[HTML][HTML] Structural evolution of poly (butylene succinate) crystals on heating with the formation of a dual lamellar population, as monitored by temperature-dependent …

MC Righetti, ML Di Lorenzo, D Cavallo, AJ Müller… - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
The structural evolution of poly (butylene succinate)(PBS) crystals after crystallization at
100° C has been investigated by synchrotron wide-angle and small-angle X-ray scattering …

Comparative fatigue behavior and toughness of remelted and annealed highly crosslinked polyethylenes

FJ Medel, P Pena, J Cegoñino… - … Research Part B …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Highly cross‐linked polyethylenes (HXLPEs) have been incorporated into the hip
replacement armamentarium based on their improved wear resistance. However, two …

The effect of temperature and annealing on the phase composition, molecular mobility and the thickness of domains in high-density polyethylene

C Hedesiu, DE Demco, R Kleppinger, AA Buda… - Polymer, 2007 - Elsevier
Molecular mobility, the thickness of domains and the amount of rigid, semi-rigid, and soft
fractions of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) were characterized as a function of …

Deconvolution analyses of differential scanning calorimetry profiles of β-crystallized polypropylenes with synchronized X-ray measurements

Y Yamamoto, Y Inoue, T Onai, C Doshu… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Phase transformations during heating of β-crystallized isotactic polypropylenes were
investigated by simultaneous SAXS, WAXD, and DSC measurements. The isotactic …

Melting-induced evolution of morphology, entanglement density, and ultradrawability of solution-crystallized ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene

F Christakopoulos, E Bersenev, S Grigorian… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The melting-induced change in the density of physical network junctions, which are formed
by chain entanglements and network junctions due to anchoring of chain segments to …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the morphological diversity of P (VDF-ter-TrFE-ter-CTFE) semi-crystalline terpolymers via combined AFM and SAXS experiments

S Zanchi, M Engel, A Pascaud, F Bargain, S Lebreton… - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, the diverse morphologies observed after annealing or crystallization from the
melt in P (VDF-ter-TrFE-ter-CTFE) terpolymers with varying CTFE amounts were explained …

Novel toughening mechanism for polylactic acid (PLA)/starch blends with layer-like microstructure via pressure-induced flow (PIF) processing

S Zhang, X Feng, S Zhu, Q Huan, K Han, Y Ma, M Yu - Materials Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) is an important bio-based polymer, however brittleness and high cost
limits its wide application. Blending PLA with starch can greatly reduce cost however the …

Mild Catalytic Degradation of Crystalline Polyethylene Units in a Solid State Assisted by Carboxylic Acid Groups

B Lu, K Takahashi, J Zhou, S Nakagawa… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Crystalline polyethylenes bearing carboxylic acid groups in the main chain were
successfully degraded with a Ce catalyst and visible light. The reaction proceeds in a …

Morphology and melting of truncated single crystals of linear polyethylene

S Hocquet, M Dosière, A Thierry, B Lotz… - …, 2003 - ACS Publications
The thickness of (110) and (200) sectors in truncated single crystals of linear polyethylene
grown from dilute n-octane solution at 95° C was measured by atomic force microscopy …

Spontaneous and inductive thickenings of lamellar crystal monolayers of low molecular weight PEO fractions on surface of solid substrates

XM Zhai, W Wang, ZP Ma, XJ Wen, F Yuan… - …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Crystalline macromolecules form folded-chain lamellar and metastable crystals. Annealing
at a temperature below melting point results in a thickening of the metastable crystals to …