Direct observation of growth of lamellae and spherulites of a semicrystalline polymer by AFM

Macromolecules

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 316-325

  Li, Lin ^a,b   Chan, Chi Ming ^a   Yeung, King Lun ^a   Li, Jian Xiong ^a   Ng, Kai Mo ^a   Lei, Yuguo ^a  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYCONDENSATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SPHERULITES;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 0034825101     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma000273e     Document Type: Article

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