Change in Concentration of Amorphous Region Due to Crystallization in PTT/PET Miscible Blends
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of PTT/PET Blends
2.3. Characterization
2.3.1. Polarized Optical Microscopic Observation
2.3.2. Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Measurements
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Exclusion of PTT during the Spherulite Growth of PET
3.2. Three-Stage Spherulite Growth Process of PET by Exclusion of PTT
3.3. Spherulite Growth in the Excluded PTT Amorphous Region
3.4. Evidence for Exclusion of PTT from the Interlamellar Region
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Tc/°C | PET | Blend | ΔAM/nm | |||||
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L/nm | d/nm | AM/nm | L/nm | d/nm | AM/nm | |||
220 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 3.4 | |
230 | 13.4 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 18.2 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 3.2 | |
240 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 2.1 |
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Sugeno, K.; Saito, H. Change in Concentration of Amorphous Region Due to Crystallization in PTT/PET Miscible Blends. Polymers 2024, 16, 2332. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16162332
Sugeno K, Saito H. Change in Concentration of Amorphous Region Due to Crystallization in PTT/PET Miscible Blends. Polymers. 2024; 16(16):2332. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16162332
Chicago/Turabian StyleSugeno, Kousuke, and Hiromu Saito. 2024. "Change in Concentration of Amorphous Region Due to Crystallization in PTT/PET Miscible Blends" Polymers 16, no. 16: 2332. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16162332