Chemical Structure Drives Memory Effects in the Crystallization of Homopolymers
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Although the study of melt memory has attracted much interest, the effect of polymer chemical structure on its origin has not been fully elucidated. In this work, we study the melt memory effects by differential scanning calorimetry employing a self-nucleation protocol. We use homologous series of homopolymers containing different polar groups and a different number of methylene groups in their repeating units: polycarbonate, polyesters, polyethers, and polyamides. We show that melt memory in homopolymers is generally controlled by the strength of the intermolecular interactions. The incorporation of methylene groups reduces the melt memory effects by decreasing the strength of segmental chain interactions, which is reflected by the decrease in dipolar moments and solubility parameters. This work presents for the first time a unified view of the melt memory effects in different homopolymers.
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It has been postulated that self-nuclei in Domain IIa can be regions in the melt where partial orientation of the chains remains, due to the survival of inter-segmental interactions that were present in the crystalline state.
“It has been postulated that they can be regions in the melt where partial orientation of the chains remain, thanks to the survival of inter-segmental interactions that were present in the crystalline state [ 321 , 322 , 333-337 ].”
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- Authors
- Sangroniz, L., Sangroniz, A., Meabe, L., Basterretxea, A., Sardon, H., Cavallo, D., & Müller, A. J.
- Affiliations
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- POLYMAT and Polymer Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal, 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- University of Genoa (IT)
- Ikerbasque (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Sangroniz, Leire
- Cavallo, Dario
- Müller, Alejandro J.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Macromolecules
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2020-06-11
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 4874-4881
- ISSN
- 0024-9297 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5835
- OpenAlex
- W3035752603
- Cited by
- 84
- References
- 31
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- 2026: 11 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 3.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
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- Macromolecules (publishedVersion)
- Communities in ADDI (Universidad del Pais Vasco) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Hispana (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministerio de Econom?a y Competitividad (MAT2017-83014-C2-1-P)
- H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (778092)
- Eusko Jaurlaritza (IT1309-19)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Material Dynamics and Properties
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes › Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
- Keywords
- polymer crystallization, homopolymers, chemical structure effects, homologous series, self-nucleation, intermolecular interactions, methylene groups, polar groups, polycarbonate, polyesters, polyethers, polyamide, dipole moment, solubility parameter
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