The Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on the Compressibility, Crystallization, and Melting of Polymers

Abstract Hydrostatic pressure has been known for quite some time to affect the physical and mechanical properties, to help create or synthesize new or known materials, and to enhance the formability of various metals and geological materials [1–19]. Although polymeric materials are far more susceptible to hydrostatic pressure than are most other materials, they did not attract much attention until relatively recent years.