Rufina Alamo
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Rufina Alamo's Degrees
- Bachelors Chemistry University of Barcelona
- Masters Polymer Science Complutense University of Madrid
- PhD Polymer Chemistry University of Seville
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Rufina G. Álamo Matesanz is a Spanish-American polymer scientist known particularly for her research on polyethylene and polypropylene and on sustainable polymers such as polyoxymethylene made from biomass. She is Simon Ostrach Professor of Engineering and distinguished research professor of chemical and biomedical engineering in the Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering.
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- Structural and Kinetic Factors Governing the Formation of the γ Polymorph of Isotactic Polypropylene (1999) (185)
- Formation of the α and γ polymorphs in random metallocene-propylene copolymers. Effect of concentration and type of comonomer (2003) (170)
- Thermodynamic and structural properties of copolymers of ethylene (1984) (152)
- Carbon nanotubes on a spider silk scaffold (2013) (138)
- Crystallization kinetics of random ethylene copolymers (1991) (133)
- Strong Memory Effect of Crystallization above the Equilibrium Melting Point of Random Copolymers (2013) (126)
- Small Angle Neutron Scattering Investigations of Melt Miscibility and Phase Segregation in Blends of Linear and Branched Polyethylenes as a Function of the Branch Content (1997) (122)
- Thermodynamic and structural properties of ethylene copolymers (1989) (120)
- Low electrical conductivity threshold and crystalline morphology of single-walled carbon nanotubes – high density polyethylene nanocomposites characterized by SEM, Raman spectroscopy and AFM (2007) (115)
- The crystallization behavior of random copolymers of ethylene (1994) (111)
- Phase behavior of blends of linear and branched polyethylenes in the molten and solid states by small-angle neutron scattering (1994) (102)
- A Re-examination of the Relation between the Melting Temperature and the Crystallization Temperature: Linear Polyethylene (1995) (96)
- Phase structure of random ethylene copolymers : a study of counit content and molecular weight as independent variables (1993) (95)
- The degree of crystallinity of monoclinic isotactic poly(propylene) (1999) (93)
- Morphological Partitioning of Ethylene Defects in Random Propylene−Ethylene Copolymers† (2000) (89)
- Influence of molecular weight on the melting and phase structure of random copolymers of ethylene (1992) (85)
- Thermoreversible gelation and crystallization of homopolymers and copolymers (1986) (85)
- Synthesis and Crystallization of Precision ADMET Polyolefins Containing Halogens (2006) (83)
- Separation of propene/1-alkene and ethylene/1-alkene copolymers by high-temperature adsorption liquid chromatography (2009) (82)
- Lamellar morphology of random metallocene propylene copolymers studied by atomic force microscopy (2004) (80)
- Effect of comonomer type on the crystallization kinetics and crystalline structure of random isotactic propylene 1 -alkene copolymers (2009) (78)
- Lamellar Thickness Distribution in Linear Polyethylene and Ethylene Copolymers (1994) (77)
- Crystallization Rates of Matched Fractions of MgCl2-Supported Ziegler Natta and Metallocene Isotactic Poly(Propylene)s. 1. The Role of Chain Microstructure† (2003) (71)
- The interphase thickness of linear polyethylene (1990) (70)
- Observation of Resonances Associated with Stereo and Regio Defects in the Crystalline Regions of Isotactic Polypropylene: Toward a Determination of Morphological Partitioning (2000) (69)
- Morphology of Blends of Linear and Short-Chain Branched Polyethylenes in the Solid State by Small-Angle Neutron and X-ray Scattering, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and Transmission Electron Microscopy (2000) (69)
- Morphology of Blends of Linear and Long-Chain-Branched Polyethylenes in the Solid State: A Study by SANS, SAXS, and DSC (1995) (60)
- Monte Carlo Simulations of Strong Memory Effect of Crystallization in Random Copolymers (2013) (60)
- The cocrystallization of polymers: Polyethylene and its copolymers (1988) (57)
- Linear growth rates of random propylene ethylene copolymers. The changeover from γ dominated growth to mixed (α+γ) polymorphic growth (2005) (57)
- A morphological study of a highly structurally regular isotactic poly(propylene) fraction (1999) (57)
- Origins of endothermic peaks in differential scanning calorimetry (1986) (53)
- Separation of short-chain branched polyolefins by high-temperature gradient adsorption liquid chromatography (2011) (53)
- Phase behavior of blends of linear and branched polyethylenes on micron length scales via ultra-small-angle neutron scattering (1999) (50)
- A quantitative electron microscopic study of the crystalline structure of ethylene copolymers (1986) (49)
- Comparative thermal, biological and photodegradation kinetics of polylactide and effect on crystallization rates (2013) (48)
- Interplay between a Strong Memory Effect of Crystallization and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Melts of Broadly Distributed Ethylene–1-Alkene Copolymers (2014) (47)
- Crystallization of Polyethylenes Containing Chlorines: Precise vs Random Placement (2008) (46)
- Melting temperature of the n-alkanes and the linear polyethylenes (1990) (45)
- Precision Ethylene/Vinyl Chloride Polymers via Condensation Polymerization (2007) (45)
- Maximum Rate of Crystallization and Morphology of Random Propylene Ethylene Copolymers as a Function of Comonomer Content up to 21 mol (2008) (45)
- Investigations of the crystallization of polyethylene by means of simultaneous small‐angle and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering (1992) (43)
- Study of the Phase Structure of Linear Polyethylene by Means of Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Raman Spectroscopy (1995) (43)
- Thermorheologically Complex Self-Seeded Melts of Propylene–Ethylene Copolymers (2017) (43)
- Differences between Isotropic and Self-Nucleated PCL Melts Detected by Dielectric Experiments (2018) (42)
- Well-Defined Precision Ethylene/Vinyl Fluoride Polymers: Synthesis and Crystalline Properties (2008) (40)
- Thermodynamic Quantities Governing Melting (2007) (40)
- Role of matrix crystallinity in carbon nanotube dispersion and electrical conductivity of iPP‐based nanocomposites (2010) (38)
- The effect of molecular weight and crystallite structure on yielding in ethylene copolymers (1996) (38)
- The crystallization of blends of different types of polyethylene: The role of crystallization conditions (1998) (38)
- SANS Studies of Liquid−Liquid Phase Separation in Heterogeneous and Metallocene-Based Linear Low-Density Polyethylenes (2001) (37)
- Heat of fusion of polymer crystals by fast scanning calorimetry (2017) (36)
- Effect of Level of Crystallinity on Melt Memory Above the Equilibrium Melting Temperature in a Random Ethylene 1-Butene Copolymer (2015) (34)
- Rheology of self-nucleated poly(ɛ-caprolactone) melts (2018) (34)
- Isotactic Polypropylene with (3,1) Chain-Walking Defects: Characterization, Crystallization, and Melting Behaviors (2011) (33)
- Physical characterization of functionalized spider silk: electronic and sensing properties (2011) (32)
- Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering of Random Metallocene−Ethylene Copolymers with Different Types and Concentration of Comonomer (2001) (32)
- Chain‐length dependence of interlayer interaction in crystalline n‐alkanes from Raman longitudinal acoustic mode measurements (1994) (32)
- Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Investigations of Liquid−Liquid Phase Separation in Heterogeneous Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (1996) (31)
- Kinetic Control of Chlorine Packing in Crystals of a Precisely Substituted Polyethylene. Toward Advanced Polyolefin Materials (2014) (31)
- Precision ethylene/vinyl bromide polymers (2007) (30)
- Crystallization Rates of Matched Fractions of MgCl2-Supported Ziegler-Natta and Metallocene Isotactic Poly(propylene)s. 2. Chain Microstructures from a Supercritical Fluid Fractionation of a MgCl2-Supported Ziegler−Natta Isotactic Poly(propylene)† (2003) (29)
- Some aspects of the crystallization of ethylene copolymers (2000) (29)
- Time-resolved FTIR spectroscopic study of the evolution of helical structure during isothermal crystallization of propylene 1-hexene copolymers. Identification of regularity bands associated with the trigonal polymorph (2011) (27)
- Crystallization of polyformals: 1. Crystallization kinetics of poly(1,3-dioxolane) (1982) (26)
- Observation of a conformationally liquid-like component in crystalline polyethylene by Raman spectroscopy (1986) (26)
- Molecular Weight and Branching Distribution of a High Performance Metallocene Ethylene 1-Hexene Copolymer Film-Grade Resin (2009) (25)
- Concepts of Nucleation in Polymer Crystallization (2021) (25)
- Crystallographic texture evolution in high-density polyethylene during uniaxial tension (2001) (24)
- Measurement of the 13C spin–lattice relaxation time of the non-crystalline regions of semicrystalline polymers by a cp MAS-based method (2002) (24)
- Random, Defect-Free Ethylene/Vinyl Halide Model Copolymers via Condensation Polymerization (2008) (23)
- Crystallization kinetics of long-chain n-alkanes from the melt and from solution (1994) (23)
- The structure of copolymer crystals formed from dilute solution and in bulk (1984) (22)
- The role of crystallinity in the crystallographic texture evolution of polyethylenes during tensile deformation (2003) (22)
- Polymorphism and Phase Transitions of Precisely Halogen-Substituted Polyethylene. (1) Crystal Structures of Various Crystalline Modifications of Bromine-Substituted Polyethylene on Every 21st Backbone Carbon (2014) (22)
- On the analysis of the Raman internal modes of crystalline polyethylene (1992) (22)
- Morphological and kinetic partitioning of comonomer in random propylene 1-butene copolymers (2012) (21)
- The conformational structures of defect-containing chains in the crystalline regions of isotactic polypropylene☆ (2001) (21)
- The cocrystallization behavior of binary blends of isotactic polypropylene and propylene‐ethylene random copolymers (1999) (20)
- ISOTHERMAL THICKENING OF CRYSTALS OF HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT N-ALKANES (1993) (20)
- Crystallization of Long-Spaced Precision Polyacetals I: Melting and Recrystallization of Rapidly Formed Crystallites (2019) (20)
- Unusual crystallization behavior of isotactic polypropylene and propene/1-alkene copolymers at large undercoolings (2014) (20)
- Book Reviews: Mass Spectrometry Principles and Applications, Biological NMR Spectroscopy, Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy of Polymers (1997) (19)
- Crystallization of polyformals: 2. Influence of molecular weight and temperature on the morphology and growth rate in poly(1,3-dioxolane) (1982) (19)
- IN SITU WIDE- AND SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING STUDY OF MELTING KINETICS OF ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (2003) (19)
- Structural Studies of Crystalline Linear Polyethylenes as Revealed by Factor Analysis of Their Raman Spectra (1992) (18)
- Crystallization of Precision Ethylene Copolymers (2015) (17)
- Solid state self-assembly mechanism of RADA16-I designer peptide. (2012) (17)
- The supermolecular structure of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (1998) (16)
- Thermally Induced Molecular Motion and Premelting in Hexacontane (1992) (16)
- Infrared Spectroscopy and X-ray Diffraction Characterization of Dimorphic Crystalline Structures of Polyethylenes with Halogens Placed at Equal Distance along the Backbone. (2017) (16)
- A small-angle neutron scattering study of the plastic deformation of linear polyethylene (1996) (16)
- Effect of Self-Poisoning on Crystallization Kinetics of Dimorphic Precision Polyethylenes with Bromine (2018) (16)
- Crystallization of Statistical Copolymers (2016) (16)
- A Carbon-13 NMR Study of the Phase Structure of Semicrystalline Polymers: Hydrogenated Polybutadiene (1996) (15)
- Phase and supermolecular structure of binary mixtures of linear polyethylene fractions (1992) (15)
- Comments on Paper "Raman Spectroscopy Employed for the Determination of the Intermediate Phase in Polyethylene". (1995) (14)
- Fusion of Isotactic Poly(propylene) (1999) (14)
- Observation of the Raman D-LAM band in ethylene copolymers: hydrogenated polybutadiene (1986) (14)
- SANS Evidence of Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation Leading to Inversion of Crystallization Rate of Broadly Distributed Random Ethylene Copolymers (2017) (14)
- Effect of annealing time and molecular weight on melt memory of random ethylene 1-butene copolymers (2019) (13)
- The thermal expansion of the monoclinic unit cell of isotactic polypropylene (1997) (13)
- Effect of Heterogeneous Short Chain Branching Distribution on Acceleration or Retardation of the Rate of Crystallization from Melts of Ethylene Copolymers Synthesized with Ziegler-Natta Catalysts (2015) (12)
- Melt-memory of polyethylenes with halogen substitution: Random vs. precise placement (2019) (12)
- Overall crystallization kinetics of polymorphic propylene–ethylene random copolymers: A two-stage parallel model of Avrami kinetics (2007) (11)
- Inter and intra-molecular branching distribution of tailored LLDPEs inferred by melting and crystallization behavior of narrow fractions (2009) (11)
- Concentration fluctuations in the early stages of LLPS and partial dissolution of melt-memory in broadly distributed ethylene copolymers (2018) (10)
- Crystallization of Long-Spaced Precision Polyacetals II: Effect of Polymorphism on Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics (2020) (10)
- Formation of ringed spherulites in polyethylenes (1990) (10)
- Premelting of long n-paraffins in chain-extended lamellae. An electron diffraction study (1992) (10)
- Characterization and Morphological Distribution of Ethylene Content in Impact Propylene Copolymers (2018) (9)
- A study of the dilation of the unit cell of metallocene isotactic poly(propylenes) : The monoclinic form (1997) (9)
- Distinct solid and solution state self‐assembly pathways of RADA16‐I designer peptide (2013) (9)
- Thermally Induced Molecular Motion and Premelting in the Solid State of N-hexatriacontane (1996) (8)
- Phase behavior of blends of linear and branched polyethylenes on micron length scales via ultra-small angle neutron scattering (USANS) (2000) (8)
- Influence of Chain Microstructure on Liquid–Liquid Phase Structure and Crystallization of Dual Reactor Ziegler–Natta Made Impact Propylene–Ethylene Copolymers (2017) (7)
- The role of defect microstructure in the crystallization behavior of metallocene and MgCl2-supported Ziegler-Natta isotactic poly(propylenes) (2003) (7)
- Solution and thermal properties of poly(1,3‐dioxocane) (1990) (7)
- Melt miscibility of blends of isotactic polypropylene and homogeneous iso-propylene-1-hexene copolymers (2014) (6)
- Mechanical properties and stress-induced polymorphic transformations of blends of random isotactic propylene-1-hexene copolymers (2016) (6)
- Defects distribution of metallocene and MgCl2-supported Ziegler-Natta isotactic poly(propylenes) as revealed by fractionation and crystallization behaviors (2004) (6)
- The Crystallization Behavior of Long Chain N-Alkanes and Low Molecular Weight Polyethylenes (1993) (5)
- Solubility Parameter and Random-Coil Dimensions of Poly(1,3-Dioxolane) (1983) (5)
- Kinetics of polymerization of tetrahydrofuran initiated by acetyl perchlorate (1981) (5)
- High‐Temperature Solvent Gradient Liquid Chromatography of Model Long Chain Branched Polyethylenes (2015) (5)
- Crystallization Kinetics of High Molecular Weight n-Alkanes (1998) (5)
- Enhanced rate of formation of trigonal phase in blends of homogeneous isotactic propylene-1-hexene copolymers (2015) (4)
- Surface order and the sectorization of polymethylene lamellae (1993) (4)
- Use of Raman Spectroscopy in Characterizing the Structure and Properties of Crystalline Polymers (1993) (4)
- Isothermal step thickening in a long-spaced aliphatic polyester (2020) (4)
- Chapter 7 Phase Structure and Morphology (2008) (3)
- Ionic Transport and Thermodynamic Interaction in Precision Polymer Blend Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries (2021) (3)
- Small and wide-angle X-ray scattering study of metallocene isotactic poly(propylene) (2000) (3)
- Crystallization Rate Minima of Poly(ethylene brassylate) at Temperatures Transitioning between Quantized Crystal Thicknesses (2022) (3)
- The crystallization and melting behavior of polypropylenes from different catalyst systems (1995) (3)
- Crystallization of Long-Spaced Precision Polyacetals III: Polymorphism and Crystallization Kinetics of Even Polyacetals Spaced by 6 to 26 Methylenes (2021) (3)
- Small-angle X-ray scattering of n-hexacontane as a function of temperature (1994) (3)
- The phase structure of blends of the different polyethylenes (1996) (3)
- Thermal and Structural Behavior of Metallocene-Type Random Propylene Copolymers. (1999) (2)
- Crystallization Behavior and Properties of Polyolefins (1999) (2)
- Simultaneous In-Situ SAXS and WAXS Study of Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Metallocene Isotactic Poly(propylene) (1999) (2)
- Unlayered–Layered Crystal Transition in Recyclable Long-Spaced Aliphatic Polyesters (2021) (2)
- On the thermodynamic driving force for nucleation at large undercoolings (2008) (2)
- The Conformational Change with Temperature of End Group Sequences of Low Molecular Weight Polyethylene (2000) (2)
- Inelastic neutron scattering from isotactic polypropylene (2001) (1)
- Effect of melt miscibility, polymorphism, and crystal morphology on tensile deformation of blends of isotactic polypropylene and propylene‐1‐hexene random copolymers (2020) (1)
- Silk/nano-material hybrid: properties and functions (2014) (1)
- Phase behavior of low molecular weight polyethylenes from homogeneous and heterogeneous solutions (2002) (1)
- Comparative Effects on Recrystallization of Melt-Memory and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Ziegler–Natta and Metallocene Ethylene Copolymers with Bimodal Comonomer Composition Distribution (2020) (1)
- PRE-MELTING IN THE N-ALKANES : A REVIEW (1993) (1)
- Precise Isotactic or Atactic Pendant Alcohols on a Polyethylene Backbone at Every Fifth Carbon: Synthesis, Crystallization, and Thermal Properties (2022) (1)
- Incorporation of Stereo-, Regio-, and Comonomer Defects Into the Crystalline Regions of Isotactic Polypropylene: Results From Nmr, Molecular Dynamics, and Chemical-Shift Calculations. (2000) (1)
- Physical Characterization of Functionalized Silk Material for Electronic Application and Devices (2012) (1)
- The Melting and Crystallization Kinetics of Hydrogenated Polybutadiene (1988) (0)
- Understanding Melt-Memory of Commercial Polyolefins (2017) (0)
- Comments on G. Pruckmayr's criticisms on our paper “influence of water in the polymerization of tetrahydrofuran” (1984) (0)
- Evidence of LLPS in melts of broadly distributed ethylene copolymers via deuterium labeling and effect on self-nucleation and crystallization (2017) (0)
- Proton NMR Characterization of Room-Temperature Aging in Isotactic Polypropylene and Ethylene/Octene Copolymers (2003) (0)
- Unusual Temperature Dependence of the Growth Rate of a Bromine Substituted Polyethylene (2013) (0)
- Supporting Information (2006) (0)
- The morphology of blends of linear and branched polyethylenes in solid state by SANS (1995) (0)
- Melt structure and self-nucleation of ethylene copolymers (2016) (0)
- Crystallization of Precision Polyethylenes (2019) (0)
- The Use of Mechanical Property Measurements to Characterize Gels and Gelation Processes (1991) (0)
- Overall Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Precision Polyethylenes with Bromine in a Wide Temperature Range (2017) (0)
- Rate of Formation of Trigonal Phase in Blends of Homogeneous Propylene 1-Hexene Copolymers (2013) (0)
- O-TI.8_8 Melt memory effect of propylene/ethylene copolymers obtained using metallocene catalysts: a rheological analysis (2016) (0)
- Effect of ppm Levels of Long Chain Branching on the Crystallization of Isotactic Poly(propylenes) from the Melt and from Solution (2009) (0)
- Morphology and crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene brassylate) (2019) (0)
- Advancements in Polymer Blend Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Conduction (2022) (0)
- Kinetic Control of the Halogen Distribution in Crystals of Precisely Substituted Polyethylenes (2012) (0)
- The Morphology of Blends of Linear and Branched Polyethylenes by Small-Angle Neutron and X-Ray Scattering (1995) (0)
- Polymerization of tetrahydrofuran by bifunctional cationic initiators: Terephthaloyl perchlorate (1981) (0)
- Investigation of Gelation Processes and Gel Structures by Means of Mechanical Property Measurements (1992) (0)
- The morphology of blends of linear and branched polyethylenes in solid state by small-angle scattering (1995) (0)
- Influence of water in the polymerization of tetrahydrofuran (1983) (0)
- Highlights and Updates of the NUE Nanotechnology Concepts, Opportunities, Research and Education (NanoCORE) Program (2013) (0)
- Kinetic Partitioning of 1-Butene Defect in Random Propylene 1-Butene Copolymers by Time-Resolved FTIR (2011) (0)
- Overall Crystallization Kinetics of Polymorphic Poly (propylenes) (2006) (0)
- Real-Time Small Angle X-ray Scattering and Differential Scanning Calorimetry Study of Metallocene Poly(propylene) (1998) (0)
- Real-Time FTIR Spectroscopic Study of the Crystallization Process of Random Isotactic Propylene-1-Alkene Copolymers (2010) (0)
- Crystallization in Precision Polyolefins (2006) (0)
- Ultra-High Resolution Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Investigations of Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (1996) (0)
- Melting and Crystalline Properties of Isotactic Poly(propylenes) with 1,3 Defects (2010) (0)
- ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGY OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE/LINEAR POLYETHYLENE NANOCOMPOSITES (2007) (0)
- The Crystallite Structure of Isotactic Polypropylenes and Propylene Copolymers by SAXS (1998) (0)
- Phase Behavior of Blends of Linear and Branched Polyethylenes via Small- and Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering (1999) (0)
- Secondary crystallization in polyethylenes (1988) (0)
- Memory of crystallization in the melt of commercial linear low density polyethylenes processed in an open twin-screw extruder (2022) (0)
- Unusual crystallization kinetics of long-spaced polyacetals (2019) (0)
- Crystalline Morphology of Propylene 1-Octene Random Copolymers (2008) (0)
- Role of Crystallinity in CNT Dispersion and Electrical Conductivity of SWCNT-Thermoplastic Nanocomposites (2008) (0)
- Partitioning of Various Chain Defects within the Semicrystalline Morphology of Isotactic Polypropylene (1998) (0)
- Correlating Precisely Defined Primary Structure with Crystalline Properties in Halogen Containing Polyolefins (2007) (0)
- Proton NMR Study of Room Temperature Aging in Isotactic Polypropylene and Ethylene/Octene Copolymers (2003) (0)
- The crystallization and melting of binary mixtures of the polyethylene (1995) (0)
- Crystallization of Bromine Substituted Polyethylenes with Precise Placement or Random Distribution (2008) (0)
- Book Reviews: Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Reflectometry, Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: A Laboratory Manual, Pharmaceutical Excipients: Characterization by IR, Raman, and NMR Spectroscopy, Handbook of Fourier Transform Raman and Infrared Spectra of Polymers, GC/MS a Practical User's Guid (1999) (0)
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