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Crystallization of isotactic poly(methylmethacrylate) in monolayers and thin films
Author(s) -
Brinkhuis R. H. G.,
Schouten A. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19910460147
Subject(s) - tacticity , monolayer , crystallization , materials science , surface pressure , thin film , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , composite material , crystallography , polymerization , nanotechnology , polymer , chemistry , engineering , physics , mechanics
Langmuir‐Blodgett monolayers of isotactic PMMA exhibit a pressure‐induced transition upon compression, that can be described in terms of a two‐dimensional crystallization process, analogous to a normal melt crystallization. These water surface crystallized monolayers can be used to prepare highly crystalline thin films of isotactic PMMA with tailor‐made orientational characteristics.