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Polyethylene Morphology

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Long Term Properties of Polyolefins

Part of the book series: Advances in Polymer Science ((POLYMER,volume 169))

Abstract

The morphology of polyethylene has been an important theme in polymer science for more than 50 years. This review provides an historical background and presents the important findings on five specialised topics: the crystal thickness, the nature of the fold surface, the lateral habit of the crystals, how the spherulite develops from the crystal lamellae, and multi-component crystallisation and segregation of low molar mass and branched species.

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The financial support from the Swedish Research Council (grant 621–2001–1621) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Ulf W. Gedde & Alessandro Mattozzi

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Gedde, U.W., Mattozzi, A. Polyethylene Morphology. In: Albertsson, AC. (eds) Long Term Properties of Polyolefins. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 169. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/b94176

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