Molecular mobility and crystallinity in polytetramethylene ether glycol in the bulk and as soft component in polyurethanes

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2120-2133

  Raftopoulos, K N ^a   Janowski, B ^b   Apekis, L ^a   Pielichowski, K ^b   Pissis, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Contour plots; Glass transition; Microphase separation; Polyetramethylene ether glycol; Polyurethane; Segmental dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS; BUTANEDIOL; CHAIN EXTENDERS; CONTOUR PLOT; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; DIELECTRIC DATA; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; DIISOCYANATES; DYNAMIC GLASS TRANSITION; H-BONDING; LOCAL DYNAMICS; MACRODIOLS; MELTING PROCESS; MICRO-PHASE; MODULATED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; POLYETRAMETHYLENE ETHER GLYCOL; SEGMENTAL DYNAMICS; SOFT COMPONENTS; SOFT SEGMENTS; THERMALLY STIMULATED DEPOLARIZATION CURRENTS;

ARRHENIUS PLOTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHERS; GLASS; GLASS BONDING; GLYCOLS; MELTING; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYURETHANES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 80054708171     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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