Polymer Alloys: Blends, Blocks, Grafts, and Interpenetrating Networks

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Advanced Polymer Alloys Containing Polyphosphonate Components....Pages 1-17
An Approach to New Polymeric Materials via Blocks, Grafts and Blends....Pages 19-38
The Crystallization Behaviour of Blends of Low Density Polyethylene and Poly (∈ -Caprolactone)....Pages 39-49
Elastomer Blends — Improved Strength Properties of Uncured Rubber Compounds....Pages 51-73
Physical and Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Mixtures of High Impact Polystyrene with Homopolystyrene....Pages 75-75
Rheoptical Studies of Blends of Poly(Styrene-B-Butadiene-B-Styrene) and Polystyrene....Pages 77-95
Barrier and Surface Properties of Polyurethane-Epoxy Interpenetrating Polymer Networks....Pages 97-112
Novel Plastics and Elastomers from Castor Oil Based IPN’s: A Review of an International Program....Pages 113-140
Normal and Unusual Morphologies in Blends of AB-Crosslinked Polymers....Pages 141-157
Block-Graft Copolymers by Grafting Pivalolactone to Polyisoprene and Polyisobutylene....Pages 159-174
Graft Copolymers of Pivalolactone: Synthesis and Properties....Pages 175-189
Physical Characterization of Pivalolactone Grafted Elastomers II. Orientation Behavior....Pages 191-204
Syntheses of Block Copolymers by Ring-Opening Polymerization....Pages 205-215
The Preparation of Styrene Block Copolymers from Macroradicals Produced in Viscous Media....Pages 217-230
Phase Separation in Styrene-α-Methyl Styrene Block Copolymers....Pages 231-243
The Dependence of the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Poly[(1, 4-Cyclohexane)Bismethylene Isophthalate]-b-Polycaprolactone Copolymers on Segment Size and Crystallinity....Pages 245-259
Structure-Property Relationships of Polyurethanes Based on Toluene Diisocyanate....Pages 261-286
Effect of Annealing on the Morphology and Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes....Pages 287-297
The Effect of Cross-Linking on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of an Incompatible, Segmented Polyurethane....Pages 299-312
Interaction of Water with Hydrophilic Polyether Polyurethanes: DSC Studies of the Effects of Polyether Variations....Pages 313-325
Some Recent Developments in Rubber Modified Polymers. Influence of Block and Graft Copolymers on Morphology and Properties....Pages 327-335
Grafting Kinetics in the Case of Rubber Modified Polymers. ABS and HIPS Systems....Pages 337-346
Thermal Graft Copolymerization of Styrene with Rubber I. Kinetics of Graft Copolymerization of Styrene with Polybutadiene....Pages 347-347
Thermal Graft Copolymerization of Styrene with Rubber. II. Topochemistry of Styrene Copolymerization with Polybutadiene in Bulk and Its Connection with High Impact Polystyrene Morphology....Pages 348-348
Thermal Graft Copolymerization of Styrene with Rubber. III. Temperature Regime Influence of Styrene Copolymerization with Polybutadiene on High Impact Polystyrene Morphology....Pages 349-349
Thermal Graft Copolymerization of Styrene with Rubber. IV. The Peculiarities of the Process of Producing High Impact Polystyrene by Means of Continuous Methods....Pages 350-350
Grafting Isobutylene from SBR....Pages 351-371
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(Chloroprene- g -Isobutylene)....Pages 373-400
Kinetics and Mechanism of the Early Stages of Polymerization in the Styrene-Polybutadiene System....Pages 401-420
Graft Copolymerization of Vinyl Monomers with Synthetic Rubbers in the Presence of Complexing Agents....Pages 421-428
Viscoelastic Properties of Poly(Ethylene-G-Styrene)....Pages 429-443
Synthesis and Thermal Analytical Characterization of Chlorinated Polyethylene-g-styrene....Pages 445-460
Photoassisted Modification of and Grafting to Polyethylene....Pages 461-478
Back Matter....Pages 479-491