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IN a previous communication1, it has been reported that when polyethylene terephthalate crystallizes, it forms spherulites, which consist of radiating helically wound ribbons, and that other synthetic polymers behave similarly. The present communication describes effects observed with polyethylene and polyamides.
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KELLER, A. Morphology of Crystalline Synthetic Polymers. Nature 171, 170–171 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171170b0
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