SHI G.

The crystal transition from Form II to Form I of isotactic polybutene-1 (PB-1) occurs spontaneously and irreversibly when the polymer is stored at room temperature. The transition kinetics is influenced not only by the thermal history, but also by spatial confinement. In this study, the crystal transition of infiltrated PB-1 within 400 nm...

The effect of confinement on the crystallization, crystal orientation, and polymorphic crystal transition of bulk and infiltrated polybutene-1 (PB-1) within anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates were studied. After cooling from the melt, PB-1 within AAO templates crystallized into tetragonal Form II directly. The nucleation process inside the...