Recent progress in flow‐induced polymer crystallization

C Nie, F Peng, R Cao, K Cui, J Sheng… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
During industrial processing, such as film blowing and injection molding, semicrystalline
polymers have to be subjected to external flow. Flow changes the nucleation rate, crystal …

Recent advances in post-stretching processing of polymer films with in situ synchrotron radiation X-ray scattering

Y Lin, W Chen, L Meng, D Wang, L Li - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The stretch-induced structural evolution mechanism is a long-standing scientific question in
the post-stretching processing of polymer films. X-ray scattering, especially a combination of …

Effect of chain dynamics, crystallinity, and free volume on the barrier properties of poly (ethylene terephthalate) biaxially oriented films

S Zekriardehani, SA Jabarin, DR Gidley… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The primary focus of this work was to evaluate the relationship between free volume
distribution, chain motion, crystallinity, and the gas properties of PET upon strain-induced …

Frustrating strain-induced crystallization of natural rubber with biaxial stretch

X Chen, L Meng, W Zhang, K Ye, C Xie… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The supreme mechanical performance of natural rubber (NR) is commonly attributed to
strain-induced crystallization (SIC). The SIC of NR during uniaxial stretch has been …

High tensile performance of PLA fiber-reinforced PCL composite via a synergistic process of strain and crystallization

Y Fan, X Miao, C Hou, J Wang, J Lin, F Bian - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lacticacid)(PLA) fiber-reinforced poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) composite is used
in a broad variety of biocompatible and biodegradable materials, while phase separation …

A stretch hardening self-assembly strategy inspired by natural rubber for degradable, recyclable and self-repairing polyurethane elastomers

Y Gao, L Sun, P Chen, Y Wu, Y Liu, C Gao - Polymer Degradation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
How to develop polyurethane elastomer with excellent mechanical properties and quick
repair ability under mild conditions still needs to be overcome and improved. The …

Deformation mechanism of iPP under uniaxial stretching over a wide temperature range: An in-situ synchrotron radiation SAXS/WAXS study

X Chen, F Lv, F Su, Y Ji, L Meng, C Wan, Y Lin, X Li… - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
With a combination of homemade temperature jump extension apparatus and in-situ
synchrotron radiation small and wide angle X-ray scattering (SR-SAXS and SR-WAXS) …

From molecular entanglement network to crystal-cross-linked network and crystal scaffold during film blowing of polyethylene: an in situ synchrotron radiation small …

Q Zhang, L Li, F Su, Y Ji, S Ali, H Zhao, L Meng… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Combining a homemade film blowing machine and an in situ synchrotron radiation source
with small-and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS and WAXS) capability, an investigation of …

Biaxial orientation of poly (ethylene 2, 5‐furandicarboxylate): an explorative study

JG van Berkel, N Guigo, JJ Kolstad… - Macromolecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The biaxial orientation behavior of poly (ethylene 2, 5‐furandicarboxylate)(PEF) is studied in
comparison to poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET). PEF is a polyester that can be produced …

Structure evolution and deformation behavior of polyethylene film during biaxial stretching

Q Chen, Z Wang, S Zhang, Y Cao, J Chen - ACS omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
The structure evolution and deformation behavior of tenter-frame biaxially oriented
polyethylene (TF-BOPE) films were investigated in this study. For sequential biaxial …