Experimental observation of effects of seeds on polymer crystallization

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Zhu, Peng Wei ^a   Phillips, Andy ^a   Edward, Graham ^a   Nichols, Lance ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL SIZE; CURVED SURFACES; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLAT SURFACES; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; LARGE CRYSTAL; MELT CRYSTALLIZATION; NONUNIFORM; POLYMER CRYSTALLIZATION; SURFACE PATTERN; UNIFORM SIZE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYPROPYLENES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 70449639812     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.051801     Document Type: Article

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