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                          FIGURE 13.2  Schematic diagram showing different polymer structures.







































                                   FIGURE 13.3  Simple model showing crystalline and amorphous polymer
                                   regions. [Reproduced from Fundamental Principles of Polymeric Materials,
                                   Stephen L. Rosen (ed.). New York: Wiley, 1993, p. 43.]
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