Polarized microscopic texture of high-birefringence spherulite

Kobunshi Ronbunshu

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 635-638

  Jung Bum, A N ^a   Saito, Hiromu ^a   Indue, Takashi ^a   Ougizawa, Toshiaki ^a   Kim, Bong Sup ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b SK Chemicals   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High birefringence; Polarized microscope; Poly(trimethylene terephtalate); Spherulite

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COLOR; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TEXTURES;

POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SPHERULITES;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0033285529     PISSN: 03862186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/koron.56.635     Document Type: Article

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