Bulk crystallization behavior of poly(ε-caprolactone) with a wide range of molecular weight

Polymer Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 889-893

  Ou Yang, Wen Chung ^a   Li, Lain Jong ^b   Chen, Hsin Lung ^c   Hwang, Jenn Chiu ^d  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Crystallization; Crystallization Kinetics; Molecular Weight; Poly( caprolactone)

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FREE ENERGY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION KINETICS;

POLYCAPROLACTONE;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0031373404     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.29.889     Document Type: Article

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