a polymer with a few groups that are ionisable
a thermoplastic polymer that has been ionically crosslinked
Thermoplastic that combines transparency with toughness, particularly at low temperatures. The polymer's main component is ethylene, but it contains both inorganic and organic materials lined by both covalent and ionic bonds. Film is used in skin packaging.
A thermoplastic copolymer of ethylene and methacrylic and whose molecular chains are cross-linked by metal ions. Ionomer film is commonly used for skin packaging because of its exceptional strength, clarity, and rapid cycle speed. Polymers produced from a variety of monomers; e.g., ethylene or vinyls, by ionic bonding between polymer chains, tough and rigid, yet readily processable.
A polymer having covalent bonds between the constituents of the long-chain molecules and ionic bonds between the chains.
An ionomer is a polyelectrolyte that comprises copolymers containing both electrically neutral repeating units and a fraction of ionic units (usually no more than 15%). Ionomers have unique physical properties due to ionic interaction in discrete regions of the material.
