Interfacial Effects on the Spherulitic Morphology of Isotactic Polystyrene Thin Films on Liquid Substrates
Joint Authors
Nakagiri, Masaaki
Irie, Satoshi
Sasaki, Takashi
Source
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Abstract EN
The influence of interfaces on the morphology of flat spherulites of isotactic polystyrene (iPS) grown in thin films on liquid substrates was investigated.
Amorphous iPS thin films spin-cast from a solution were annealed for cold crystallization on glycerol and silicone oil (nonsolvents for iPS).
The number density of grown spherulites was revealed to be higher on the glycerol substrate than on the silicone oil substrate.
This implies that the primary nucleation rate of crystallization is greater at the iPS/glycerol interface than at the iPS/silicone oil interface.
The results may be consistent with the previous findings that concern the molecular interaction between atactic polystyrene and nonsolvents at the interface.
In some cases, holes were formed in the thin films during the cold crystallization due to dewetting, which also significantly affect the spherulite morphology via, for example, transcrystallization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sasaki, Takashi& Nakagiri, Masaaki& Irie, Satoshi. 2016. Interfacial Effects on the Spherulitic Morphology of Isotactic Polystyrene Thin Films on Liquid Substrates. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sasaki, Takashi…[et al.]. Interfacial Effects on the Spherulitic Morphology of Isotactic Polystyrene Thin Films on Liquid Substrates. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sasaki, Takashi& Nakagiri, Masaaki& Irie, Satoshi. Interfacial Effects on the Spherulitic Morphology of Isotactic Polystyrene Thin Films on Liquid Substrates. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096169
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096169