ABSTRACT

In the addition reactions considered in the previous chapters, the emphasis has been on the formation of a polymer from only one type of monomer. Often, it is found that these homopolymers have widely differing properties and one might think that by using physical mixtures of various types, a combination of all the desirable properties would be obtained in the resulting material. Unfortunately, this is not always so; instead, it is more likely that the poorer qualities of each become exaggerated in the mixture.