Structure Development During Polymer Processing

Preface. List of Authors. Part I: Structure and Properties. Polymer Structure and Morphology; L.A. Utracki. Structure and Morphology of Semicrystalline Polymers; J.M. Haudin, B. Monasse. Modern Structural Characterization Techniques Using Synchrotron Radiation to Study Structure Development; A.J. Ryan. Crystallization Mechanisms and Relevant Theories; J.M. Haudin, B. Monasse. Overall Crystallization Kinetics; Application to Transcrystallinity; N. Billon, J.M. Haudin. Structure-Microhardness Correlation of Polymers and Blends; F.J. Baltá Calleja. Fracture and Fatigue Behaviour of Semicrystalline Polymers as a Function of Microstructural and Molecular Parameters; J. Karger-Kocsis. Part II: Structure Development During Processing. Rheology and Structure Development; J.L. White. Structure and Property Development During the Melt Spinning of Synthetic Fibres; J.E. Spruiell. Real-Time Monitoring of Fast Birefringence Changes During Crystallization of Preoriented Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) and Poly(lactic acid) Films; M. Cakmak, et al. Post Processing Behaviour of a Semicrystalline Polymer; S. Piccarolo. Processing-Structure-Properties Relationships in Injection Moulded Parts; A.M. Cunha, et al. Physical Properties Enhancement by Composition and Microstructure Control; M.J. Bevis. Part III: Structure Development in Blends and Composites. Flow-Induced Mixing and Demixing in Polymer Blends; B.A. Wolf. Microfibrillar Reinforced Composites - Another Approach to Polymer Blends Processing; M. Evstatiev, et al. Processing and Properties of Polymer Microlayered Systems; E. Baer, et al. Modelling of Short Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics' Flows in Polymer Processing; M. Vincent.Outlook: Future Trends in Polymer Processing; M.J. Bevis.