INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS BASED ON THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES (TPUS) AND CIS-1,4-POLYISOPRENE

Authors
MISHRA V MURPHY CJ SPERLING LH
Citation
V. Mishra et al., INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS BASED ON THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES (TPUS) AND CIS-1,4-POLYISOPRENE, Journal of applied polymer science, 53(11), 1994, pp. 1425-1434
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Journal of applied polymer science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218995
Volume
53
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1425 - 1434
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(1994)53:11<1425:IPNBOT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks based on two elastomers, cis-1, 4-polyisoprene (PI) and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPUs) w ere prepared in varying compositions. The PI component was cross-linke d using peroxide initiators. Modulus and mechanical properties were in vestigated as a function of composition and temperature. Slight synerg isms were observed in mechanical properties, particularly for composit ions containing 10% PI by weight. Little or no molecular mixing is sho wn by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for these two-phase mate rials. (C) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.