Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.25, No.1, 355-359, 2004
High-throughput screening of the influence of thermal treatment on the mechanical properties of semicrystalline polymers: A case study for iPP
High-throughput screening is a convenient tool to determine the influence of parameters, such as composition or processing conditions on certain materials' properties. In the present study, iPP was used to construct a combinatorial library made from a processing temperature gradient requiring only a minimised amount of material. Clear changes in the crystalline modification and crystal morphology of the iPP, and their impact on mechanical properties have been identified.
Keywords:combinatorial chemistry;high-throughput techniques;mechanical properties;poly(propylene) (PP)