Structural phase transitions of syndiotactic polystyrene

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-315

  Gowd, E Bhoje ^a   Tashiro, Kohji ^a   Ramesh, C ^b  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Gelation; Phase transition; Polymorphism; Solvent induced crystallization; Syndiotactic polystyrene

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GELATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMORPHISM; POLYSTYRENES; SCATTERING; SOLVENTS; X RAY SCATTERING;

CRYSTAL MODIFICATIONS; CRYSTALLINE FORMS; INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRUM; MOLECULAR CONFORMATIONS; PACKING STRUCTURES; SMALL - ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERINGS; STATIC AND DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITIONS; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYSTYRENE; SYNDIOTACTIC POLYSTYRENES (S-PS); THERMALLY INDUCED;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 60949097878     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2008.11.002     Document Type: Review

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