Synthesis and microstructure-mechanical property relationships of segmented polyurethanes based on a PCL-PTHF-PCL block copolymer as soft segment

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2096-2109

  Rueda Larraz, L ^a   d'Arlas, B Fernandez ^a   Tercjak, A ^a   Ribes, A ^b   Mondragon, I ^a   Eceiza, A ^a  

^a Polytechnic School   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Microstructure property relationships; Segmented polyurethanes; Water contact angle

Indexed keywords

AMIDE I; CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; GAUSSIAN DECONVOLUTION; HARD SEGMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; MOLAR RATIO; NOVEL MATERIALS; POLYCAPROLACTONE DIOL; SEGMENTED POLYURETHANES; SOFT SEGMENTS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE; WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT;

AMIDES; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ANODIC OXIDATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FURAN RESINS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYURETHANES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

EID: 66949113550     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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