Polymer Crystallization: Obervations, Concepts and Interpretations Book

1	Introduction	1
2	Polymer Crystallization Viewed in the General Context of Particle Formation and Crystallization	7
3	Role of Metastable Phases in Polymer Crystallization; Early Stages of Crystal Growth	17
4	A Comparative Study of the Mechanisms of Initial Crystallization and Recrystallization after Melting in Syndiotactic Polypropene and Isotactic Polystyrene	48
5	Polymer Crystallization Viewed by Magnetic Alignment	64
6	Following Crystallization in Polymers Using AFM	82
7	Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Semicrystalline Polymers at Variable Temperature	98
8	Crystallization of Polymers in Thin Films: Model Experiments	131
9	A Generic Model for Growth and Morphogenesis of Polymer Crystals in Two Dimensions	153
10	Structure Formation and Chain-Folding in Supercooled Polymer Melts. Some Ideas from MD Simulations with a Coarse-Grained Model	177
11	Lamellar Ethylene Oxide-Butadiene Block Copolymer Films as Model Systems for Confined Crystallisation	196
12	Crystallization Kinetical Peculiarities in Polymer Blends	208
13	Dendritic Growth of Polyethylene Oxide on Patterned Surfaces	238
14	Vitrification and Devitrification of the Rigid Amorphous Fraction in Semicrystalline Polymers Revealed from Frequency Dependent Heat Capacity	252
15	Probing Crystallization Studying Amorphous Phase Evolution	275
16	Modeling Polymer Crystallization: DSC Approach	297
17	A Computational Model for Processing of Semicrystalline Polymers: The Effects of Flow-Induced Crystallization	312
18	Physical Cross Links in Amorphous PET, Influence of Cooling Rate and Ageing	325
19	Maximum Crystal Growth Rate and Its Corresponding State in Polymeric Materials	343
20	Lamellar Growth in Melt-Crystallizing Polymers: Some Effect Related to a Nucleating Agent	366
21	Outlook and Open Questions: A Personal View	378
	Subject Index	383