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Different sugar alcohols were utilized in the polymer synthesis: glycerol, sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, and mannitol. The polymers have undergone an irradiation procedure. The materials were irradiated with doses of 50 kGy, 100 kGy, and 150 kGy. The expected effect of using ionizing radiation was crosslinking process and improvement of the mechanical properties. Additionally, a beneficial side effect of the irradiation process is sterilization of the affected materials. It is also worth noting that the materials described in this paper do not require either sensitizers or cross-linking agent in order to perform radiation modification. Radiation-modified poly(polyol sebacate-co-butylene sebacate) elastomers have been characterized in respect to the mechanical properties (quasi-static tensile tests), cross-link density, thermal properties (Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)), chemical properties: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and wettability (water contact angle). Poly(polyol sebacate-co-butylene sebacate) preopolymers were characterized with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR and 13C NMR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Thermal stability of cross-linked materials (directly after synthesis process) was tested with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/polym12051043","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,5]],"date-time":"2020-05-05T06:41:20Z","timestamp":1588660880000},"page":"1043","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Effect of E-Beam Irradiation on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Ester Elastomers Containing Multifunctional Alcohols"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7731-2323","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"Pi\u0105tek-Hnat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piast\u00f3w Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8471-323X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kuba","family":"Bomba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piast\u00f3w Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9113-8165","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jakub","family":"P\u0119ksi\u0144ski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Electrical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Sikorskiego Ave. 37, 71-313 Szczecin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Koz\u0142owska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piast\u00f3w Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jacek G.","family":"So\u015bnicki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piast\u00f3w Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5084-6256","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomasz J.","family":"Idzik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piast\u00f3w Ave. 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Drobny, J.G. 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