{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7204097006","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","title":"Thermal fractionation based on Successive Self-Nucleation and Annealing (SSA) and structural analysis of polyaryletherketone copolymers","display_name":"Thermal fractionation based on Successive Self-Nucleation and Annealing (SSA) and structural analysis of polyaryletherketone copolymers","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-08-24","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7204097006","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S157859649","display_name":"Polymer Testing","issn_l":"0142-9418","issn":["0142-9418","1873-2348"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-b","jufo-1","norway-1","oarl","poland-100","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Polymer Testing","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072739533","display_name":"Monis Luqman Mohammed","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23923803","display_name":"University of Exeter","ror":"https://ror.org/03yghzc09","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Monis L. Mohammed","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5090140152","display_name":"Nan Yi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-0509","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-0509"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23923803","display_name":"University of Exeter","ror":"https://ror.org/03yghzc09","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nan Yi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5096969423","display_name":"Melany McBean","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3246-847X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3246-847X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23923803","display_name":"University of Exeter","ror":"https://ror.org/03yghzc09","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Melany McBean","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5106135065","display_name":"Ken E. Evans","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23923803","display_name":"University of Exeter","ror":"https://ror.org/03yghzc09","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ken E. Evans","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5111721817","display_name":"Adam Chaplin","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4514-0256","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4514-0256"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210094666","display_name":"Victrex (United Kingdom)","ror":"https://ror.org/00pnzak35","country_code":"GB","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210094666"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Adam Chaplin","raw_affiliation_strings":["Victrex Manufacturing Limited, Hillhouse International, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4QD, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Victrex Manufacturing Limited, Hillhouse International, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4QD, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210094666"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5061572177","display_name":"Oana Ghita","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3125-4006","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3125-4006"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I23923803","display_name":"University of Exeter","ror":"https://ror.org/03yghzc09","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Oana Ghita","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, United Kingdom","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5072739533"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I23923803"],"apc_list":{"value":3370,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3370},"apc_paid":{"value":3370,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3370},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"162","issue":null,"first_page":"109337","last_page":"109337"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10389","display_name":"Polymer crystallization and properties","score":0.9994999766349792,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2507","display_name":"Polymers and Plastics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/25","display_name":"Materials Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10389","display_name":"Polymer crystallization and properties","score":0.9994999766349792,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2507","display_name":"Polymers and Plastics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/25","display_name":"Materials Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10661","display_name":"biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2502","display_name":"Biomaterials"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/25","display_name":"Materials Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12358","display_name":"Thermal and Kinetic Analysis","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2505","display_name":"Materials Chemistry"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/25","display_name":"Materials Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/poly-aryl-ether-ketone","display_name":"poly(aryl ether ketone)","score":0.9079999923706055},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/self-nucleation","display_name":"self-nucleation","score":0.7549999952316284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/successive-self-nucleation-and-annealing","display_name":"successive self-nucleation and annealing","score":0.9660000205039978},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/thermal-fractionation","display_name":"thermal fractionation","score":0.9890000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/lamellar-thickness-distribution","display_name":"lamellar thickness distribution","score":0.7820000052452087},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/comonomer-ratio","display_name":"comonomer ratio","score":0.8399999737739563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/molecular-branching","display_name":"molecular branching","score":0.6600000262260437},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/self-seeding","display_name":"self-seeding","score":0.7720000147819519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/semi-crystalline-polymers","display_name":"semicrystalline polymers","score":0.828000009059906}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192562407","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228736","display_name":"Materials science","level":0,"score":0.9156000018119812},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15920480","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421281","display_name":"Copolymer","level":3,"score":0.7390999794006348},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777855556","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4339544","display_name":"Annealing (glass)","level":2,"score":0.6717000007629395},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97428945","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15305109","display_name":"Fractionation","level":2,"score":0.5270000100135803},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204530211","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752823","display_name":"Thermal","level":2,"score":0.5091999769210815},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42360764","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83588","display_name":"Chemical engineering","level":1,"score":0.5069000124931335},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C129446986","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542419","display_name":"Thermal analysis","level":3,"score":0.4652000069618225},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95311098","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7783078","display_name":"Thermal treatment","level":2,"score":0.27549999952316284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C521977710","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81163","display_name":"Polymer","level":2,"score":0.2745000123977661},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C59061564","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7783071","display_name":"Thermal stability","level":2,"score":0.27160000801086426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C188027245","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q750446","display_name":"Polymer chemistry","level":1,"score":0.2596000134944916}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S157859649","display_name":"Polymer Testing","issn_l":"0142-9418","issn":["0142-9418","1873-2348"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-b","jufo-1","norway-1","oarl","poland-100","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Polymer Testing","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"doi:10.2139/ssrn.5987324","doi":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5987324","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5987324","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172589","display_name":"SSRN Electronic Journal","issn_l":"1556-5068","issn":["1556-5068"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1318003438","host_organization_name":"RELX Group (Netherlands)","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1318003438"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"posted-content"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:b18c68bf1bf04495ab34c800aba9cf4f","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/b18c68bf1bf04495ab34c800aba9cf4f","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Polymer Testing, Vol 162, Iss , Pp 109337- (2026)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2026.109337","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S157859649","display_name":"Polymer Testing","issn_l":"0142-9418","issn":["0142-9418","1873-2348"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","doaj","dongbi-b","jufo-1","norway-1","oarl","poland-100","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Polymer Testing","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320275","display_name":"University of Exeter","ror":"https://ror.org/03yghzc09"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":55,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1112636724","https://openalex.org/W1825539977","https://openalex.org/W1827337370","https://openalex.org/W1970872970","https://openalex.org/W1980936127","https://openalex.org/W2006424831","https://openalex.org/W2010749533","https://openalex.org/W2018283795","https://openalex.org/W2018911398","https://openalex.org/W2022245271","https://openalex.org/W2022311375","https://openalex.org/W2025962377","https://openalex.org/W2027111061","https://openalex.org/W2032823201","https://openalex.org/W2046661350","https://openalex.org/W2048464355","https://openalex.org/W2049446414","https://openalex.org/W2053917325","https://openalex.org/W2054559703","https://openalex.org/W2059685365","https://openalex.org/W2068725630","https://openalex.org/W2071017328","https://openalex.org/W2075761832","https://openalex.org/W2085866432","https://openalex.org/W2160260327","https://openalex.org/W2312456994","https://openalex.org/W2333482708","https://openalex.org/W2334895277","https://openalex.org/W2494094862","https://openalex.org/W2569082314","https://openalex.org/W2782677801","https://openalex.org/W2791020376","https://openalex.org/W2909830856","https://openalex.org/W2995014417","https://openalex.org/W2996508520","https://openalex.org/W3030605370","https://openalex.org/W3043088493","https://openalex.org/W3044617279","https://openalex.org/W3133646483","https://openalex.org/W3184601698","https://openalex.org/W3202583422","https://openalex.org/W4221062701","https://openalex.org/W4229025423","https://openalex.org/W4290005695","https://openalex.org/W4308190786","https://openalex.org/W4381612916","https://openalex.org/W4386600126","https://openalex.org/W4386913069","https://openalex.org/W4387188353","https://openalex.org/W4387611114","https://openalex.org/W4388975752","https://openalex.org/W4396831047","https://openalex.org/W4400155996","https://openalex.org/W7128691209","https://openalex.org/W7167817189"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7117554816","https://openalex.org/W4386600126","https://openalex.org/W2085866432","https://openalex.org/W2070205399","https://openalex.org/W1007772950","https://openalex.org/W1999327604","https://openalex.org/W2036531280","https://openalex.org/W1977712974","https://openalex.org/W2799454149","https://openalex.org/W2593082273"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Polyaryletherketones":[0],"(PAEKs)":[1,97],"are":[2],"high-performance":[3],"semicrystalline":[4],"polymers":[5],"recognised":[6],"for":[7,22,160],"their":[8,78],"remarkable":[9],"thermal":[10,88,91,155],"stability,":[11],"chemical":[12],"resistance,":[13],"and":[14,30,52,55,84,90,110,126,177,208,217,225],"mechanical":[15],"strength.":[16],"These":[17,201],"properties":[18],"make":[19],"them":[20],"suitable":[21],"applications":[23],"across":[24],"many":[25],"sectors,":[26],"including":[27,123],"aerospace,":[28],"automotive,":[29],"biomedical.":[31],"Their":[32],"crystallisation":[33],"behaviour":[34,89,170],"throughout":[35],"the":[36,40,43,49,75,87,108,119,131,140,161,192,204,220,233],"manufacturing":[37],"process":[38],"determines":[39],"performance":[41],"of":[42,63,77,94,130,139,148,182,194,206,222,235],"final":[44],"product.":[45],"This":[46],"work":[47],"utilises":[48],"Self-Nucleation":[50,54],"(SN)":[51],"Successive":[53],"Annealing":[56],"(SSA)":[57],"protocols":[58],"to":[59,144,210,218],"examine":[60],"a":[61,114,198],"range":[62],"polyetheretherketone":[64],"(PEEK)":[65],"-":[66],"poly":[67],"(ether":[68],"diphenyl":[69],"ether":[70],"ketone)":[71],"(PEDEK)":[72],"copolymer":[73,132],"variants,":[74,112],"impact":[76],"molecular":[79,226],"architecture,":[80],"particularly":[81],"comonomer":[82,223],"ratios":[83],"branching,":[85],"on":[86,228],"domain":[92],"regions":[93,128],"various":[95],"polyaryletherketone":[96],"grades.":[98],"The":[99,134],"analysis":[100,136],"revealed":[101],"significant":[102],"differences":[103],"in":[104,118,172,180,197,214],"self-nucleation":[105],"region":[106],"between":[107],"linear":[109,120],"branched":[111],"with":[113],"wider":[115],"temperature":[116],"spread":[117],"PAEK":[121],"grades":[122],"melt":[124],"memory":[125],"self-seeding":[127],"independent":[129],"ratio.":[133],"SSA":[135,209],"allowed":[137],"deconvolution":[138],"fractionated":[141],"melting":[142,169],"peaks":[143],"provide":[145],"semi-quantitative":[146],"estimates":[147],"lamellar":[149,229],"thickness":[150],"distributions.":[151],"A":[152,187],"distinct":[153],"bimodal":[154],"fractionation":[156],"response":[157],"was":[158],"observed":[159],"65:35":[162],"composition,":[163],"independently":[164],"supported":[165],"by":[166],"broad":[167],"asymmetric":[168],"visible":[171],"standard":[173],"DSC":[174],"heating":[175],"curves,":[176],"is":[178],"discussed":[179],"terms":[181],"multiple":[183],"plausible":[184],"structural":[185],"origins.":[186],"higher":[188],"PEDEK":[189],"content":[190],"promotes":[191],"development":[193],"thinner":[195],"lamellae":[196],"greater":[199],"proportion.":[200],"findings":[202],"highlight":[203],"capability":[205],"SN":[207],"resolve":[211],"crystalline":[212],"heterogeneity":[213],"PEEK-PEDEK":[215],"copolymers":[216],"explain":[219],"effects":[221],"composition":[224],"architecture":[227],"population":[230],"distributions":[231],"beyond":[232],"resolution":[234],"conventional":[236],"DSC.":[237]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-12T12:28:57.059296","created_date":"2026-08-25T00:00:00"}