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Kinetics data of spherulite growth in poly(hydroxybuterate)-based systems investigated using polarised light microscopy
This dataset contains data recording kinetics of the spherulite growth in poly(hydroxybuterate)-based systems with various amounts of copolymer and additive (plasticiser and/or filler). The experiments were performed using polarised light microscopy. The experiments were conducted at the University of Strathclyde.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2025-07-15
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of Strathclyde Majerczak, K.
Author University of Strathclyde Liggat, J.J. Author University of Strathclyde Majerczak, K.
Point of contact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher University of Strathclyde EMAIL NOT PROVIDED
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- no limitations
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- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
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- Environment
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Name Version Comma-separated values (CSV)
- Distributor contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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- Non geographic dataset
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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The data was collected at the University of Strathclyde using a DinoLite polarised microscope connected to a PC, with an additional polariser in the setup and a heated stage. The powdered sample was placed between two round coverslips cleaned with ethanol, heated up at 180 °C and placed at a heated stage equilibrated at a given temperature. The data was collected as movies. Then, images of every given timeframe dependent on the temperature (e.g. 10 s) were obtained using a VLS media player. The images were then analysed using the ImageJ programme, with the radius of the spherulite at a particular time recorded. This data obtained spherulite growth rate as tangent at radius vs time graph. To ensure data reliability, the radius was consistently measured using the same angle, starting from the centre of the spherulite and extending towards its edges, while adjusting for the best possible contrast during the measurements.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
- Hierarchy level
- Non geographic dataset
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nonGeographicDataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-07-15T08:14:33
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
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2.3
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
