Polymer Testing

P3HT-based Organic Field-Effect Transistor

The raw data and the experimentally obtained images captured in this study. The raw data can be opened by Origin software.

Average scratch data curves used to evaluate hardness of the model coloured rubber compounds investigated before and after natural/artificial ageing

SEM micrographs of (a-b) raw OPEFBs; (c-e) extracted micro-structured OPEFBs cellulose at different magnifications

Quasistatic testing at different strain rates

Original files of the *.xls results of tensile and bending. The names of each file correspond to the indications on the paper.

Identification and quantification of Non Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) at low concentrations and eventually their distribution on Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) films is an important issue. As Raman spectroscopy techniques are innovative and sensitive analytical methods and do not require pretreatment and manipulation of the sample, these were used for the identification of NIAS in LDPE pellet and films, which are commonly used for food packaging applications. The aggregation state of NIAS in LDPE were observed by Raman imaging with micrometric resolution. Four main NIAS compounds were identified in granule and film surfaces by confocal Raman spectroscopy: calcite (CaCO3), calcium sulphate (CaSO4), polystyrene (PS) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) in anatase form. By a semi-quantitative evaluation of the inorganic NIAS, 9.93 mg/kg of CaCO3, 1.62 mg/kg of CaSO4 and 0.17 mg/kg of TiO2 were estimated. The experimental findings achieved by Raman analysis were confirmed by the results obtained by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Moreover, the toxicity of the identified compounds was examined according to the Cramer rules.

All the used data.

Drop-test data

The pressure-specific volume-temperature (pvT) relationships of polymers are basic data for polymer engineering and polymer physics. The specific volume (vsp) is not only defined by the current value of pressure (p) and temperature (T) but is also dependent on the process history of p and T. The influence of measurement processes on the pvT relationships of a semi-crystalline polymer, polypropylene (PP), has been studied using a piston-die pvT testing device. Based on the isobaric cooling/heating processes and the isothermal compression/decompression processes, the specific volume was examined as a function of cooling, heating, compression, decompression, cooling/heating rates and compression/decompression rates.