Shear-Induced Nucleation and Growth in Isotactic Polypropylene

• Published in: Macromolecules Vol. 43; no. 21; pp. 9030 - 9038
• Main Authors: Pantani, Roberto, Coccorullo, Ivano, Volpe, Valentina, Titomanlio, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 09.11.2010
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Crystallization; Exact sciences and technology; Organic polymers; Physicochemistry of polymers; Properties and characterization; Melt crystallization; Shear flow; Isotactic polymer; Propylene polymer; Temperature effect; Heterogeneous nucleation; Kinetics; Experimental study; Homogeneous nucleation; Isothermal crystallization

The possibility of controlling the final morphology, and thus the resulting mechanical and functional properties, of semicrystalline polymers based on the study of polymer crystallization stimulated by flow is highly intriguing. Recent advances in experimental techniques that allow in situ measureme...