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Biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric microspheres encapsulating Salmonella enteritidis are administered to chickens to provide the chickens with sustained protection against S. enteritidis infections.
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PVP-coated asymmetric hollow fibers made from SIXEFT.TM.-Durene, a polyimide made from 2,2-bis[3,4-dicarboxyphenyl] hexafluoropropane dianhydride and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylphenylene diamine monomers, and a process for making such fibers. These coated fibers have a separation factor that exceeds 6 for oxygen and nitrogen and a permeance of at least about 10 ppm cc(STP)/(sec cm.sup.2 cm-Hg). A polymer dope comprising SIXEF.TM.-Durene in a solvent system containing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone ("NMP") and an organic acid such as propionic acid ("PA") is prepared by polymerizing the polyimide monomers in NMP to form a polyamic acid polymer and imidizing this polymer using the acid anhydride. Water released from the polymer in the imidization reaction converts the anhydride to acid. The dope is wet-spun into hollow fibers; the fibers are coagulated in water. The fibers are then evenly coated with PVP, preferably by dipping the fibers in a dilute PVP solution.
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Asymmetric hollow fibers of SIXEF.TM.-Durene, a polyimide made from 2,2-bis[3,4-dicarboxyphenyl] hexafluoropropane dianhydride and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylphenylene diamine monomers, and a process for making such fibers. These uncoated fibers have a separation factor that exceeds 4 for oxygen and nitrogen and a permeance of at least about 50 ppm cc(STP)/(sec cm.sup.2 cm-Hg). A polymer dope comprising SIXEF.TM.-Durene in a solvent system containing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone ("NMP") and an organic acid such as propionic acid ("PA") is prepared by polymerizing the polyimide monomers in NMP to form a polyamic acid polymer and imidizing this polymer using the acid anhydride. Water released from the polymer in the imidization reaction converts the anhydride to the organic acid. The dope is wet-spun into hollow fibers using a core solvent such as PA or glycerine; the fibers are coagulated in water.
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A composite fiber or film for use in a fluid separation membrane made of PAN coated with an intermediate permeable material and further coated with a selective layer. The PAN fiber or film is pre-wet with perfluoroether prior to being coated with the intermediate material, to produce a membrane material having enhanced permeability. The selective layer produces a high separation factor.
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Fibers and fibrets of a novel miscible blend of component polymers comprising from about 5 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of a polybenzimidazole and from about 95 weight percent to about 5 weight percent of an aromatic polyamide, aromatic polyamide-hydrazide or aromatic polyamide containing heterocyclic linkages. Miscibility of the component polymers of the blend is indicated by infrared, X-Ray and Differential Scanning Calorimetry analyses and electron photomicrographs. In fibers or fibrets of a blend mostly comprised of a polybenzimidazole, it is preferred that the aromatic polyamide, aromatic polyamide-hydrazide or aromatic polyamide containing heterocyclic linkages be present in the blend in an amount sufficient to yield a blend with improved tensile properties compared to the polybenzimidazole and more thermally processable than the polybenzimidazole. The fibers or fibrets of the blend have a lower moisture regain than polybenzimidazole fibers or fibrets. In fibers or fibrets of a blend mostly comprised of an aromatic polyamide, aromatic polyamide-hydrazide or aromatic polyamide containing heterocyclic linkages, it is preferred that the polybenzimidazole be present in the blend in an amount sufficient to yield a blend with increased thermal stability and nonflammability compared to the aromatic polyamide, aromatic polyamide-hydrazide or aromatic polyamide containing heterocyclic linkages. The fibers or fibrets may be post-treated with heat or sulfuric acid in order to minimize their shrinkage when they are subsequently subjected to heat and in order to increase their resistance to solvents and acid.
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Asymmetric hollow fibers comprising a fluoropolymer, and a process for making such fibers. The hollow fibers are useful for making fluid separation membranes, especially gas separation membranes. In one embodiment of the process of this invention, a polymer dope having a viscosity of about 3000 poise or greater is prepared by solvating the polymer in a solvent system containing about 40%-90% N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and about 60%-10% propionic acid by weight. The dope is dry-jet wet-spun into hollow fibers using a water-NMP core solvent. The fibers are coagulated in methanol. The fibers are then coated with a highly permeable material.
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A microporous polybenzimidazole membrane having a uniform pore structure and a narrow pore size distribution, and a process for making the membrane. The process requires coating a polybenzimidazole powder with a high temperature stable polymer and compression molding the coated particles at a temperature in the approximate range of 435.degree.-450.degree. C. to form a sheet or membrane. The polymer is then extracted from the sheet, leaving a fine, uniform, polybenzimidazole microporous structure.
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The present invention provides for gas separation membranes which are engineered to have specific gas transport properties based on the blending of certain polymers. In preferred embodiments, the blended polymers are polyimides which have different molecular structures and different gas transport properties. Despite these differences, however, the polymers are completely miscible and can be effectively utilized to prepare gas separation membranes having specifically tailored properties.
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The instant invention involves a process used in preparing fibrous tows which may be formed into polymeric plastic composites. The process involves the steps of (a) forming a tow of strong filamentary materials; (b) forming a thermoplastic polymeric fiber; (c) intermixing the two tows; and (d) withdrawing the intermixed tow for further use.
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The present invention presents a mixed-matrix composite material comprising a continuous phase and zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) particles dispersed in the continuous phase, wherein the continuous phase is polybenzimidazole (PBI), methods for making the mixed-matrix composite material, and methods for separating gas or vapor from a mixture of gases or vapors using the mixed-matrix composite material.