Microfocus X-ray Diffraction of Spherulites of Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate.
The microfocus X-ray beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility has been used to investigate the variation in molecular orientation and crystallinity in spherulites of the organic polymer poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB). This is the first report of the correlation of optical and X-ray measurements on spherulitic polymer films where X-ray diffraction patterns have been recorded and displayed continuously in real time while the specimen was tracked in steps of 10 mum across an incident X-ray beam with a diameter as small as 10 mum.
Mahendrasingam
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Martin
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Fuller
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Blundell
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Mackerron
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Rule
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Oldman
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Liggat
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Riekel
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Engström
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