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Effect of Hard-segment Flexibility on Phase Separation of Segmented Polyurethanes
Macromolecules
  • Yingjie Li
  • Wanxuan Kang
  • James O. Stoffer, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Benjamin Chu
Abstract

Demonstrated in this paper is the kinetic factor which can control whether the structure in segmented polyurethanes is phase-mixed or phase-separated. According to the solubility parameters, UMDT has greater hard and soft segment incompatibility than UHDI, while HDI/HBPA in UHDI has higher mobility than MDI/HBPA in UMDI due to flexible HDI. There is no observable phase separation in the former, while the latter gave rise to nearly complete phase separation.

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Chemistry
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Article - Journal
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English
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© 1994 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Publication Date
01 Jan 1994
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Yingjie Li, Wanxuan Kang, James O. Stoffer and Benjamin Chu. "Effect of Hard-segment Flexibility on Phase Separation of Segmented Polyurethanes" Macromolecules (1994) ISSN: 0024-9297
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james-stoffer/21/