Crystallization of polymer blends

Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials, CNR, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy 

6 Polymer Blends with Liquid-Crystalline Components, 314 

2 Mesomorphism and Phase Transition Behavior of Liquid Crystals and Liquid Crystal Polymers, 314 

Polymer blends represent one of the most important research topics in the field of macromolecular science. Since the last decades of the 20th century, increasing attention has been given to the study of the structure, properties, and processing of polymer blends from academic, industrial, and governmental institutions. Several thousand of scientific publications and patents are published annually in this field. The main reason for the 

Handbook of Polymer Crystallization, First Edition. Edited by Ewa Piorkowska and Gregory C. Rutledge. 2013 John Wiley Sons, Inc. Published 2013 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

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