Isotactic polypropylene, β-phase: A study in frustration

Polymer

Volumn 39, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 6331-6337

  Dorset, D L ^a   McCourt, M P ^a   Kopp, S ^b   Schumacher, M ^b   Okihara, T ^b   Lotz, B ^b  

^a HAUPTMAN WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

Author keywords

Frustrated chain packing; Isotactic polypropylene; polymorphic form

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; TWINNING;

FRUSTRATE CHAIN PACKING; POLYMORPHIC FORM;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 0032324584     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(97)10160-4     Document Type: Article

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