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Confined crystallization in polymer nanolayered films: A review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2012

Joel M. Carr ,
Deepak S. Langhe ,
Michael T. Ponting ,
Anne Hiltner  and
Eric Baer
Joel M. Carr
Affiliation:
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7202
Deepak S. Langhe
Affiliation:
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7202
Michael T. Ponting
Affiliation:
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7202
Anne Hiltner
Affiliation:
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7202
Eric Baer*
Affiliation:
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Center for Layered Polymeric Systems, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7202
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: exb6@case.edu
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Abstract

Recent advances utilizing forced assembly multilayer coextrusion have led to the development of a new approach to study the structure–property relationships of confined polymer crystallization. Confinement of crystalline polymer materials in layer thicknesses ranging from hundreds to tens of nanometers thick, resulted in multilayer films possessing enhanced gas barrier properties. The enhanced gas barrier has been attributed to nanolayer confinement of the crystalline polymer resulting in a highly ordered intralayer lamellae orientation extending over micron or larger scale areas. Research into the confined crystallization mechanism of the multilayered polymer films has resulted in several material case studies as well as an understanding of the chemical and thermodynamic parameters that control the degree and rate of the confinement in multilayer polymer systems. This review highlights our recent studies on the confinement of poly(ethylene oxide), poly(ε-caprolactone), polypropylene, and poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymers in multilayered films.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 27 , Issue 10: Focus Issue: Crystallization Processes in Polymer-Based Materials , 28 May 2012 , pp. 1326 - 1350
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