Index
289
Non-isothermal crystallization, 119, 136,
137, 140–142, 146
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID), 56, 60
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 56, 58,
169, 170, 189, 190
Nucleation, 1–4, 6, 8–18, 24, 26–30, 32,
34, 35, 37, 42, 45, 50, 65, 67, 91,
96, 97, 101, 102, 108, 111, 115, 133,
136, 143, 150–153, 157, 159, 160,
162, 164–166, 175, 221, 222, 227,
233–235, 238, 272
Nucleation rate, 2–4, 9–11, 14–16, 27, 35,
150, 151, 153
O
Organo-montmorillonite, 244
Orientation, 105, 149, 151, 154, 165, 217,
243, 245, 254, 256, 259, 261–263
Orientationally disordered crystals, 120
P
3PG, 170, 174, 175, 177–186, 188
Photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS), 56,
58
Plastic crystals, 89, 90, 99
Polyethylene (PE), 222, 243–249, 252, 253,
255, 257
Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) (PEN), 222,
227
Polyethylene oxide (PEO), 222, 225, 233
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), 196,
205, 206, 209, 222, 227, 230, 231,
233, 235
Polyhedral
oligomeric
silesquioxane
(POSS), 267, 268, 270–272, 276–
278, 282–284
Poly(L-lactide acid) (PLLA), 222, 235–237
Polyolefins, 243, 244, 246, 248, 263
Poly(pentamethylene terephthalate) (PPT),
196, 201, 203–205, 208
Polypropylene (PP)”, 243–248, 252, 253,
259, 263
Poly(propylene succinate) (PPS), 196, 207–
209
Poly(3-hydroxy butyrate) (PHB), 222, 226–
228, 230, 231, 235
Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT),
196, 205
Poly vinylacetate (PVAc), 56, 82, 83
Poly (vinyl methyl ether), 170
Poly vinylpyrrolidone (PVP), 56, 82, 83,
170, 175, 180, 182, 184, 187, 188,
191
Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy
(PALS), 56, 58
Probucol (PBC), 56, 60–63, 73–75
Propylene carbonate, 24, 36, 149, 150, 165
Q
Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS), 56,
58
R
Real time crystallization, 195
Relaxation time distribution, 268
Rigid amorphous fraction (RAF), 18, 268,
269, 275–277, 279, 280, 284
Rigid amorphous phase (RAP), 196, 205,
209, 218
S
Segmental mobility, 221
Small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), 196,
198–200, 211, 212, 215, 216
Smectic B, 120
Solubility, 25, 55–59, 75, 76, 78–80, 82–84,
165
Soluplus ® (SOP), 56, 83
Star-polymer, 268, 276
Stokes-Einstein exponent, 222
Strain induced crystallization, 195
Supercooled water, 169, 171, 190
T
Temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC), 56, 58,
170, 172, 177
Terahertz spectroscopy, 56, 58
Thermally stimulated depolarization current
(TSDC), 56
Thin polymer films, 221
Time-lag in nucleation, 2, 10, 11, 15
Time-temperature superposition, 56
Time-temperature-transformation, 23, 34,
150–152
Titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), 244, 249, 250
Tolman parameter, 2, 7
TPT diagram, 24, 38, 39
Treeing, 243, 254, 256, 261
Tri-propylene glycol, 170
TTT diagram, 24, 35, 38
289
Non-isothermal crystallization, 119, 136,
137, 140–142, 146
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID), 56, 60
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 56, 58,
169, 170, 189, 190
Nucleation, 1–4, 6, 8–18, 24, 26–30, 32,
34, 35, 37, 42, 45, 50, 65, 67, 91,
96, 97, 101, 102, 108, 111, 115, 133,
136, 143, 150–153, 157, 159, 160,
162, 164–166, 175, 221, 222, 227,
233–235, 238, 272
Nucleation rate, 2–4, 9–11, 14–16, 27, 35,
150, 151, 153
O
Organo-montmorillonite, 244
Orientation, 105, 149, 151, 154, 165, 217,
243, 245, 254, 256, 259, 261–263
Orientationally disordered crystals, 120
P
3PG, 170, 174, 175, 177–186, 188
Photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS), 56,
58
Plastic crystals, 89, 90, 99
Polyethylene (PE), 222, 243–249, 252, 253,
255, 257
Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate) (PEN), 222,
227
Polyethylene oxide (PEO), 222, 225, 233
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), 196,
205, 206, 209, 222, 227, 230, 231,
233, 235
Polyhedral
oligomeric
silesquioxane
(POSS), 267, 268, 270–272, 276–
278, 282–284
Poly(L-lactide acid) (PLLA), 222, 235–237
Polyolefins, 243, 244, 246, 248, 263
Poly(pentamethylene terephthalate) (PPT),
196, 201, 203–205, 208
Polypropylene (PP)”, 243–248, 252, 253,
259, 263
Poly(propylene succinate) (PPS), 196, 207–
209
Poly(3-hydroxy butyrate) (PHB), 222, 226–
228, 230, 231, 235
Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT),
196, 205
Poly vinylacetate (PVAc), 56, 82, 83
Poly (vinyl methyl ether), 170
Poly vinylpyrrolidone (PVP), 56, 82, 83,
170, 175, 180, 182, 184, 187, 188,
191
Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy
(PALS), 56, 58
Probucol (PBC), 56, 60–63, 73–75
Propylene carbonate, 24, 36, 149, 150, 165
Q
Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS), 56,
58
R
Real time crystallization, 195
Relaxation time distribution, 268
Rigid amorphous fraction (RAF), 18, 268,
269, 275–277, 279, 280, 284
Rigid amorphous phase (RAP), 196, 205,
209, 218
S
Segmental mobility, 221
Small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS), 196,
198–200, 211, 212, 215, 216
Smectic B, 120
Solubility, 25, 55–59, 75, 76, 78–80, 82–84,
165
Soluplus ® (SOP), 56, 83
Star-polymer, 268, 276
Stokes-Einstein exponent, 222
Strain induced crystallization, 195
Supercooled water, 169, 171, 190
T
Temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC), 56, 58,
170, 172, 177
Terahertz spectroscopy, 56, 58
Thermally stimulated depolarization current
(TSDC), 56
Thin polymer films, 221
Time-lag in nucleation, 2, 10, 11, 15
Time-temperature superposition, 56
Time-temperature-transformation, 23, 34,
150–152
Titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), 244, 249, 250
Tolman parameter, 2, 7
TPT diagram, 24, 38, 39
Treeing, 243, 254, 256, 261
Tri-propylene glycol, 170
TTT diagram, 24, 35, 38