Thermal fractionation of polymers

AJ Müller, ML Arnal - Progress in polymer science, 2005 - Elsevier
Thermal fractionation techniques offer quick and practical ways to evaluate chain
heretogeneities in semicrystalline thermoplastic materials by employing carefully designed …

Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing (SSA): Correct design of thermal protocol and applications

AJ Müller, RM Michell, RA Pérez, AT Lorenzo - European Polymer Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
In this feature article we review the principles, applications and perspectives of SSA or
Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing, a technique designed and implemented by …

Crystallization and morphology of biodegradable or biostable single and double crystalline block copolymers

RV Castillo, AJ Müller - Progress in Polymer Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Biodegradable block copolymers have been obtained as promising biomaterials because
their hydrophilicity, mechanical and physical properties can be manipulated by combining …

Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites: An overview

SS Bari, A Chatterjee, S Mishra - Polymer Reviews, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites, due to their biodegradability and other improved
properties possess tremendous scope in the industrial sector. This current article reviews the …

[PDF][PDF] Progress in nanocomposite of biodegradable polymer

K Yang, X Wang, Y Wang - JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND …, 2007 - Citeseer
This paper reviews recent developments related to biodegradable polymer nanocomposites.
The preparation, characterization, properties, and applications of nanocomposites based on …

Hydrolytic degradation of biodegradable polyesters under simulated environmental conditions

R Muthuraj, M Misra, AK Mohanty - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the durability of poly (butylene succinate)(PBS), poly (butylene adipate‐co‐
terephthalate)(PBAT), and PBS/PBAT blend was assessed by exposure to 50° C and 90 …

Efficient degradation of polyethylene microplastics with VUV/UV/PMS: The critical role of VUV and mechanism

C Ling, C Li, A Liang, W Wang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pose a severe threat to the environment and human health, and
effective treatment techniques are urgently desired to prevent the global spread of MPs …

Nucleation and Crystallization in Double Crystalline Poly(p-dioxanone)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) Diblock Copolymers

J Albuerne, L Marquez, AJ Müller, JM Raquez… - …, 2003 - ACS Publications
The crystallization behavior of three double crystalline diblock copolymers containing poly (ε-
caprolactone) and poly (p-dioxanone) has been studied via differential scanning calorimetry …

Estimation of the nucleation and crystal growth contributions to the overall crystallization energy barrier

AT Lorenzo, AJ Müller - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Classical kinetic theories of polymer crystallization were applied to isothermal crystallization
kinetics data obtained by polarized optical microscopy (PLOM) and differential scanning …

Influence of in Vitro Hydrolytic Degradation on the Morphology and Crystallization Behavior of Poly(p-dioxanone)

MA Sabino, J Albuerne, AJ Müller, J Brisson… - …, 2004 - ACS Publications
We have studied the hydrolytic degradation of high molecular weight poly (p-dioxanone),
PPDX, sutures. The samples were degraded either in distilled water or in a phosphate buffer …