Polymorphism in polymers: A tool to tailor material's properties

C De Rosa, M Scoti, R Di Girolamo… - Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, the phenomenon of polymorphism in polymers is discussed on the basis of
the thermodynamic stability of different polymorphs that defines the conformations of chains …

Polymorphic behavior and phase transition of poly (1-butene) and its copolymers

R **n, J Zhang, X Sun, H Li, Z Ren, S Yan - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

Polymorphic Transition in Disordered Poly(l-lactide) Crystals Induced by Annealing at Elevated Temperatures

P Pan, B Zhu, W Kai, T Dong, Y Inoue - Macromolecules, 2008 - ACS Publications
Effects of annealing conditions and molecular weight (MW) on the crystalline phase
transition in poly (l-lactide)(PLLA) were studied by wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) …

Strain-rate-dependent phase transition mechanism in polybutene-1 during uniaxial stretching: from quasi-static to dynamic loading conditions

S Feng, J Zhu, W Yu, H Guo, W Chen, A Lu… - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
With the assistance of an ultrafast time-resolved synchrotron radiation wide-angle X-ray
diffraction technique and a homemade hyphenated high-speed tensile apparatus, structural …

Crystallization properties and polymorphic behavior of isotactic poly (1-butene) from metallocene catalysts: the crystallization of form I from the melt

C De Rosa, F Auriemma, O Ruiz de Ballesteros… - …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A study of the crystallization from the melt and of the polymorphic behavior of isotactic poly
(1-butene)(iPB) prepared with metallocene catalysts is presented. Samples of isotactic …

Conformationally disordered crystals and their influence on material properties: the cases of isotactic polypropylene, isotactic poly (1-butene), and poly (l-lactic acid)

M Cocca, R Androsch, MC Righetti… - Journal of Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
This article provides a comprehensive review of the physical properties of the
conformationally disordered (condis) structures of isotactic polypropylene (iPP), isotactic …

Polymorphic behavior and mechanical properties of isotactic 1-butene–ethylene copolymers from metallocene catalysts

C De Rosa, O Ruiz de Ballesteros, F Auriemma… - …, 2014 - ACS Publications
A study of the crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of random isotactic butene–
ethylene copolymers prepared with a metallocene catalyst is presented. The use of the …

Crystallization, orientation, and solid–solid crystal transition of polybutene-1 confined within nanoporous alumina

G Shi, Z Wang, M Wang, G Liu, D Cavallo… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The effect of confinement on the crystallization, crystal orientation, and polymorphic crystal
transition of bulk and infiltrated polybutene-1 (PB-1) within anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) …

Crystallization and Phase Transition of 1‐Butene Copolymers with Distinct Cyclic Co‐Units

L Liu, Y Lou, C Qv, Z Ma, Y Li - Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive Summary The dimethylpyridylamidohafnium catalyst was used to
synthesize 1‐butene/cyclohexene and 1‐butene/vinylcyclohexane random copolymers …

Effect of aging the glass of isotactic polybutene-1 on form II nucleation and cold crystallization

I Stolte, R Androsch, ML Di Lorenzo… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The effect of aging initially fully amorphous isotactic polybutene-1 (iPB-1) at temperatures
between 243 and 283 K on form II nucleation and cold crystallization has been quantified by …