Linear Polyurethanes (linear + polyurethane)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


Hydroxylated Linear Polyurethanes Derived from Sugar Alditols

MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Issue 6 2009
Romina Marín
Abstract A set of linear [m,n]-type polyurethanes was synthesized by reaction of HDI or MDI with conveniently protected sugar alditols L -threitol (LTh), L -arabinitol (LAr) and xylitol (Xy). of the resulting polyurethanes ranged between 10,000 and 60,000 with polydispersities around 2. They were thermally stable, showing no decomposition up to temperatures near 300,°C. They all were amorphous polymers with Tg highly dependent on the constitution of the diisocyanate, but scarcely dependent on the structure of the alditol. Hydrogenation of the LThBn-HDI polyurethane yielded partially debenzylated products with Tg values ranging between 20 and 30,°C. Fully benzylated polyurethanes showed high resistance to hydrolytic degradation, whereas polyurethane with free hydroxyl side groups degraded significantly in saline buffer at pH,=,10 and 37,°C. [source]


Linear polyurethanes made from naturally occurring tartaric acid

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 9 2009
Romina Marín
Abstract Naturally occurring tartaric acid was used as raw material for the synthesis of novel linear polyurethanes (PURs) bearing two carboxylate side-groups in the repeating unit. Aliphatic and aromatic PURs were obtained by reaction in solution of alkyl and benzyl tartrates with hexamethylene diisocyanate and 4,4,-methylene-bis(phenyl isocyanate), respectively. All the novel PURs were thermally stable and optically active. The aliphatic carboxylate-containing PURs had Mw in the 40,70 kDa range, with PD between 2.1 and 2.5; all were semicrystalline polymers with melting temperatures between 100 and 150 °C and Tg in the 50,80 °C range. The aromatic PURs were amorphous materials with molecular weights between 18 kDa and 25 kDa and Tg above 130 °C. Hydrogenolysis of the PUR made from hexamethylene diisocyanate and benzyl tartrate yielded PURs containing up to 40% of free carboxylic side-groups. The tartrate-derived PURs displayed enhanced sensitivity to hydrolysis compared with their unsubstituted 2,6-PUR homologs. The PURs bearing free carboxylic groups were unique in being degraded by water upon incubation under physiological conditions. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2391,2407, 2009 [source]


Effect of hybrid network formation on adhesion properties of polycyanurate/polyurethane semi-interpenetrating polymer networks

POLYMER ENGINEERING & SCIENCE, Issue 12 2002
O. Grigoryeva
The adhesion characteristics of modified polycyanurates based on the principle of semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) have been studied. It has been shown that the formation of a polycyanurate network in the presence of linear polyurethane (LPU) leads to increasing adhesion strength to aluminum and titanium. The peculiarities of polycyanurate network (PCN) formation in the presence of different amounts of LPU are discussed. It has been found that chemical incorporation of LPU into PCN occurs during network formation owing to chemical interaction of urethane groups with cyanate groups of growing PCN. At LPU content in the initial composition up to around 20 wt% only a hybrid network is formed. The maximal values of adhesive strength to aluminum and titanium are achieved at LPU content of 20,25%, corresponding to formation of a hybrid network. The further increase of LPU content leads to the presence of non-incorporated LPU (semi-IPN formation) in the adhesive layer and to reduction of the adhesive strength. [source]


Linear polyurethanes made from naturally occurring tartaric acid

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 9 2009
Romina Marín
Abstract Naturally occurring tartaric acid was used as raw material for the synthesis of novel linear polyurethanes (PURs) bearing two carboxylate side-groups in the repeating unit. Aliphatic and aromatic PURs were obtained by reaction in solution of alkyl and benzyl tartrates with hexamethylene diisocyanate and 4,4,-methylene-bis(phenyl isocyanate), respectively. All the novel PURs were thermally stable and optically active. The aliphatic carboxylate-containing PURs had Mw in the 40,70 kDa range, with PD between 2.1 and 2.5; all were semicrystalline polymers with melting temperatures between 100 and 150 °C and Tg in the 50,80 °C range. The aromatic PURs were amorphous materials with molecular weights between 18 kDa and 25 kDa and Tg above 130 °C. Hydrogenolysis of the PUR made from hexamethylene diisocyanate and benzyl tartrate yielded PURs containing up to 40% of free carboxylic side-groups. The tartrate-derived PURs displayed enhanced sensitivity to hydrolysis compared with their unsubstituted 2,6-PUR homologs. The PURs bearing free carboxylic groups were unique in being degraded by water upon incubation under physiological conditions. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2391,2407, 2009 [source]