Structure development during crystallization of polycaprolactone

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-392

  Acierno, Stefano ^a   Di Maio, Ernesto ^a   Iannace, Salvatore ^b   Grizzuti, Nino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Gelation; Polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GELATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYESTERS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33745161005     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-005-0054-2     Document Type: Article

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