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Can the Structures of Semicrystalline Polymers be Controlled Using Interfacial Crystallographic Interactions?
Author(s) -
Zhou Haixin,
Yan Shouke
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201200530
Subject(s) - polymer , crystallinity , crystallization , materials science , crystallization of polymers , epitaxy , planar , nanotechnology , polymer science , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , composite material , computer science , engineering , computer graphics (images) , layer (electronics)
Polymer epitaxy defines the crystallographic orientation of overgrowing polymer. It controls several aspects of the structure of semicrystalline polymers, such as fixed mutual chain orientation, certain crystal structures of polymorphic polymers, and the spatial arrangement of planar backbone molecular chains. Therefore, epitaxial crystallization provides a simple and efficient way to fabricate special structures with improved properties and even introduce new functionality for polymeric materials. Besides achieving structural control of single polymer systems, technical development in the field of structural and morphological manipulation of multiphase and multicomponent polymer systems is another important and challenging issue for the advanced application of polymeric materials.