Growth dynamics of isotactic polypropylene single crystals during isothermal crystallization from a miscible polymeric solvent

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 4024-4031

  Mehta, Rujul ^a   Keawwattana, Wirunya ^a   Kyu, Thein ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MISCIBLE POLYMERIC SOLVENTS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ISOTHERMS; POLYPROPYLENES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLIDIFICATION; SOLUBILITY;

CRYSTAL GROWTH;

EID: 1642632775     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1641001     Document Type: Article

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