Tong, Zaizai published the artcileUnexpected crystalline memory effect in poly(
The crystalline memory effect is frequently observed in polymer crystallization, but the melt structure remains unresolved. In this work, the preserved spherulites in the melt of poly(L-lactide)-based block copolymers are observed by polarized optical microscopy (POM) unexpectedly. These spherulites are not erased instantly on reaching the melting temperatures, but it takes tens of minutes at a designed melting temperature to completely erase the spherulites. These preserved spherulites in the melt, where some crystalline traces are lost but the Maltese cross appearance is still obvious, are possibly attributed to the long range of mol. orientation enhanced by microphase separation between two blocks. Moreover, these preserved spherulites have a significant effect on the subsequent crystallization, i.e. a faster radius growth rate and denser nucleation. This study highlights that a thermodynamically unstable structure can be fully preserved in a supercooled melt for a long time, which has never been reported elsewhere.
CrystEngComm published new progress about 135529-02-1. 135529-02-1 belongs to esters-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class azo,Alkenyl,Benzene,Ester,Ether, name is 6-(4-((4-Methoxyphenyl)diazenyl)phenoxy)hexyl methacrylate, and the molecular formula is C11H24O3, Formula: C23H28N2O4.
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