Scientists have come up with a new technique to evaluate the mechanical forces generated in polymer crystallization as they cool down from their molten state. They used small, fluorescent molecules to ...

In the context of polymer crystallization there are several still open and often controversially debated questions. The present volume addresses issues such as novel general views and concepts which ...

A thorough understanding of the kinetics of crystallization facilitates the development of new polymer materials. Raman spectroscopy is very well suited to the study of property/structure/process ...

X-ray diffraction structure of the King group’s 2-D polymer. Inset shows a section of the polymer crystal lattice built from six monomers.. Credit: Nature Chemistry Two teams have combined organic ...

Professor Christopher Li has been awarded a four-year $488,000 National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research grant for his project “Polymer Crystallization at Curved Liquid/Liquid ...

A record has been broken — the smallest-ever polymer crystals have been prepared. Their surprising shape provides crucial evidence that might help explain how polymers crystallize. Polymer scientists ...

Research groups supported by industry tackle the challenges of continuous crystallization and process analytical technology. Continuous processing is attracting attention in the manufacture of both ...

The systematic pleating of polymer molecules in their crystallization, in segments of a length of the order of 100 Å, which depends on the crystallization temperature, is interpreted in terms of the ...

The intricate shapes of snowflakes have long fascinated scientists, but water isn’t the only fluid that freezes into elaborate crystal structures. Polymers and metal alloys do the same. Now, ...

The new development, recently reported in the scientific journal Nature Communications, was led by Christopher Li, PhD, a professor in Drexel's College of Engineering whose research has centered ...

In modern times, manufacturers produce highly specialized materials for a wide array of uses, called polymers. Polymers have a variety of purposes owing to their versatile properties, ranging from ...