Publisher's Synopsis
IPNs Around the World Science and Engineering Edited by S. C. Kim Kaist, Taejon, Korea and L. H. Sperling Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA Interpenetrating polymer networks, IPNs, are combinations of two polymers in network form, synthesized and/or crosslinked in the immediate presence of each other. Different kinds of IPNs include the sequential, simultaneous, latex, thermoplastic and gradient types, each with a specific mode. IPNs have been in use since 1914 but have only been researched as a well–defined subject area since the early 1970′s. Today, they are researched and used worldwide. This book is a collection of papers from around the world covering the broad areas of basic and applied research on IPNs with several mentions of applications. The book will be a useful information source for polymer scientists, chemists, chemical engineers, and materials scientists interested in multicomponent polymer materials, synthesis morphology, mechanical behaviour, and/or applications.
