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Bulk Semicrystalline Polymers: A Status Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

H. D. Keith
H. D. Keith*
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269–3136, USA
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Abstract

Discovery several decades ago that long-chain molecules crystallize by folding prompted vigorous basic research on structure-property relations in bulk semicrystalline polymers with expectation of insights that, paralleling experience in metal physics, would lead to better materials for technology. However, complexity of the crystallization process and difficulty in exploring morphology in adequate detail were both underestimated. Important aspects of behavior were recognized but improved polymeric materials have resulted more from exploratory engineering with composites and blends than from basic research on homopolymers. A summary of this research is presented with emphasis upon developments key to present status; also upon the truly formidable challenges that remain, Most readily accessible questions for research being of limited technological significance.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 321: Symposium E – Crystallization and Related Phenomena in Amorphous Materials—Ceramics, Metals, Polymers, and Semiconductors , 1993 , 511
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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