The interest in confined crystallization has greatly increased with the development and
progress of nanotechnology applications. Polymeric confined crystallization has been …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been extensively used for the nanoscale
characterization of polymeric materials. The coupling of AFM with infrared spectroscope …

The third edition of this besteller covers the latest advancements in this rapidly growing field.
Focusing on analyses and critical evaluation of the subject, this new edition reviews the …

Chain-folding represents a motif configuration in lamellar polymer crystals as well as in
protein beta-sheets. This report presents a survey on our current understanding about …

Recently, polymer crystallization in ultrathin films (thickness less than 100nm) on solid
substrates has attracted increased attention. As it can be considered to be a quasi-two …

The dependence of properties on the structure and morphology of semicrystalline polymers
offers an effective way to tailor the properties of these materials through crystal engineering …

When various optically and/or electronically active materials, such as conjugated polymers,
perovskites, metals, and metal oxides, are confined at the nanoscale, they can exhibit …

The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is one of the most versatile tools in nanotechnology.
For control engineers this instrument is particularly interesting, since its ability to image the …

Recent advances utilizing forced assembly multilayer coextrusion have led to the
development of a new approach to study the structure–property relationships of confined …

We have characterized the structure, molecular orientation, and crystallization kinetics of
isothermally crystallized thin (film thickness d< 500 nm) and ultrathin films (d< 100 nm) of …