Crystallization of polymer chains confined in nanodomains

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 262-275

  Nakagawa, Shintaro ^a   Marubayashi, Hironori ^a   Nojima, Shuichi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chain confinement; Confined crystallization; Microdomain structure; Space confinement

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS;

CHAIN CONFINEMENT; CONFINED CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLINE NATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; CRYSTALLIZATION OF POLYMERS; MICRO-DOMAIN STRUCTURES; SPACE CONFINEMENT; UNIQUE FEATURES;

CHAINS;

EID: 84937395795     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.07.018     Document Type: Review

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