| abstract |
This invention provides acrylate-modified polyamide resins comprising the Michael addition product of a mixture of a thermoplastic polyamide and reactive diluent with a polyol ester having a plurality of acrylate ester groups, wherein the mole ratio of the initial acrylate groups of the polyol ester to the initial amino groups of the polyamide ranges from about 0.5 to about 8.0, and wherein the reactive diluent's from about 1% to about 25% by weight polyamide. The diluent comprises mono- and di-substituted amines of 10 to 44 carbon atoms. |