Nanostructure and crystallization phenomena in multilayered films of alternating iPP and PA6 semicrystalline polymers

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-96

  Ania, F ^a   Balta Calleja F J ^a   Flores, A ^a   Michler, G H ^b   Scholtyssek, S ^b   Khariwala, D ^c   Hiltner, A ^c   Baer, E ^c   Rong, L ^d   Hsiao, B S ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Multilayer; Nanostructure; Orientation; PA6; PP

Indexed keywords

AFM; CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOURS; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY; LAYERED STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR CHAINS; MULTI-LAYERED FILMS; MULTI-LAYERED SYSTEMS; MULTILAYERED MATERIALS; PA6; POLYAMIDE 6; REAL-TIME STUDIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SEMICRYSTALLINES; TEM IMAGES; UNIAXIAL SYMMETRY; VOLUME RATIO; WEAK SCATTERING;

COEXTRUSION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; MULTILAYER FILMS; MULTILAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCATTERING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84155172103     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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