ISSN:
1436-2449
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Abstract. Although melting of flexible macromolecules in an irreversible process, it was demonstrated recently with temperature-modulated calorimetry (TMC) that some of the overall melting may be reversible within a fraction of a kelvin. This was taken as evidence for incompletely melted molecules with a remaining molecular nucleus. The reversing heat capacity that characterizes this effect was observed to decrease with time. It is shown by new TMC experiments that this time effect is not induced by the temperature modulation, but is due to an inherent annealing process. It is also proven that it is not dependent on the type of calorimeter.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002890050255
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