Combining X-ray scattering with dielectric and calorimetric experiments for monitoring polymer crystallization

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3282-3291

  Wurm, Andreas ^a   Minakov, Alexander A ^a   Schick, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Dielectric; Polycaprolactone; Polymer crystallization; Simultaneous measurements; X ray

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES; CONTACT FACES; DIELECTRIC; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; HEAT CAPACITIES; MECHANICAL SPECTROSCOPY; MICROCALORIMETER; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ORDERED STRUCTURES; OTHER PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMER BASED COMPOSITE; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; SAMPLE GEOMETRY; SAMPLE HOLDERS; SAMPLE VOLUME; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL PROPERTIES; X-RAY SCATTERING INTENSITY;

CALORIMETERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EXPERIMENTS; HYBRID MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMERS; SCATTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE; X RAY SCATTERING; X RAYS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 70349866066     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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