Description: I Structure and Properties.- Polymer Structure and Morphology.- Structure and Morphology of Semicrystalline Polymers.- Modern Structural Characterization Techniques Using Synchrotron Radiation to Study Structure Development.- Crystallization Mechanisms and Relevant Theories.- Overall Crystallization Kinetics; Application to Transcrystallinity.- Structure-Microhardness Correlation of Polymers and Blends.- Fracture and Fatigue Behaviour of Semicrystalline Polymers as a Function of Microstructural and Molecular Parameters.- II Structure Development During Processing.- Rheology and Structure Development.- Structure and Property Development During the Melt Spinning of Synthetic Fibres.- Real-Time Monitoring of Fast Birefringence Changes During Crystallization of Preoriented Polyethylene Terephthalate) and Poly(Lactic Acid) Films.- Post Processing Behaviour of a Semicrystalline Polymer.- Processing-Structure-Properties Relationships in Injection Moulded Parts.- Physical Properties Enhancements by Composition and Microstructure Control.- III Structure Development in Blends and Composites.- Flow-Induced Mixing and Demixing in Polymer Blends.- Microfibrillar Reinforced Composites -- Another Approach to Polymer Blends Processing.- Processing and Properties of Polymer Microlayered Systems.- Modelling of Short Fibre-Reinforced Thermoplastics' Flows in Polymer Processing.- Outlook: Future Trends In Polymer Processing.- Author Index.

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