Multiscale time resolving study of the crystallisation of nanofibrils of a molecular gelator

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This experiment exploits the unique capability of Nimrod to study the crystallisation of nanofibrils of a molecular gelator dibenzylidene sorbitol from alkane solutions on multiple length scales. Such gelators are used industrially to control polymer morphology. We wish to obtain high quality time-resolved neutron scattering starting from the quiescent homogenous solution and extending through the formation of crystalline nanofibrils. We wish to understand the crystal structure and morphology of these nanofibrils. Our ultimate focus is on industrial crystalline polymers where the properties of products are strongly connected with the crystalline morphology developed in the processing stage. By understanding the nanofibrils we can further develop our model of their behaviour in polymers so we can help develop enhanced healthcare and industrial products.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.82820592
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/82820592
Provenance
Creator Dr Tom Headen; Dr Sara Gomes; Dr Saeed Mohan; Dr Fred Davis; Professor Geoffrey Mitchell; Dr Tristan Youngs; Dr Artur Mateus
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2020
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Photon- and Neutron Geosciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2017-03-02T09:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2017-03-05T09:00:00Z