Structure and physical properties of syndiotactic polypropylene: A highly crystalline thermoplastic elastomer

C De Rosa, F Auriemma - Progress in polymer science, 2006 - Elsevier
After the discovery of single center metallocene catalysts in the 1980s highly stereoregular
syndiotactic polypropylene showing high crystallinity and melting temperature has been …

Thermal reflow of polymers for innovative and smart 3D structures: A review

R Kirchner, H Schift - Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2019 - Elsevier
This is a topical review on advanced lithographic methods used to create 3D topographies.
We start the discussion with the principal capabilities of grayscale electron beam lithography …

The" millipede"-nanotechnology entering data storage

P Vettiger, G Cross, M Despont… - IEEE Transactions …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Present a new scanning-probe-based data-storage concept called the" millipede" that
combines ultrahigh density, terabit capacity, small form factor, and high data rate. Ultrahigh …

Unentangled vitrimer melts: interplay between chain relaxation and cross-link exchange controls linear rheology

RG Ricarte, S Shanbhag - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Vitrimers are polymer networks that engage in dynamic associative exchange reactions.
Their covalent cross-links preserve network connectivity but permit topology fluctuations …

Chain dimensions and entanglement spacings

LJ Fetters, DJ Lohse, RH Colby - Physical properties of polymers …, 2007 - Springer
This chapter summarizes data on chain dimensions and entanglement spacings for a
number of linear flexible polymers. The polymers are listed in the Appendix along with their …

Van Gurp-Palmen-plot: a way to characterize polydispersity of linear polymers

S Trinkle, C Friedrich - Rheologica Acta, 2001 - Springer
This article is concerned with the so-called van Gurp-Palmen-plot which charts the phase
angles vs the absolute values of the complex shear modulus from a rheological experiment …

Toughening of polylactide by melt blending with linear low‐density polyethylene

KS Anderson, SH Lim… - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Melt blending of polylactide and linear low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE) was performed in
an effort to toughen polylactide. In addition, two model polylactide‐polyethylene (PLLA‐PE) …

Chain dimensions and entanglement spacings in dense macromolecular systems

LJ Fetters, DJ Lohse… - Journal of Polymer …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we reexamine and extend a relationship proposed earlier between
entanglement density and chain dimensions in polymer melts. The power‐law equation …

Glass‐transition temperature behavior of alumina/PMMA nanocomposites

BJ Ash, RW Siegel, LS Schadler - Journal of Polymer Science …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Alumina/poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) nanocomposites were synthesized by
an in situ free‐radical polymerization process with 38 and 17 nm diameter γ‐alumina …

Determination of plateau moduli and entanglement molecular weights of isotactic, syndiotactic, and atactic polypropylenes synthesized with metallocene catalysts

A Eckstein, J Suhm, C Friedrich, RD Maier… - …, 1998 - ACS Publications
Metallocene catalysis was employed to prepare model polypropylenes (PP) with very high
molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions (MWDs) of M w/M n≈ 2, typical …