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The effects of the kind of solvents, the molecular weight of the polymer, and the concentration of solute in solution on the fold length of polymer single crystals formed from solution were investigated. It was found that these effects on the fold length of polymer single crystals were explained very well from kinetic theory but not from equilibrium theory. It was concluded that the chain folded polymer crystallization, therefore, normally proceeds by means of the kinetic mechanism of secondary nucleation.
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Hamada, F., Korenaga, T. & Nakajima, A. The Effects of Solvent, Molecular Weight, and Concentration on the Fold Length of Solution-Grown Polymer Single Crystals. Polym J 8, 341–346 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.8.341
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