TERCJAK A.

This work presents an in-depth study of fiber-induced nucleation and crystalline morphology in polybutene-1/single-fiber composites. The nucleation ability of various fibers, including carbon, glass, polypropylene (PP), poly(L-lactide) (PLLA), and stereocomplex (SC)-poly(lactide), is investigated via polarized optical microscopy. A polybutene-1...

We investigate for the first time the morphology and crystallization of two novel tetrablock quarterpolymers of polyethylene (PE), poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL), and poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) with four potentially crystallizable blocks: PE187.1-b-PEO3715.1-b-PCL2610.4-b-PLLA197.6 (Q1) and...

The nucleation process of poly(lactide) (PLA) on a series of fibers was studied by means of in situ polarized optical microscope during crystallization. Several synthetic and natural fibers (polyethylene terephthalate, carbon, Kevlar, glass, hemp, linen, and cellulose) were employed and compared to custom-spun fiber of stereocomplex (SC)...