Cooperativity length evolution during crystallization of poly(lactic acid)

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2414-2423

  Delpouve, N ^a   Saiter, A ^a   Dargent, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Amorphous phase; Cooperativity length; Crystallization; Glass transition; Poly(lactic acid); Three phase model

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; COLD CRYSTALLIZATION; CONFINING EFFECT; COOPERATIVITY; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYLACTIC ACIDS; RIGID-AMORPHOUS FRACTION; SIZE REDUCTIONS; SPHERULITE GROWTHS; STEREOREGULARITY; TEMPERATURE MODULATED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; THREE PHASE MODEL;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS; LACTIC ACID;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 81155134686     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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