Direct observation of the formation of nuclei and the development of lamellae in polymer spherulites

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 8240-8242

  Li, Lin ^a   Chan, Chi Ming ^a   Li, Jian Xiong ^a   Ng, Kai Mo ^a   Yeung, King Lun ^a   Weng, Lu Tao ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TEMPERATURE;

LAMELLA SHEAF; POLYMER SPHERULITES; SILICON CHIP;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 0033318566     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma991251z     Document Type: Article

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