Synthesis, properties and applications of degradable ionomers

[Display omitted] Degradable ionomers possess fewer than 15mol percent of ionic units distributed along a degradable polymer backbone. The aggregation of ionic units has significant effects on the properties of ionomer materials, which renders them suitable in a range of shape memory, biomedical and...

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Published inEuropean polymer journal Vol. 95; pp. 138 - 160
Main Authors Johnston, Priscilla, Adhikari, Raju
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2017
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Agriculture
Biomedical materials
Chemical synthesis
Degradation
Ionomers
Polymers
Properties (attributes)
Shape memory
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Summary:[Display omitted] Degradable ionomers possess fewer than 15mol percent of ionic units distributed along a degradable polymer backbone. The aggregation of ionic units has significant effects on the properties of ionomer materials, which renders them suitable in a range of shape memory, biomedical and agricultural applications. In this review, we provide an overview of the synthetic strategies used to produce degradable ionomers and some of the useful properties and applications of these materials. To our knowledge, this is the first review dedicated to the topic of degradable ionomers and it is intended to provide the reader with a concise introduction to the field.
ISSN:0014-3057
1873-1945
DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.08.009