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Study of Molecular Orientation and Molecular Motion in High Module Polyamide Fibres and Microplastics by Means of NMR
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Broad-line NMR was used to study molecular orientation and motion in high-modulus polyamide fibers and microplastics based on poly(amide benzimidazole) and poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide), revealing details of molecular dynamics in these high-performance materials. These structural insights inform the processing and performance optimization of aramid-based fiber-reinforced composites.
Samples of polyamide fibres (yarns) on the basis of poly (amide benzimidazole) (PABI) and poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide) (PPTA) have been researched by means of broad line NMR. The same has been done as regards microplastics on the basis...
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