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Visualization of the Recrystallization of Solution‐Grown Poly[( R )‐3‐hydroxybutyrate] Lamellar Crystals
Author(s) -
Lee WonKi,
Iwata Tadashisa,
Su Fengyu,
Furuhashi Yukiko,
Doi Yoshiharu
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3927(20010501)22:8<629::aid-marc629>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - lamellar structure , recrystallization (geology) , materials science , crystallography , chemical engineering , crystal (programming language) , microscopy , composite material , chemistry , optics , paleontology , computer science , engineering , biology , programming language , physics
Morphological changes of solution‐grown poly[( R )‐3‐hydroxybutyrate] lamellar crystals during heating were directly investigated by atomic force microscopy. The thickening of lamellar crystals was further visualized by enzymatic degradation of less‐ordered crystal regions in thermally treated lamellar crystals. The morphological changes of lamellar crystals induced by thermal treatment are due to recrystallization.