ConceptTPE
Thermoplastic elastomer
A class of polymers whose elasticity derives from physical entanglement and weak interactions. Above the melting point they flow and can be reshaped, and on cooling they recover their properties, allowing repeated melt processing in principle.
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Oct 20
The MIT approach replaces spandex's chemical crosslinks with the physical crosslinked structure of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), thereby opening a path to melt recycling while maintaining elasticity.
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