A novel approach to processing high-performance polymers that exploits entropically driven ring-opening polymerizationBen-Haida, A., Colquhoun, H.M., Hodge, P. and Stanford, J.L. (2005) A novel approach to processing high-performance polymers that exploits entropically driven ring-opening polymerization. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 26 (17). pp. 1377-1382. ISSN 1022-1336 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1002/marc.200500364 Abstract/SummaryBlends of the poly(ether sulfone) derived from 4,4'-biphenol and 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone (Radel-R(TM)) with its homologous macrocyclic oligomers show greatly lowered melt viscosities relative to that of the parent polymer, potentially enabling more facile production and fabrication of fiber-reinforced composite materials. The macrocycles can then undergo entropically driven ring-opening polymerization in situ. The required blends can be obtained easily in one step, by carrying out polycondensations at concentrations lower than those usually used for polymer synthesis.
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