Ionomer
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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.
Some commercial application for ionomers are golf ball covers, semi-permeable membranes, dental cements and fuel cells. It also can be an effective golf ball midlayer.
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References
- Eisenberg, A. and Kim, J.-S., Introduction to Ionomers, New York: Wiley, 1998.
