| abstract |
IT REFERS TO A COMPOSITION THAT INCLUDES: i) FROM 1% TO 85% BY WEIGHT OF A MODIFIED POLYOLEFIN (POLYETHYLENE, PROPYLENE); AND ii) FROM 99% TO 15% BY WEIGHT OF A MODIFIED POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE). BOTH COMPONENTS HAVE A TOTAL OF 1% TO 30% BY WEIGHT, BASED ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH COMPONENTS AND A MONOMER (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ACRYLATE OR POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL METHACRYLATE). ALSO INCLUDED A METHOD TO USE A ONE-STEP EXTRUDER TO MIX A MELT WITH POLYOLEFIN, POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE), MONOMER AND A FREE RADICAL INITIATOR (BENZOYL PEROXIDE, DI-t-BUTYL PEROXIDE, DYC PEROXIDE PINANE HYDROPEROXIDE AMONG OTHERS); SAID INITIATOR IS ADDED TO THE EXTRUDER IN AN AMOUNT OF AROUND 0.1% TO 10% BY WEIGHT, BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONOMER |