Polymer Morphology Flashcards
1
Q
PE
A
Polyethylene
2
Q
HDPE
A
Semi-crystalline: 70-90% “high”
3
Q
LDPE
A
Semi-crystalline: ~50%
4
Q
UHMWPE
A
Semi-crystalline: ~60%
5
Q
PP
A
Polypropylene
6
Q
Isotactic PP
A
Semi-crystalline: 70-90% “high”
7
Q
Syndiotactic PP
A
Semi-crystalline
8
Q
Atactic PP
A
Amorphous
9
Q
PS
A
Polystyrene
10
Q
Isotactic PS
A
Semi-crystalline: 70-90% “high”
11
Q
Syndiotactic PS
A
Semi-crystalline
12
Q
Atactic PS
A
Amorphous
13
Q
TFE
A
Tetrafluoroethylene
14
Q
PTFE
A
Semi-crystalline: 70-90% “high”
15
Q
VC
A
Vinyl chloride
16
Q
PVC
A
Semi-crystalline
17
Q
VA or VOH
A
Vinyl alcohol
18
Q
PVA or PVOH
A
Semi-crystalline
19
Q
MMA
A
Methyl methacrylate
20
Q
PMMA
A
Amorphous
21
Q
HEMA
A
Hydroxyethylmethacrylate
22
Q
PHEMA
A
Amorphous
23
Q
DMS
A
Dimethyl siloxane
24
Q
PDMS
A
Semi-crystalline
25
Nylon 6,6
Semi-crystalline
26
EG or EO
Ethylene glycol
27
PEG (aka PEO)
Semi-crystalline
28
ET
Ethylene terephthalate
29
PET
Semi-crystalline
30
C
Carbonate
31
PC
Amorphous
32
GA*
Glycolic acid
33
PGA*
Semi-crystalline: (~50%)
34
LLA*
L-lactic acid
35
PLLA*
Semi-crystalline: ( ~40%)
36
DLLA*
DL-lactic acid
37
PDLLA*
Amorphous
38
DS*
Dioxanone
39
PDS*
Semi-crystalline
40
CL*
ε-caprolactone
41
PCL*
Semi-crystalline
42
Amorphous
Atactic PP, Atactic PS, PMMA, PHEMA, PC, PDLLA
43
Highly Crystalline
HDPE, Isotactic PP, Isotactic PS, PTFE
44
Biodegradable
PGA, PLLA, PDLLA, PDS, PCL
