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Cyclophosphazenes as polymer modifiers
Author(s) -
Gleria Mario,
Po Riccardo,
Giannotta Giorgio,
Fiocca Luisa,
Bertani Roberta,
Fambri Luca,
La Mantia Francesco Paolo,
Scaffaro Roberto
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200390165
Subject(s) - macromolecule , polymer , polymer science , surface modification , materials science , polymer chemistry , oxazoline , reactivity (psychology) , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The utilization of Cyclophosphazenes as polymer modifiers is reviewed, with particular concern to their exploitation as versatile chain extenders, possibly for recycle problems, crosslinkers, to enhance mechanical properties of polymeric materials, branchers, to selectively introduce ramifications in linear polymers, and compatibilizers, to favor the formation of blends between originally incompatible organic macromolecules. The great versatility of the synthetic methods put forward for these substrates, together with the ease of controlling their modification, functionalization and reactivity are important parameters for the evaluation of which type of use is more feasible for these trimers. The importance of cyclophosphazenes bearing organic polymeric chains, azide groups, 2‐oxazoline derivatives and oxirane rings in connection with organic conventional macromolecules is critically highlighted.