Spherulite growth rates in binary polymer blends

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 663-689

  Di Lorenzo, Maria Laura ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blend; Crystallization; Miscibilitya; Spherulite growth rate

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATION; SOLIDIFICATION; SOLUBILITY;

BINARY POLYMER BLENDS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0037392671     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6700(02)00035-7     Document Type: Review

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