Real-time imaging of melting and crystallization in poly(ethylene oxide) by atomic force microscopy

Polymer

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1237-1242

  Pearce, R ^a   Vancso, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Crystallization; Poly(ethylene oxide)

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MELTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY;

HEDRITIC DEVELOPMENT; HOT STAGE APPARATUS;

POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

EID: 0032026343     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(97)00420-5     Document Type: Article

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