The crystallisation process and chain orientation in polymers - Applications of scanning probe microscopies

American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 553-554

  McMaster, T J ^a   Williamson, R L ^a   Hobbs, J ^a   Barham, P J ^a   Miles, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIREFRINGENCE; CHEMICAL BONDS; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

POLY(HYDROXYBUTYRATE) (PHB); SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (SNOM); SHEAR FORCE MICROSCOPY (SHM);

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0030205159     PISSN: 00323934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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