scholarly journals Heterogeneous directional mobility in the early stages of polymer crystallization

2008 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 014903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naida Lacevic ◽  
Laurence E. Fried ◽  
Richard H. Gee
Polymer ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (24) ◽  
pp. 7467-7476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Wurm ◽  
Ragab Soliman ◽  
Christoph Schick

1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 2444-2450 ◽  
Author(s):  
František Lednický ◽  
Miroslava Muchová

To monitor early stages of spherulite growth, a microscopical method has been worked out based on the photometrical measurement of the intensity of depolarized light during isothermal crystallization. Application of the technique to polypropylene yields the evidence of existence of nucleation induction time which reflects the processes taking place prior to the onset of spherulite growth, viz. the formation of stable crystal nuclei. Using the method, it is possible to evaluate also systems with a dispersed phase, the interfacial relations being reflected in the induction time of the nucleation on the surface of the dispersed phase. Application to the model PP/carbon fibres system yields differing results for carbon fibres of various provenance and of various properties.


Author(s):  
George G. Cocks ◽  
Louis Leibovitz ◽  
DoSuk D. Lee

Our understanding of the structure and the formation of inorganic minerals in the bivalve shells has been considerably advanced by the use of electron microscope. However, very little is known about the ultrastructure of valves in the larval stage of the oysters. The present study examines the developmental changes which occur between the time of conception to the early stages of Dissoconch in the Crassostrea virginica(Gmelin), focusing on the initial deposition of inorganic crystals by the oysters.The spawning was induced by elevating the temperature of the seawater where the adult oysters were conditioned. The eggs and sperm were collected separately, then immediately mixed for the fertilizations to occur. Fertilized animals were kept in the incubator where various stages of development were stopped and observed. The detailed analysis of the early stages of growth showed that CaCO3 crystals(aragonite), with orthorhombic crystal structure, are deposited as early as gastrula stage(Figuresla-b). The next stage in development, the prodissoconch, revealed that the crystal orientation is in the form of spherulites.


Author(s):  
S. Mahajan

The evolution of dislocation channels in irradiated metals during deformation can be envisaged to occur in three stages: (i) formation of embryonic cluster free regions, (ii) growth of these regions into microscopically observable channels and (iii) termination of their growth due to the accumulation of dislocation damage. The first two stages are particularly intriguing, and we have attempted to follow the early stages of channel formation in polycrystalline molybdenum, irradiated to 5×1019 n. cm−2 (E > 1 Mev) at the reactor ambient temperature (∼ 60°C), using transmission electron microscopy. The irradiated samples were strained, at room temperature, up to the macroscopic yield point.Figure 1 illustrates the early stages of channel formation. The observations suggest that the cluster free regions, such as A, B and C, form in isolated packets, which could subsequently link-up to evolve a channel.


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