ISSN:
0570-0833
Keywords:
Structure-property relationships
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Polymers
;
Chemistry
;
General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The way in which polymer molecular structure controls structure on higher levels of organization in a solid polymer is briefly reviewed, as is also the way in which structure, on all levels, controls physical properties. The “line of descent” from molecular structure to physical properties is then illustrated for cis-polyisoprene (natural rubber). It is shown how the crystalline-amorphous morphology in the solid is controlled both by the chemical microstructure of the polymer and by the physical conditions (temperature, time, strain) under which solidification occurs. By changing these “processing conditions” great changes can be effected in the morphology.
Additional Material:
16 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.197401131
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