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Controlling morphology using low molar mass nucleators

Mitchell, G. R., Wangsoub, S., Nogales, A., Davis, F. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-872X and Olley, R. H. (2016) Controlling morphology using low molar mass nucleators. In: Mitchell, G. R. and Tojeira, A. (eds.) Controlling the Morphology of Polymers: Multiple Scales of Structure and Processing. Springer, pp. 145-161. ISBN 9783319393209

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39322-3

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This chapter focuses on the use of low molar mass compounds which self-assemble in to fibrillar structures within a polymer melt. Application of modest shear rate to the system will result in a common alignment of these fibrils which can serve as row nuclei for the subsequent crystallisation of the polymer matrix. Thus the combination of small quantities of a low molar mass compound and modest shear flow leads to a semi-crystalline morphology with a well defined anisotropy and morphology.

Item Type:Book or Report Section
Refereed:No
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:83612
Publisher:Springer

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