A series of studies were conducted to investigate the effect of LCP inclusion on the processability of short glass fiber reinforced toughened nylon 6,6. The objective was to identify the role of each component phase and obtain composite synergism arising from a multi-component system. It was found that a hybrid composite offered superior processability over the glass fiber reinforced polymers a...

This study investigated the effect of more than two consecutive NPs bearing the nominative case-marker -ga on the processing difficulty associated with Japanese multiply center-embedded sentences. Experiment 1 found that NP-ga sequences are rated substantially less favorably for processability ratings than their matched counterparts; thus, theories that predict processing load must offer an acc...

Methods must be developed to improve both the processability and physical properties of zein-based articles. Typical plasticizing gents that improve processability have a negative impact on physical properties at elevated humidities. Continued efforts must be mployed to discover improved plasticizers. Carboxylic acids having more than one carboxylic acid moiety have been evaluated in ein melt f...

Recent advances in the synthesis [ 1 ] and assembly [ 2 ] of nanocrystals (NCs) provide unique opportunities to exploit NCs for the development of next generation organic/inorganic hybrid solar cells as one of the most promising alternatives to Si solar cells to deliver effi cient energy conversion with inexpensive fabrication. [ 1 , 2 ] These conjugated polymer-based photovoltaic devices capit...