Melt-blowing thermoplastic polyurethane and polyether-block-amide elastomers: Effect of processing conditions and crystallization on web properties

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1340-1349

  Begenir, Asli ^a   Michielsen, Stephen ^a   Pourdeyhimi, Behnam ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; AMIDES; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DIES; DROPS; ELASTOMERS; ETHERS; POLYMER MELTS; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMOPLASTICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION ONSET TEMPERATURE; MELT BLOWING; PROCESS CONDITION; PROCESSING CONDITION; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; VELOCITY PROFILES; WEB PROPERTIES;

FIBERS;

EID: 67650796183     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21244     Document Type: Article

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