Volume 60, Issue 12 pp. 2273-2277
Article

Polyurethane anionomers using phenolphthalins. II

S. Ramesh

S. Ramesh

Polymer Division, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Madras 600 020, India

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Ganga Radhakrishan

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Ganga Radhakrishan

Polymer Division, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Madras 600 020, India

Polymer Division, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Madras 600 020, India===Search for more papers by this author

Abstract

Polyurethane anionomers based on phenolphthalins have been characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, swelling, and mechanical studies. DSC study shows that introduction of ionic groups into the polymer chain lowers the Tg of the polyurethane. Swelling studies reveal that water uptake is high for ionomers. From the tensile data we observe that Zn+2 neutralized ionomers showed enhanced properties. ©1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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