Poly(ether-block-amide) Copolymers Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Handbook of Engineering and Specialty Thermoplastics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 111-140

  Gugliuzza, Annarosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ON MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Breathability; Elastomers; Food packaging; Gas separation; Membranes; Nanocomposite materials; Pebax ; Pervaporation; Textile

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889192224     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118229064.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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