One-dimensional (1D) nanoparticle chains with defined nanojunctions are of strong interest due to their plasmonic and electronic properties. A strategy is presented for the assembly of 1D gold-nanoparticle chains with fixed and rigid cucurbit[n]uril-nanojunctions of 9 Å. The process is electrokinetically accomplished using a nanoporous polycarbonate membrane and controlled by the applied voltag...

We have investigated the effect of cold drawing on the motion of phenylene rings in bisphenol-A polycarbonate by neutron scattering. The intensity scattered by isotropic and stretched polycarbonate is different, the quasielastic broadening being larger for the isotropic sample. This difference can be well accounted for by considering that preferentially oriented rings in the stretched polymer h...

This paper describes the synthesis of low dimensional structures of copper by electrodeposition method using polycarbonate track etch membrane (PCTEM) as template. Copper microwires of different diameters were fabricated by using the membranes of pore diameters 0.2 & 0.4 um as template. The morphology of fabricated microwires was characterized by scanning electron microscope and material confir...

This data article provides supplementary figures to the research article entitled, "Phase separation approach to a reactive polycarbonate monolith for "click" modifications" (Xin et al., Polymer, 2015, doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2015.04.008). Here, the nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms of the prepared porous polycarbonate monolith are shown to classify its inner structure and calculate the sp...

Active devices such as pumps and mixers have been fabricated in plastic-PDMS hybrid devices. By utilizing functionalized silane primers, bond strength between Polycarbonate or PMMA and PDMS improved in dry and aqueous environments. Plastic-primer-PDMS layers exposed to acid and base solutions at 70 C for 2 hours showed no signs of delamination at 30 psi for pH -1 to 15 and 60 psi for pH 0 to 15...

DNA micropatterns have been fabricated on the surface of Polycarbonate (PC) bases of compact discs, with the ultimate goal of using conventional CD technology for DNA analysis. To confirm the formation of -COOH groups on the PC surface upon UV/ ozone treatment, contact angle titrations were carried out on the PC surfaces. The surface morphologies of PC surface were measured by Tapping-mode Atom...

The research was aimed at analyzing the polycarbonate scrap arising during production and its possible secondary utilization. The analysis of morphological, rheological and thermal data revealed significant differences between the original pellets and the reground material obtained from injection molded parts. Test specimens were injection molded from various mixtures of the virgin and the regr...

A simple method for bonding polycarbonate, based on controlled exposure of the pieces to vapours of solvents, yields a tight seal and unmodified geometry of the channels.