The existence of a “memory” of the previous crystalline state, which survives melting and
enhances recrystallization kinetics by a self-nucleation process, is well-known in polymer …

Syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) exhibits four crystal modifications (α, β, γ, and δ), along with
intermediate forms with different molecular conformations, as well as different chain-packing …

The properties of semicrystalline polymeric materials depend remarkably on their structures,
especially for those exhibiting a polymorphic behavior. This offers an efficient way to tailor …

The crystallization behavior of a butene-1/ethylene random copolymer with 9.88 mol%
ethylene counits was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry, wide-and …

Abstract Isotactic poly (1-butene)(i-PBu) is a polyolefin of industrial relevance which exhibits
an interesting polymorphism. Upon cooling from the relaxed melt at atmospheric pressure, a …

Gold nanoparticles supported onto a nanoporous semicrystalline polymorphic polymer
matrix consisting of syndiotactic polystyrene-cis-1, 4-polybutadiene multiblock copolymer …

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is a known polymer with pronounced polymorphs. Among
these polymorphs, the β and γ form crystals with strongest piezo-and pyro-electric activities …

The crystal structures and the polymorphism of polymers are described on the basis of the
main principles that define the conformation of polymer chains in the crystalline state and the …

The iridium-catalyzed functionalization of the C− H bond of commercial polystyrenes with
three types of tacticities (syndiotactic, isotactic, atactic) using boron reagents is reported. The …

The crystallization of amorphous syndiotactic polystyrene (s-PS) films when induced by
bulky solvents, whose molecules are too big to be enclosed as guest of s-PS clathrate …