Fakirov S. (ed.). Handbook of Condensation Thermoplastic Elastomers

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2005. XXIV, 619 p. — ISBN13: 978-3-527-30976-4, ISBN10: 3-527-30976-4.Reporting on the work of an international team of scientists actively involved in the study of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) based on polyesters, polyamides, and polyurethanes, this book is the first to provide a detailed description of condensation TPE with close attention paid to polyamide-based systems. Reflecting the increasing importance of TPE as engineering plastics, the authors discuss the widened application opportunities by preparing systems with various chemical compositions and molecular structures as (semi-) interpenetrating networks. The contents also cover the chemical aspects, physical structure and properties, life cycle assessment, and recycling possibilities as well as such unique "smart" properties like the shape memory effect of the three classes of thermoplastic elastomers.Polyester-based thermoplastic elastomers
Polyester-based thermoplastic elastomers: chemical aspects
Phase and deformation behaviour of poly(etherester) thermoplastic elastomer
Thermoplastic elastomers morphology and its evolution during straining. Progress in synchrotron radiation facilities and in method development.
Polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer
Polyamide 6-based thermoplastic elastomer (PEBAS): Chemical aspects
Polyamide 6-based thermoplastic elastomer (PEBAX): Structure, properties and applications
Polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomers
Polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomers: chemical aspects
Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers in interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs): Synthesis, structure and properties
Ionically conductive polyurethane based systems
Alkylhydrazine-containg and soft-segment ionic polyurethanes
Elastomers of the polycondensation type based on hydrazine
Blends, life cycle assessment and recycling of thermoplastic elastomers by polycondensation and polyaddition
Blends with condensation thermoplastic elastomers
Nanoreinforced condensation thermoplastic elastomers
Life cycle assessment and recycling of thermoplastic elastomers by polycondensation and polyaddition