Kinetics of poly(ethylene oxide) crystallization from solution: temperature and molecular weight dependence

1991 ◽  
Vol 24 (13) ◽  
pp. 3906-3914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Ding ◽  
Eric J. Amis

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 648
Author(s):  
Xiangning Wen ◽  
Yunlan Su ◽  
Shaofan Li ◽  
Weilong Ju ◽  
Dujin Wang

In this work, the crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) matrix included with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafted silica (PEG-g-SiO2) nanoparticles and bare SiO2 were systematically investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized light optical microscopy (PLOM) method. PEG-g-SiO2 can significantly increase the crystallinity and crystallization temperature of PEO matrix under the non-isothermal crystallization process. Pronounced effects of PEG-g-SiO2 on the crystalline morphology and crystallization rate of PEO were further characterized by employing spherulitic morphological observation and isothermal crystallization kinetics analysis. In contrast to the bare SiO2, PEG-g-SiO2 can be well dispersed in PEO matrix at low P/N (P: Molecular weight of matrix chains, N: Molecular weight of grafted chains), which is a key factor to enhance the primary nucleation rate. In particular, we found that the addition of PEG-g-SiO2 slows the spherulitic growth fronts compared to the neat PEO. It is speculated that the interfacial structure of the grafted PEG plays a key role in the formation of nuclei sites, thus ultimately determines the crystallization behavior of PEO PNCs and enhances the overall crystallization rate of the PEO nanocomposites.







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pp. 4386-4388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong-Feng Tang ◽  
Xiao-Jin Wen ◽  
Xue-Mei Zhai ◽  
Nan Xia ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
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pp. 798-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-liang Zhang ◽  
Liu-xin Jin ◽  
Ping Zheng ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Xiao-jing Wen


1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1453-1460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Z. D. Cheng ◽  
Jianhua Chen ◽  
Jeffrey S. Barley ◽  
Anqiu Zhang ◽  
Anton Habenschuss ◽  
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