Reiter G., Strobl G.R. (Eds.) Progress in Understanding of Polymer Crystallization

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. — 506 p. — (Lecture Notes in Physics 714). — ISBN: 978-3-540-47307-7 (eBook), 978-3-642-07995-5 (Softcover), 978-3-540-47305-3 (Hardcover).In the context of polymer crystallization there are several still open and often controversially debated questions. The present volume addresses issues such as
- novel general views and concepts which help to advance our understanding of polymer crystallisation
- nucleation phenomena
- long living melt structures affecting crystallization
- confinement effects on crystallization
- crystallization in flowing melts
- fluid mobility restrictions caused by crystallites
- the role of mesophases in the crystal formation
and presents new ideas in a connected and accessible way. The intention is thus not only to provide a summary of the present state-of-the-art to all active works but to provide an entry point to newcomer and graduate students entering the field.Shifting Paradigms in Polymer Crystallization
Theoretical Aspects of the Equilibrium State of Chain Crystals
Intramolecular Crystal Nucleation
Kinetic Theory of Crystal Nucleation Under Transient Molecular Orientation
Precursor of Primary Nucleation in Isotactic Polystyrene Induced by Shear Flow
Structure Formation and Glass Transition in Oriented Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)
How Do Orientation Fluctuations Evolve to Crystals?
Role of Chain Entanglement Network on Formation of Flow-Induced Crystallization Precursor Structure
Full Dissolution and Crystallization of Polyamide 6 and Polyamide 4.6 in Water and Ethanol
Small Angle Scattering Study of Polyethylene Crystallization from Solutions
Morphologies of Polymer Crystals in Thin Films
Crystallization of Frustrated Alkyl Groups in Polymeric Systems Containing Octadecylmethacrylate
Crystallization in Block Copolymers with More than One Crystallizable Block
Monte Carlo Simulations of Semicrystalline Polyethylene: Interlamellar Domain and Crystal-Melt Interface
The Role of the Interphase on the Chain Mobility and Melting of Semi-crystalline Polymers; A Study on Polyethylenes
Polymer Crystallization Under High Cooling Rate and Pressure: A Step Towards Polymer Processing Conditions
Stress-Induced Phase Transitions in Metallocene-Made Isotactic Polypropylene
Insights into Polymer Crystallization from In-situ Atomic Force Microscopy
Temperature and Molecular Weight Dependencies of Polymer Crystallization
Step-scan Alternating Differential Scanning Calorimetry Studies on the Crystallisation Behaviour of Low Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Order and Segmental Mobility in Crystallizing Polymers
Atomistic Simulation of Polymer Melt Crystallization by Molecular Dynamics
A Multiphase Model Describing Polymer Crystallization and Melting