Recent Advances in Polymer Blends, Grafts, and Blocks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2

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   2. An Introduction to the Synthesis of Block- and Graft Copolymers

      • J. P. Kennedy

      Pages 3-62

   3. Practical Properties of Multi-Phase Polymer Systems

      • Rudolph D. Deanin, Alice A. Deanin, Todd Sjoblom

      Pages 63-91

   4. On the Generation of Novel Polymer Blend, Graft, and IPN Structures through the Application of Group Theory Concepts

      • L. H. Sperling

      Pages 93-116

   5. Effects of Monomer Unit Arrangement on the Properties of Copolymers

      • James F. Kenney

      Pages 117-139

   6. Block Copolymer Theory. II. Statistical Thermodynamics of the Microphases

      • Eugene Helfand

      Pages 141-156

   7. Cationic Grafting: The Synthesis and Characterization of Butyl Rubber-g-Polystyrene and PVC-g-Polyisobutylene

      • J. P. Kennedy, J. J. Charles, D. L. Davidson

      Pages 157-163

   8. Synthesis, Morphology and Properties of AB Crosslinked Copolymers

      • C. H. Bamford, G. C. Eastmond

      Pages 165-192

3. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-194

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   2. Polysulfone-Nylon 6 Block Copolymers and Alloys

      • J. E. McGrath, L. M. Robeson, M. Matzner

      Pages 195-211

   3. Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Urea-Urethane Block Polymers

      • J. L. Work

      Pages 213-223

   4. Orientation Studies of Polyurethane Block Polymers

      • Robert W. Seymour, Gerald M. Estes, S. L. Cooper

      Pages 225-243

   5. Butadiene-Styrene AB Type Block Copolymers

      • G. Kraus, H. E. Railsback

      Pages 245-267

   6. New Developments in Block Copolymer Applications

      • G. Holden

      Pages 269-279

   7. Polystyrene-Poly (α-Methyl Styrene) AB Block Copolymers and Alloys

      • L. M. Robeson, M. Matzner, L. J. Fetters, J. E. McGrath

      Pages 281-300

4. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 301-302

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   2. The Synthesis, Characterization and Physical Properties of EPM-g-Polystyrene Thermoplastic Elastomers

      • J. P. Kennedy, R. R. Smith

      Pages 303-357

   3. The Causes of Pitting and Haze on Molded ABS Plastic Surfaces

      • T. F. Reed, H. E. Bair, R. G. Vadimsky

      Pages 359-373

   4. Poly(Butadiene-Co-Styrene)/Polystyrene IPN’s, Semi-IPN’s and Graft Copolymers: Staining Behavior and Morphology

      • A. A. Donatelli, D. A. Thomas, L. H. Sperling

      Pages 375-393

Polymer blends, grafts, and blocks, broadly defined, encompass all of the ways in which two or more kinds of poly­ mer molecules can be mixed and/or joined. Because these mate­ rials exhibit non-linear and often synergistic properties, they have found increasing application in our technology. Their multifarious uses have, in turn, spurred new research efforts, to find yet different ways of joining two kinds of polymer molecules, with novel physical and/or mechanical behavior patterns. In August, 1973, the Polymer Division of the American Chemical Society sponsored a symposium at its meeting in Chi­ cago on Polymer Blends, Grafts, and Blocks. This book collects the papers presented at that symposium. Yet, it is more than just a collection of papers, for we here display the thinking and efforts of a number of top-ranking American and foreign scientists in one of the world's more active research areas. The symposium emphasized the interrelationships among synthetic detail, morphology, and physical and mechanical properties. Several novel syntheses were presented. These include oxidation resistant thermoplastic elastomers (Holden), a graft copolymer based thermoplastic elastomer (Kennedy and Smith), a cationic graft copolymer (Kennedy, Charles, and Davidson), an AB crosslinked copolymer (Bamford and Eastmond), an interpenetrating polymer network (Donatelli, Thomas, and Sperling), and simultaneous interpenetrating networks (Frisch, Klempner, Frisch, and Ghiradella). Most polymer blends, grafts, and blocks exhibit two phases. The theory of microdomain structure was discussed (Helfand). The different ways that the two molecules can be joined together was examined (Kenney), and their topology was explored (Sperling).

• Copolymer
• Polyisobutylen
• Polysulfon
• Polyurethan
• behavior
• elastomer
• mechanical property
• molecule
• morphology
• phase
• polymer
• rubber
• society
• structure
• topology

• Materials Research Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA

  L. H. Sperling

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