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Crystal Growth and the Properties of Polymers

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Crystal Growth in Science and Technology

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Crystal growth is especially important in polymers because it exerts such a strong influence on properties. At the same time the legacy of crystal growth processes is a rich record of microstructure whose study has developed’ into a field of its own: Polymer Morphology[1]. This can be read not only to reveal the history of a sample and its molecular characteristics but also to provide insight into crystal growth mechanisms themselves. This contribution seeks to introduce the principal and salient facts of polymeric growth, relate these to properties, both known and potential and to outline the current state of understanding.

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  1. J.J. Thomson Physical Laboratory, University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 220, Reading, RG6 2AF, UK

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Bassett, D.C. (1989). Crystal Growth and the Properties of Polymers. In: Arend, H., Hulliger, J. (eds) Crystal Growth in Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 210. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0549-1_18

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