Handbook of polymer crystallization / edited by Ewa Piorkowska, Gregory C. Rutledge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Piorkowska, Ewa.

Rutledge, Gregory Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crystalline polymers.

Polymers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (516 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Polymeric crystals are more complex in nature than other materials' crystal structures due to significant structural disorder present. The only comprehensive reference on polymer crystallization, Handbook of Polymer Crystallization provides readers with a broad, in-depth guide on the subject, covering the numerous problems encountered during crystallization as well as solutions to resolve those problems to achieve the desired result. Edited by leading authorities in the field, topics explored include neat polymers, heterogeneous systems, polymer blends, polymer composites orientation in

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1: Experimental Techniques; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Optical Microscopy; 1.2.1 Reflection and Transmission Microscopy; 1.2.2 Contrast Modes; 1.2.3 Selected Applications; 1.3 Electron Microscopy; 1.3.1 Imaging Principle; 1.3.2 Sample Preparation; 1.3.3 Relevant Experimental Techniques; 1.3.4 Selected Applications; 1.4 Atomic Force Microscopy; 1.4.1 Imaging Principle; 1.4.2 Scanning Modes; 1.4.3 Comparison between AFM and EM; 1.4.4 Recent Development: Video AFM; 1.4.5 Selected Applications; 1.5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

1.5.1 Chemical Shift1.5.2 Relevant Techniques; 1.5.3 Recent Development: Multidimensional NMR; 1.5.4 Selected Applications; 1.6 Scattering Techniques: X-Ray, Light, and Neutron; 1.6.1 Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction; 1.6.2 Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering; 1.6.3 Small-Angle Light Scattering; 1.6.4 Small-Angle Neutron Scattering; 1.7 Differential Scanning Calorimetry; 1.7.1 Modes of Operation; 1.7.2 Determination of Degree of Crystallinity; 1.8 Summary; Acknowledgments; References; 2: Crystal Structures of Polymers; 2.1 Constitution and Configuration of Polymer Chains

2.2 Conformation of Polymer Chains in Crystals and Conformational Polymorphism2.3 Packing of Macromolecules in Polymer Crystals; 2.4 Symmetry Breaking; 2.5 Packing Effects on the Conformation of Polymer Chains in the Crystals: The Case of Aliphatic Polyamides; 2.6 Defects and Disorder in Polymer Crystals; 2.6.1 Substitutional Isomorphism of Different Chains; 2.6.2 Substitutional Isomorphism of Different Monomeric Units; 2.6.3 Conformational Isomorphism; 2.6.4 Disorder in the Stacking of Ordered Layers (Stacking Fault Disorder); 2.7 Crystal Habits; 2.7.1 Rounded Lateral Habits; Acknowledgments

References3: Structure of Polycrystalline Aggregates; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Crystals Grown from Solution; 3.2.1 Facetted Monolayer Crystals from Dilute Solution; 3.2.2 Dendritic Crystals from Dilute Solution; 3.2.3 Growth Spirals in Dilute Solution; 3.2.4 Concentrated Solutions; 3.3 Crystals and Aggregates Grown from Molten Films; 3.3.1 Structures in Thin Films; 3.3.2 Structures in Ultrathin Films; 3.3.3 Edge-On Lamellae in Molten Films; 3.4 Spherulitic Aggregates; 3.4.1 Optical Properties of Spherulites; 3.4.2 Occurrence of Spherulites; 3.4.3 Development of Spherulites

3.4.4 Banded Spherulites and Lamellar TwistAcknowledgments; References; 4: Polymer Nucleation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Classical Nucleation Theory; 4.2.1 Nucleation Rate (I); 4.2.2 Free Energy for Formation of a Nucleus ΔG(N); 4.2.3 Free Energy for Formation of a Critical Nucleus (ΔG*); 4.2.4 Shape of a Nucleus Is Related to Kinetic Parameters; 4.2.5 Diffusion; 4.3 Direct Observation of Nano-Nucleation by Synchrotron Radiation; 4.3.1 Introduction and Experimental Procedure; 4.3.2 Observation of Nano-Nucleation by SAXS; 4.3.3 Extended Guinier Plot Method and Iteration Method

4.3.4 Kinetic Parameters and Size Distribution of the Nano-Nucleus

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-118-54183-9

1-118-54185-5

OCLC:

847526844