Structures for monodisperse oligoamides. A novel structure for unfolded three-amide nylon 6 and relationship with a three-amide nylon 6 6

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2849-2863

  Cooper, Sharon J ^a,b   Atkins, Edward D T ^a   Hill, Mary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Morphology; New crystal structure; Nylon oligoamides

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NYLON POLYMERS;

OLIGOAMIDES;

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 0032206512     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19981115)36:15<2849::AID-POLB19>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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