Crystallization assisted self-assembly of semicrystalline block copolymers

WN He, JT Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in the presence of crystallization as the
second driving force is reviewed, for BCPs in the bulk, thin films, single crystals and micelles …

[HTML][HTML] Fractionated crystallization in semicrystalline polymers

L Sangroniz, B Wang, Y Su, G Liu, D Cavallo… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The crystallization of heterogeneously nucleated bulk polymers typically occurs in a single
exothermic process, within a narrow temperature range, ie, a single exothermic peak is …

DSC isothermal polymer crystallization kinetics measurements and the use of the Avrami equation to fit the data: Guidelines to avoid common problems

AT Lorenzo, ML Arnal, J Albuerne, AJ Müller - Polymer testing, 2007 - Elsevier
In this paper we offer guidelines to adequately fit isothermal polymer crystallization kinetics
data obtained by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) employing the widely used Avrami …

PLA synthesis. From the monomer to the polymer

K Masutani, Y Kimura - 2014 - books.rsc.org
It is recorded that Théophile-Jules Pelouze first synthesized poly (lactic acid)(PLA) by
polycondensation of lactic acid in 1845. 1 In 1932, Wallace Hume Carothers et al …

Self-nucleation of crystalline phases within homopolymers, polymer blends, copolymers, and nanocomposites

RM Michell, A Mugica, M Zubitur, AJ Müller - Polymer crystallization I: from …, 2017 - Springer
Self-nucleation (SN) is a special nucleation process triggered by self-seeds or self-nuclei
that are generated in a given polymeric material by specific thermal protocols or by inducing …

Nucleation and crystallization in diblock and triblock copolymers

AJ Müller, V Balsamo, ML Arnal - Block copolymers II, 2005 - Springer
Crystallization of block copolymer microdomains can have a tremendous influence on the
morphology, properties and applications of these materials. In this review, particular …

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 …

Small-angle scattering of block copolymers: in the melt, solution and crystal states

IW Hamley, V Castelletto - Progress in polymer science, 2004 - Elsevier
Small-angle scattering of block copolymers: in the melt, solution and crystal states -
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Crystallization Kinetics and Morphology of Biodegradable Double Crystalline PLLA-b-PCL Diblock Copolymers

RV Castillo, AJ Muller, JM Raquez, P Dubois - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
The crystallization kinetics and morphology of biodegradable and double crystalline poly (l-
lactide)-b-poly (ε-caprolactone) diblock copolymers (PLLA-b-PCL) was studied in a wide …

Electro-active shape memory properties of poly (ε-caprolactone)/functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposite

Y Xiao, S Zhou, L Wang, T Gong - ACS applied materials & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
One type of electroactive shape memory nanocomposite was fabricated, including cross-
linked poly (ε-caprolactone)(cPCL) and conductive multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) …