Crystallization, glass transition and morphology of (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate oligomers

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4961-4974

  Androsch, René ^a   Radusch, Hans Joachim ^a   Funari, Sergio S ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal morphology; Crystallization and melting; Glass transition; Hydroxybutyrate oligomers; Spherulite morphology

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY;

CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGY; FOLDED-CHAIN CRYSTALS; HYDROXYBUTYRATE OLIGOMERS; MOLECULAR LENGTH; SPHERULITE MORPHOLOGY; SPHERULITIC SUPERSTRUCTURE;

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 36448929116     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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