IPNs Around the World
Science and Engineering
Published on 17. February 1997
Book
Hardback
XVI, 294 pages
978-0-471-97077-4 (ISBN)
Description
Interpenetrating polymer networks, IPNs, are combinations of two polymers in network form, synthesized and/or crosslinked in the immediate presence of each other. Different kinds of IPNs include the sequential, simultaneous, latex, thermoplastic and gradient types, each with a specific mode. IPNs have been in use since 1914 but have only been researched as a well-defined subject area since the early 1970's. Today, they are researched and used worldwide. This book is a collection of papers from around the world covering the broad areas of basic and applied research on IPNs with several mentions of applications. The book will be a useful information source for polymer scientists, chemists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists interested in multicomponent polymer materials, synthesis morphology, mechanical behaviour, and/or applications.
Reviews / Votes
"I would strongly recommend this book to anyone with strong interests in IPNs." (Polymer Gels and Networks, Vol. 6, 1998)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.1 cm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-97077-4 (9780471970774)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
The Current Status of IPNs; Phase Separation During Synthesis of Polyetherimide/Epoxy Semi-IPNs; A Review of Kinetic Studies on the Formation of IPNs; IPNs Based on Polyurethane and Poly(butyl-methacrylate): Interrelation Between Reaction Kinetics and Microphase Structure; Latex IPNs: From Structures to Properties; Poly(ethylene oxide)/Poly(methyl methacrylate) (Semi-)IPNs: Synthesis and Phase Diagrams; IPNs of Polyurethane and Maleimide-terminated Polyurethane for Biomedical Applications; Polyurethane/Polystyrene One-shot IPNs with Good Damping Ability: Transition Broadening through Crosslinking, Internetwork Grafting and Compatibilization; A Study of Three-layered Latex IPNs Used as Processing Modifiers of Thermo-plastic Resins; Radiation Polymerization of Alkyl Methacrylates in Polymer-Monomer Compositions; Morphology Development During the Polymerization of Styrene Within a Polyurethane Network: Investigations by Small-angle X-ray and Light Scattering.