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    Citation - WoS: 6
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    Preparation and Characterization of Flexible Poly(vinyl Chloride) Foam Films
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2012) Şahin, Erdem; Yaşar Mahlıçlı, Filiz; Balköse, Devrim; Balköse, Devrim; 03.02. Department of Chemical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    In this study, the effect of activator ZnO and heating time at 190°C on foaming, gelation, and dehydrochlorination of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) plastisol was investigated. For this purpose, a PVC plastisol was prepared by mixing PVC, dioctyl phthalate (DOP), azodicarbonamide (ADC), ZnO, and the heat stabilizers calcium stearate (CaSt 2) and zinc stearate(ZnSt 2). PVC plastisol films were heated for 3, 6, 12, and 24 min periods at 190°C to see the effect of heating time on the gelation and foaming processes of the PVC foam. The time of 12 min was determined to be optimum for the completion of gelation and foaming processes without thermal degradation of PVC. No foaming was observed under the same conditions for the samples without ZnO. ZnO had a significant catalytic effect on ADC decomposition, accelerating the foaming of the films. Average porosity measurement showed a consistent increase in porosity with heating time up to 76% and the average density decreased from 1.17 to 0.29 g/cm 3 on foaming. Tensile tests showed that the tensile strength and tensile strain both increased considerably up to 0.98 MPa and 207%, respectively, with heating time and the elastic modulus was seen to gradually decrease from 4.7 to 0.7 MPa with heating time. Films without ZnO had higher tensile strength since there were no pores. PVC thermomat tests showed that ZnO lowered the stability time of plastigel film with azodicarbonamide.
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    Citation - WoS: 7
    Citation - Scopus: 9
    Preparation of the Pb(mg1/3nb2 Films by Aqueous Tape Casting
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2009) Şakar-Deliormanlı, Aylin; Polat, Mehmet; Çelik, Erdal; Şakar Deliormanlı, Aylin Müyesser; Polat, Mehmet; 03.02. Department of Chemical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    Lead magnesium niobate (PMN) is a relaxor ferroelectric material. Because of its high dielectric constant and superior electrostrictive properties it is commonly used in the manufacture of multilayer electronic devices which is typically produced by tape casting. However, preparation of PMN slurry formulations to use in aqueous tape casting process is not investigated in detail yet. Therefore, in this study aqueous PMN formulations were developed for tape casting and its relation with the final properties of PMN films were investigated. The slurries were prepared using poly(acrylic acid)-based comb polymer as the dispersant, nonionic acrylic latex as the binder and the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose as the wetting agent. The results showed that it is possible to prepare flexible, crack-free PMN films using highly concentrated suspensions without using any plasticizer. The study gives guidelines for the aqueous tape casting of PMN and can be adapted to processing of other multi-component metal oxides.
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    Citation - WoS: 87
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    Development of Antioxidant Food Packaging Materials With Controlled Release Properties
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2010) Gemili, Seyhun; Yemenicioğlu, Ahmet; Alsoy Altınkaya, Sacide; Yemenicioğlu, Ahmet; 03.02. Department of Chemical Engineering; 03.08. Department of Food Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    In this study, cellulose acetate (CA) films with different morphological features were prepared in order to control the release rates of low molecular weight natural antioxidants, L-ascorbic acid and L-tyrosine. Increasing CA content in the casting solution decreased the average pore size and porosity of the films, thus, reduced the diffusion rates of both antioxidants through the films. Although both antioxidants have similar molecular weights, L-tyrosine released into water much more slowly than L-ascorbic acid. The highest antioxidant activity in release test solutions was observed with highly porous L-tyrosine containing films. However, when the porosity of the films reduced, the antioxidant activity of L-ascorbic acid released into solution was found to be higher due to trapping of significant amount of L-tyrosine in dense films. The use of different antioxidants caused different changes in morphological and mechanical properties of the CA films. Varying the structural features of the films with the preparation conditions or using different surfaces of the films allowed the controlled release of each antioxidant. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Particulate Sol Route Hydroxyapatite Thin Film-Silk Protein Interface Interactions
    (Gazi Üniversitesi, 2010) Özcan, Selçuk; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; 03.02. Department of Chemical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    Hydroxyapatite (HAp) thin film coatings were prepared on bioinert glass slides by a particulate sol method and the effects of intermediate silk fibroin and silk sericin coatings on the HAp film formation and surface topography were examined. The films prepared with smaller crushed particle sols had a higher agglomeration tendency during the drying consolidation step of the thin film formation, and contained agglomerates larger in number and size, which was demonstrated experimentally and in accordance with the DLVO theory. In the thin films prepared on intermediate sericin and fibroin films the number and size of agglomerates were decisively reduced, forming homogeneous films of predominantly primary particles, especially for the larger particle size sols. The regular surface electrostatic potential arrangements of the β-sheet structures of the sericin and fibroin, and of hydroxyapatite crystals, gave rise to the coulombic attraction driven surface energy minimization, enhancing the hydroxyapatite thin film formation process. The positive degree of cooperativity in the hydroxyapatite particle deposition on the silk protein coatings was disrupted by the particle agglomeration tendency.