Mechanical Properties of lonomers

Abstract

Ionomers are an interesting class of high polymers that have been widely studied over the last few decades. They are now being utilized, or considered, for various industrial applications. Ionomers are ion-containing polymers, usually with an ion content up to 10 to 15 mol% . The presence of ionic groups and their interactions produces a physical type of crosslinking between chains; and the induced changes that OCCUT in microstructure and physical propehes have received considerable attention in the literature (1-12).