Non-isothermal crystallization of polymers

ML Di Lorenzo, C Silvestre - Progress in Polymer Science, 1999‏ - Elsevier
Traditional studies of crystallization kinetics are often limited to idealized conditions, in which
the parameters of state (temperature, pressure, etc.) are constant. In real situations …

[HTML][HTML] Mesophases in polyethylene, polypropylene, and poly (1-butene)

R Androsch, ML Di Lorenzo, C Schick, B Wunderlich - Polymer, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This paper contains new views about the amorphous and partially ordered phases of the
three polymers listed in the title. The discussion is based on information on structure …

Designing polymer crystallinity: An industrial perspective

D Mileva, D Tranchida, M Gahleitner - Polymer Crystallization, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
More than 50% of the thermoplastic polymers applied globally are semi‐crystalline, making
crystallization part of the material and component design process for these materials. The …

Effect of supercooling on crystallization of polyamide 11

A Mollova, R Androsch, D Mileva, C Schick… - …, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
The crystallization rate of polyamide 11 has been quantified in a wide temperature range
between 320 and 450 K, using fast scanning chip calorimetry and differential scanning …

Polypropylene crystallization as a physical gelation process

NV Pogodina, HH Winter - Macromolecules, 1998‏ - ACS Publications
Early stages of crystallization of polymers may be viewed as physical gelation. This is shown
with four commercial isotactic polypropylenes, which have been studied by dynamic …

Scanning nanocalorimetry at high cooling rate of isotactic polypropylene

F De Santis, S Adamovsky, G Titomanlio… - Macromolecules, 2006‏ - ACS Publications
A wide set of cooling scans and subsequent melting behavior of isotactic polypropylene (i-
PP) were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry and nanocalorimetry at very …

Mechanical characterization of polymers on a nanometer scale through nanoindentation. A study on pile-up and viscoelasticity

D Tranchida, S Piccarolo, J Loos, A Alexeev - Macromolecules, 2007‏ - ACS Publications
The analysis of nanoindentation force curves collected on polymers through the common
Oliver and Pharr procedure does not lead to a correct evaluation of Young's modulus. In …

Crystal Nucleation in Glassy Poly(l-lactic acid)

R Androsch, ML Di Lorenzo - Macromolecules, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
Aging of glassy poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA) allows formation of crystal nuclei which
enhances/accelerates subsequent crystallization at temperatures above the glass transition …

Competition between α and γ phases in isotactic polypropylene: effects of ethylene content and nucleating agents at different cooling rates

T Foresta, S Piccarolo, G Goldbeck-Wood - Polymer, 2001‏ - Elsevier
The influence of ethylene content, nucleating agents and cooling rate upon the formation of
γ phase in isotactic polypropylene is investigated. Detailed analysis of wide angle X-ray …

Morphology, reorganization and stability of mesomorphic nanocrystals in isotactic polypropylene

Q Zia, R Androsch, HJ Radusch, S Piccarolo - Polymer, 2006‏ - Elsevier
The morphology and thermodynamic stability of crystals of isotactic polypropylene (iPP)
were analyzed as a function of the path of crystallization by atomic force microscopy (AFM) …