Ta universal analysis software universal analysis 2000 version 4.5a

Samples of 1.4–8.8 mg were weighed in Tzero aluminum pans (TA Instruments, New Castle, DE). The pans were sealed using Tzero aluminium lids (TA Instruments, New Castle, DE). The experiments were performed on a Q2000 differential scanning calorimeter (TA Instruments, New Castle, DE) equipped with the liquid nitrogen cooling system (LNCS). The nitrogen purge flow rate was set to 50 mL/min. Each sample was subjected to a customized heating-cooling-heating test, with a heating/cooling rate of 20 °C/min. All experiments were conducted in triplicate (n = 3). The data were exported, and the second heating curves were analyzed using TA Universal Analysis Software (Universal Analysis 2000 Version 4.5A, TA Instruments-Waters LLC, New Castle, DE). The software was used to determine glass transition onset temperatures (T_on, glass), inflection point temperatures (T_i,glass) and end temperatures (T_end, glass) of the individual polymers, as well as their melting onset temperatures (T_on,melting) and peak maximum temperatures (T_max,melting). The values were averaged and reported as mean ± standard deviation.

Samples of 8.0–18.2 mg were placed in platinum TGA sample pans (CS Ceramic) and heated from room temperature to 700 °C at 20 °C/min in a furnace under either inert (nitrogen) or oxidizing (air) atmosphere. The experiments were performed in triplicates (n = 3) or quintuplicates (n = 5). The data were exported and the TGA curves were analyzed using TA Universal Analysis Software (Universal Analysis 2000 Version 4.5A, TA Instruments-Waters LLC, New Castle, DE) to determine onset degradation temperatures (T_{on,degradation}) and weight percent losses of the materials used in this study over the temperature intervals of interest. The values were averaged and reported as mean ± standard deviation.