol solutions in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and zeolite-filled PDMS membranes at 298\u003cce:hsp sp=\"0.25\"/\u003eK was investigated. The partial effective diffusion coefficients of the ethanol and water permeants were determined experimentally using the gravimetric method in conjunction with concentration determination on remaining mixtures. The time-resolved sorption levels of ethanol/water binary mixtures in the membranes were measured and partitioned into individual solvent uptakes.

Abstract(#br)We have successfully fabricated sub-100 nm nanogaps in Pd–Ni alloy thin films on an elastomeric substrate by simple stretching. The nanogaps-containing Pd–Ni films were utilized as hydrogen-sensing sponges and their performance was demonstrated to dominate over the performance of similar mobile thin films comprised of pure Pd in major aspects such as the response time, sensitivity in high H 2 concentrations, and H 2 detection limit.

Abstract(#br)An extraction and preconcentration procedure for the determination in water samples of several halogenated flame retardants (FRs), nine brominated diphenyls ethers (BDEs) and seven non-BDE FRs, was developed and validated. The optimised procedure is based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) rods as sorptive extraction material, followed by liquid desorption and gas chromatography coupled to negative chemical ionisation–mass spectrometry (GC–NCI–MS) determination, rendering an efficient and inexpensive method.

Abstract(#br)A nondestructive technique is presented for in-situ analysis of solvent induced membrane swelling. The technique is based on spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and allows simultaneous measurement of membrane film thickness and solvent sorption. The attainable experimental conditions are only limited by the test cell (≤473.15 K, ≤20 MPa) and by far exceed those encountered in typical solvent resistant nanofiltration (SRNF) applications.

Abstract(#br)A nondestructive technique is presented for in-situ analysis of solvent induced membrane swelling. The technique is based on spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and allows simultaneous measurement of membrane film thickness and solvent sorption. The attainable experimental conditions are only limited by the test cell (≤473.15 K, ≤20 MPa) and by far exceed those encountered in typical solvent resistant nanofiltration (SRNF) applications.

Abstract(#br)The connection of tubes to a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) device can usually not be realised easily. Tube connectors embedded in the PDMS structure have a large foot print. Thick layers of PDMS in which the tubes or needles can hold hinders the visualisation of sample within the device. In this contribution we present microfluidic connectors for PDMS chips realized by easy-to-use elastomeric impression material polyvinylsiloxane (PVS).

Abstract(#br)The use of soft, synthetic materials for the replacement of soft, load-bearing tissues has been largely unsuccessful due to a lack of materials with sufficient fatigue and wear properties, as well as a lack of fundamental understanding on the relationship between material structure and behavior under cyclic loads.

Abstract(#br)Patterned microstructures represent a potential approach for improving current wound closure strategies. Microstructures can be fabricated by multiple techniques including replica molding of soft polymer-based materials. However, polymeric microstructures often lack the required shear resistance with tissue needed for wound closure. In this work, scalable microstructures made from composites based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) were explored to enhance the shear resistance with wet tissue.

Abstract(#br)A small quantity of high-value, crude, mono-isotopic silane is a prospective gas for a small-scale, high-recovery, ultra-high membrane purification process. This is an unusual application of gas membrane separation for which we provide a comprehensive analysis of a simple purification model. The goal is to develop direct analytic expressions for estimating the feasibility and efficiency of the method, and guide process design; this is only possible for binary mixtures of silane in the dilute limit which is a somewhat realistic case.