Novel Polyisobutylene-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers

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14420464

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The present invention is directed to a new class of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and processes for making them. In some embodiments of the present invention, the end groups of the multi-arm PIB copolymer is a conjugated diene, whereas the other component is a multi-functional dienophile. The components of the TPE of the present invention are chemically connected via the well-known Diels-Alder reaction which is thermally reversible (by the retro-Diels-Alder reaction) at moderately elevated temperatures. The reversibility of the Diels-Alder retro-Diels-Alder reactions allows the recovery of the original components of the TPE and thus its recyclability and also gives the TPE the ability to be reshaped or reformed.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON302 E BUCHTEL COMMON AKRON OH 44325

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Kennedy, Joseph P Akron, US 127 3616
Nugay, Nihan Istanbul, TR 17 20
Nugay, Turgut Istanbul, TR 23 25

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