1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:26:50 UK GEMINI 2.3 Kinetics data of spherulite growth in poly(hydroxybuterate)-based systems investigated using polarised light microscopy 2025-07-15 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d 10.5285/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d doi: Majerczak, K., Liggat, J.J. (2025). Kinetics data of spherulite growth in poly(hydroxybuterate)-based systems investigated using polarised light microscopy. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d 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. Full details about this nonGeographicDataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d Majerczak, K. University of Strathclyde k.majerczak3@gmail.com author Liggat, J.J. University of Strathclyde j.j.liggat@strath.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-5178 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Majerczak, K. University of Strathclyde k.majerczak3@gmail.com pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher University of Strathclyde EMAIL NOT PROVIDED owner biodegradable pollutant GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation polarised light microscopy Poly(hydroxybutyrate) biodegradable plastics plasticiser filler otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Majerczak, K., Liggat, J.J. (2025). Kinetics data of spherulite growth in poly(hydroxybuterate)-based systems investigated using polarised light microscopy. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d English utf8 environment Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1c2fe14e-0aa4-4f4a-b827-57b96deeda0d Download the data Download a copy of this data download nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 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 2010-12-08 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.