George Floudas

TL;DR: In this article, the self-assembly mechanism in poly(γ-benzyl-l-glutamate) copolymer melts has been studied using X-ray scattering, polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and FTIR spectroscopy.

TL;DR: The viscoelastic response indicated that the structural defects arise from locally aggregated chains that inhibit the flow of oligopeptides and the alpha process is attributed to the relaxation of amorphous segments located between and at the end of helically ordered segments.

TL;DR: The crystallization of highly isotactic polypropylene confined in self-ordered nanoporous alumina is studied by differential scanning calorimetry to enhance the understanding of nanocomposites containing semicrystalline polymers and reveal design criteria for polymeric nanofibers with tailored mechanical and optical properties.

TL;DR: The behavior of polymer fluids in restricted space can be very different from that in the bulk, especially when themolecules are confined to dimensions comparable to their sizes as discussed by the authors, and the dynamics of macromolecules in thin films or in porous media has attracted the scientific interest for more than a decadewith the general trends in the data and the outstanding issueshighlighted in a number of reviews.

TL;DR: The phase state of 25 poly(ethylene oxide-b-isoprene) (PEO−PI) diblock copolymers spanning the composition range 0.05 < fPEO < 0.8 has been studied using small-angle X-ray scattering and rheology as mentioned in this paper.