Preferred Label : semi-interpenetrating polymer network;
IUPAC acronym : SIPN; IPN;
IUPAC definition : Polymer comprising one or more polymer networks and one or more linear or branched
polymers characterized by the penetration on a molecular scale of at least one of
the networks by at least some of the linear or branched macromolecules.;
Scope note : a sipn is distinguished from an ipn because the constituent linear or branched macromolecules
can, in principle, be separated from the constituent polymer network(s) without breaking
chemical bonds; it is a polymer blend.;
Origin ID : S05598;
See also
Polymer comprising one or more polymer networks and one or more linear or branched
polymers characterized by the penetration on a molecular scale of at least one of
the networks by at least some of the linear or branched macromolecules.
