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Spherulitic growth rate of isotactic polystyrene was measured in a wide range of temperature using an original technique involving self-seeding and an accurate temperature control. The data are analysed according to the theoretical treatment of surface nucleation put forward by Hoffman et al. The free energy changes during crystallization are evaluated using three approximations, whereas the contribution of the mass transport to the growth rate was derived on the basis of the free volume, or the configurational free energy approach. The critical comparison of the theoretical predictions with the experimental data leads to conclusions concerning the practical use, the reliability and limitations of the present theroretical concepts.
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Suzuki, T., Kovacs, A. Temperature Dependence of Spherulitic Growth Rate of Isotactic Polystyrene. A Critical Comparison with the Kinetic theory of Surface Nucleation. Polym J 1, 82–100 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.1.82
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