Characterization of the Polycaprolactone Melt Crystallization: Complementary Optical Microscopy, DSC, and AFM Studies
Joint Authors
Pantani, Roberto
Speranza, V.
De Santis, F.
Sorrentino, A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The first stages of the crystallization of polycaprolactone (PCL) were studied using several techniques.
The crystallization exotherms measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were analyzed and compared with results obtained by polarized optical microscopy (POM), rheology, and atomic force microscope (AFM).
The experimental results suggest a strong influence of the observation scale.
In particular, the AFM, even if limited on time scale, appears to be the most sensitive technique to detect the first stages of crystallization.
On the contrary, at least in the case analysed in this work, rheology appears to be the least sensitive technique.
DSC and POM provide closer results.
This suggests that the definition of induction time in the polymer crystallization is a vague concept that, in any case, requires the definition of the technique used for its characterization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Speranza, V.& Sorrentino, A.& De Santis, F.& Pantani, Roberto. 2014. Characterization of the Polycaprolactone Melt Crystallization: Complementary Optical Microscopy, DSC, and AFM Studies. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050757
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Speranza, V.…[et al.]. Characterization of the Polycaprolactone Melt Crystallization: Complementary Optical Microscopy, DSC, and AFM Studies. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050757
American Medical Association (AMA)
Speranza, V.& Sorrentino, A.& De Santis, F.& Pantani, Roberto. Characterization of the Polycaprolactone Melt Crystallization: Complementary Optical Microscopy, DSC, and AFM Studies. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050757
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050757