(organic chemistry) Polymer with covalent bonds between the elements of the chain, and ionic bonds between the chains.
Ionomer
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An ionomer is a polymer that comprises repeat units of both electrically neutral repeating units and a fraction of ionized units (usually no more than 15 percent). Ionomers have unique physical properties including electrical conductivity and isoviscosity -- increase in ionomer solution viscosity with increasing temperatures.(see conducting polymer ).
Some commercial applications for ionomers are golf ball covers, semipermeable membranes, and thermoplastic elastomers.
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- Eisenberg, A. and Kim, J.-S., Introduction to Ionomers, New York: Wiley, 1998.
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