Zw. Shen et al., SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LEATHER IMPREGNATED WITH BISMALEIMIDE (BMI) - JEFFAMINE(R) RESINS, Journal of applied polymer science, 69(5), 1998, pp. 1019-1027
Leather/polymer composites were prepared by impregnating chrome-tanned
cattlehide with a solution containing 1,1'-(methylenedi-4,1-phenylene
)bismaleimide and Jeffamine(R) D-230. The mechanical properties in ten
sion, glass transition temperatures, dynamic storage moduli, and moist
ure absorption of the composites were measured. Impregnated samples sh
owed significant changes in tensile properties, such as the Young's mo
dulus and strain at break, when compared with chrome-tanned cattlehide
. In addition, impact energy increased significantly upon formation of
the leather/polymer composite over that of the bismaleimide-Jeffamine
(R) resin itself. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 69
: 1019-1027. 1998.