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Structure‐Property Relationships in a Polymer

1974; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/anie.197401131

1521-3773

E. H. Andrews,

biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Abstract The way in which polymer molecular structure controls structure on higher levels of organization in a solid polymer is briefly reviewed, as is also the way in which structure, on all levels, controls physical properties. The “line of descent” from molecular structure to physical properties is then illustrated for cis ‐polyisoprene (natural rubber). It is shown how the crystalline‐amorphous morphology in the solid is controlled both by the chemical microstructure of the polymer and by the physical conditions (temperature, time, strain) under which solidification occurs. By changing these “processing conditions” great changes can be effected in the morphology.