Modelling of crystallization in stereoblock polypropylene. Idealized structures showing the effects of isotactic block lengths and their polydispersity

Polymer

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 6085-6091

  Madkour, Tarek M ^a   Mark, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Monte Carlo simulations; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOLUBILITY;

ISOTACTICITY; POLYDISPERSITY;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0032210053     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(98)00056-1     Document Type: Article

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