Shape memory polyurethanes based on polyols derived from renewable resources

  • M. A. Corcuera*
  • , A. Saralegi
  • , B. Fernandez-d'Arlas
  • , I. Mondragon
  • , A. Eceiza
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Segmented polyurethanes have been synthesized employing polyols derived from renewable resources, semicrystalline or amorphous in nature, as soft segment, and an aliphatic (1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate, HDI) or aromatic (4,40- diphenylmethane diisocyanate, MDI) diisocyanate and 1,4-butanediol (BD) as hard segment using two-step bulk polymerization procedure. The effect of soft and hard segment structure and hard segment content on thermal, mechanical and shape memory properties has been studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry, tensile tests and tensile tests performed using a thermal chamber.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-201
Number of pages5
JournalMacromolecular Symposia
Volume321-322
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Polyols
  • Polyurethanes
  • Renewable resources
  • Shape memory

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