Thermoplastic elastomers can be processed like thermoplastics while offering material properties similar to those of vulcanized elastomers — these advantages are driving growth and research activity in the field. New products, new processing techniques, new properties, and new applications have developed since the second edition of this leading publication. All of these recent developments are addressed in the new edition of this established standard work. Recommended.

From the Preface: “This is the second time that this work has been issued in a modified and updated version. In the preface to the first edition, the original editors (N.R. Legge, G. Holden and H.E. Schroeder) stated that they planned to cover the entire field of Thermoplastic Elastomers — history, chemistry, polymer structure, rheology, physical properties and typical applications...This new edition includes both many of the original chapters (often revised in the light of more recent developments) and some additional ones that cover new topics...”

Target Audience: Every scientist, technologist, and upper-level student involved with thermoplastic elastomers.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers

Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomers

Research on Anionic Triblock Copolymers

Polyolefin-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers

Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Halogen-Containing Polyolefins

Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Dynamically Vulcanized Elastomer—Thermoplastic Blends

Thermoplastic Polyether Ester Elastomers

Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Polyamides

Ionomeric Thermoplastic Elastomers: Early Research — Surlyn and Related Polymers

Research on Ionomeric Systems

Thermoplastic Elastomers by Carbocationic Polymerization

Macromonomers as Precursors for Thermoplastic Elastomers

Thermoplastic Elastomers by Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization

Block Copolymer Thermodynamics: Theory and Experiment

Thermoplastic Interpenetrating Networks

Polyacrylate-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers

Order—Disorder Transition in Block Polymers

Applications of Thermoplastic Elastomers

Future Trends

Index