Impact Modifiers
Impact modifiers are those additives added to improve toughness. The most common modifer is rubber. (RDC, 7/27/2008)
Compounding
Thermoplastics Elastomers (TPE) Impact Modifiers
Recent US Patents
10/26/2010
7,820,762
Impact resistance modifier and resin composition
Nagasaka et al of Mitsubishi Rayon, Japan has developed an impact modifier for transparent acrylics without impact whitening or affecting the inherent transparency of the material. The modifier consists of a multilayered polymer having at least three layers, namely an innermost alkyl methacrylate layer, an intermediate alkyl acrylate layer and an outer-layerhaving its Tg within the range of 20 to 80 C.Its mass average particle diameter of the intermediate-layer polymer is 200 to 300 nm. (RDC 2/18/2011)
Recent Journal Articles
To get to the abstract or article, copy the citation and paste it into favorite search engine (ex. Google). 8/14/2009 Characterization of rubber phase in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene polymers (p 1908-1913) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 114 #3 (2009) 7/10/2009 077[2009] Toughening of PBT/PC blends with epoxy functionalized core-shell modifiers e-Polymers (7/3/2009) (84) Influence of impact load-temperature conformity on toughening of poly(vinyl chloride) by core-shell rubber particles (p 2691-2696) Journal of Applied Polymer Science 111 #6 (2009)