Isothermal crystallization kinetics and spherulitic morphology of poly(4-hydroxybutyric acid-alt-glycolic acid)

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2640-2653

  Martínez Palau, Meritxell ^a   Franco, Lourdes ^a   Puiggalí, Jordi ^a   Ungar, Goran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avrami analysis; Crystallization; Crystallization kinetics; Glycolic acid; Hoffman Lauritzen theory; Hot stage optical microscopy; Polyesters; Spherulites

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMORPHISM;

AVRAMI ANALYSIS; GLYCOLIC ACID; HOFFMAN LAURITZEN THEORY; HOT STAGE OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SPHERULITES;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 34548498186     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21268     Document Type: Article

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