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Single crystals of poly(oxymethylene) were prepared isothermally from dilute solution in various solvents such as phenol, m-cresol, fulfuryl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, and acetophenone, and the surface free energies of the single crystals were estimated from the relation between the folded length and crystallization temperature using the modified Lauritzen and Hoffman equation. It is pointed out that more regularly folded single crystals may be formed with solvent having a larger thermo-dynamic interaction parameter and larger molar volume. This result is compared with that of polyethylene single crystals previously reported.
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Korenaga, T., Hamada, F. & Nakajima, A. Surface Free Energy of Poly(oxymethylene) Single Crystals Grown in Various Solvents. Polym J 3, 21–27 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.3.21
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