High resolution electron microscopy of bis-(-2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate crystalline polymers

Microsc Res Tech. 1998 Jan 1;40(1):41-8. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19980101)40:1<41::AID-JEMT6>3.0.CO;2-#.

Abstract

High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) studies of Bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate (BHET) crystals, prepared by a novel method which allows one to obtain large crystallites (of the order of several centimeters) are reported. The details of the crystallography, including polymorphism, as determined by X-ray diffractometry and infrared spectroscopy and their relation to the micrographs and electron diffraction results are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Microscopy, Electron / methods*
  • Phthalic Acids / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Phthalic Acids
  • Polymers
  • bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)terephthalate