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Polymer-Crystallization

Polarized light microscopical image of a poly[ethylene-block-(L,L-lactide)] spherulite crystallized at 140°C. Only the polylactide block is able to crystallize.
For more details see:
"Controlled synthesis and characterization of poly[ethylene-block-(L,L-lactide)]s by combining catalytic ethylene oligomerization with "coordination-insertion" ring-opening polymerization."
Jochen O. Ring, Ralf Thomann, Rolf Mülhaupt, Jean-Marie Raquez, Philippe Degee, Philippe Dubois
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (2007), 208(8), 896-902

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