Technical Abstracts

Page 12...Surface modifications with carbon nanotubes - what might be possible?

by Cameron James Shearer, Jingxian Yu, Mark Bissett, Daniel Tune, Ben Flavel and Joseph George Shapter

This paper examines a relatively new material called carbon nanotubes.  Nanotubes have many special properties which, when applied to surfaces, can alter the properties of the interfaces or perhaps give them new-found properties.  The coating of surfaces with nano-tubesisbeing used in many applications.  The talk will focus on construction of new generation solar cells on a glass surface, new approaches to water filtration and potential new approaches to integrated circuits.

Page 19...Polyurethane adhesive dispersions with excellent adhesion

by Jorg Buchner, Dr. Dirk Achte and Wolfgang Arndt

Semi-crystalline polyurethanepolymer dispersions are used for heat-activated bonding processes.  To satisfy the demands for good wetting behaviour durin the bonding process and high resistance properties in the final bond, the polymer must be crosslinked during or after the bonding process.  Crosslinkage turns the initially thermoplastic polymer into an elastomer with high resistance.  The crosslinking density of the adhesive polymer can be qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated with the master curves.  In technical testing, the crosslinking of the polymer is reflected in the higher heat resistance.

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