Structure, Morphology, and Crystallization Behavior of Syndiotactic Polystyrene

Syndiotactic Polystyrene: Synthesis, Characterization, Processing, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 155-193

  Sorrentino, Andrea ^a   Vittoria, Vittoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mesomorphic phase morphology; SPS polymorphic behavior; Syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) structure and fundamental properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889970484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470557006.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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