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Effects of crystallization condition of poly(ethylene succinate) on the crystallization of poly(ethylene oxide) in their blends

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The effects of the crystallization temperatures of poly(ethylene succinate) (PES) on the crystallization behavior of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) in their blends were investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry, atomic force microscopy, and laser confocal fluorescent microscopy. It was found that confined and fractional crystallization of PEO takes place in the PES/PEO blends at all blend ratios if PES is crystallized at higher crystallization temperatures. And morphological observation gives a direct evidence of the different location distribution of PEO, resulting in the confined and fractional crystallization behavior.

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The financial support by Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China (Program No. 2011JQ2004), National Natural Science Foundations of China (21076120), Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Education Department (Program No. 11JK0576), Scientific Research Foundation of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (No. BJ11-08) and Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Zhejiang Province of China (Program No. 2011C31004) are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Haijun Wang, Tingshan Zhao, Xuechuan Wang, Peiying Guo, Longfang Ren, Taotao Qiang, Xiaomin Luo & Xihuai Qiang

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Wang, H., Zhao, T., Wang, X. et al. Effects of crystallization condition of poly(ethylene succinate) on the crystallization of poly(ethylene oxide) in their blends. Polym. Bull. 69, 955–965 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-012-0806-y

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