Directed crystallisation of synthetic polymers by low-molar-mass self-assembled templates

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 496-502

  Nogales, Aurora ^a   Olley, Robert H ^a   Mitchell, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additives; Nucleation; Orientation; Self assembly; Templates

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISPERSIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYOLEFINS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER; POLYOLEFIN; SORBITOL;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISPERSION; MELTING POINT; SHEAR FLOW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0038127219     PISSN: 10221336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200390077     Document Type: Article

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