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The Essential Handbook of Polymer Terms and Attributes
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The Essential Handbook of Polymer Terms and Attributes

by Munmaya K Mishra, Biao Duan
July 2024
Intermediate to advanced
280 pages
12h 52m
English
CRC Press
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80 Interpenetrating Polymer Networks

DOI: 10.1201/9781003161318-80

Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) are unique “alloys” of crosslinked polymers in which at least one network is synthesized and/or crosslinked in the presence of the other. This results in a formation of physically crosslinked networks when polymer chains of the second system are entangled with or penetrate the network formed by the first polymer. Each individual network retains its individual properties, so synergistic improvements in properties like strength or toughness can be seen.

The concept of IPN goes back at least as far as 1914 when the first interpenetrating polymer network was invented by Aylsworth. This was a mixture of natural rubber, sulfur, and partly ...

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