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The fine structure of fibers and crystalline polymers. I. Fringed fibril structure
Author(s) -
Hearle J. W. S.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1963.070070401
Subject(s) - fibril , polymer , limiting , micelle , materials science , crystal structure , nanotechnology , polymer science , chemistry , crystallography , aqueous solution , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , biochemistry
The inadequacy of the fringed micelle concept of the structure of crystalline polymers has led to the suggestion of a fringed fibril structure. Single crystal, spherulitic forms of bulk polymer, and oriented fibres are considered, and a modified fringed fibril structure, which will account for long periodicities, is proposed. The fringed micelle structure is viewed as a limiting case of fringed fibril structure. The evidence for and against the fringed fibril structure is discussed. The paper concludes with a survey of structures of different types of polymer and fibers.