[HTML][HTML] A review of microphase separation of polyurethane: Characterization and applications

BX Cheng, WC Gao, XM Ren, XY Ouyang, Y Zhao… - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
The microphase separation of polyurethane is the result of thermodynamic incompatibility
between the hard and soft segments, which plays a significant role in its micro structure and …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive investigation of stoichiometry–structure–performance relationships in flexible polyurethane foams

A Olszewski, P Kosmela, A Piasecki, W Żukowska… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyurethane (PU) foams are versatile materials with a broad application range. Their
performance is driven by the stoichiometry of polymerization reaction, which has been …

Waste polyurethane reinforced polyester composite, production, and characterization

MH Demirel, E Aydoğmuş - Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society …, 2022 - dergipark.org.tr
In this research, new composite materials were improved by reinforcing the environment-
polluting waste polyurethane (WPU) to unsaturated polyester (UP). Polyester composites …

[HTML][HTML] A highly efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of an LED-curable methacrylated gelatin for bio applications

SA Baghban, M Ebrahimi, S Bagheri-Khoulenjani… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This study deals with the development of an LED-curable methacrylated gelatin (GelMA)
synthesis via microwave (MW) irradiation with a reaction and purification time-, energy-, and …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive enhancement of prepolymer-based flexible polyurethane foams' performance by introduction of cost-effective waste-based ground tire rubber …

W Żukowska, P Kosmela, P Wojtasz, M Szczepański… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Material innovations in polyurethane (PU) foams should ideally combine performance
enhancement, environmental impact limitation, and cost reduction. These goals can be …

[HTML][HTML] A facile method to synthesis of a highly acrylated epoxidized soybean oil with low viscosity: Combined experimental and computational approach

SA Baghban, M Ebrahimi, M Khorasani - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
This investigation deals with the introduction of an efficient technique to acrylate almost all of
the epoxide groups on epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) and synthesize a highly acrylated ESO …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of isocyanate index and filler functionalities on the performance of flexible foamed polyurethane/ground tire rubber composites

A Olszewski, P Kosmela, A Piasecki, M Barczewski… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The structure and performance of polyurethane (PU) foams are strongly driven by the
stoichiometry of the polyaddition reaction, quantitatively described by the isocyanate index. It …

[HTML][HTML] Cytotoxic properties of polyurethane foams for biomedical applications as a function of isocyanate index

D Grzęda, G Węgrzyk, A Nowak, J Idaszek… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyurethane foams are widely used in biomedical applications due to their desirable
mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, the cytotoxicity of its raw materials can …

Relationship between structure and dynamic mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer containing bi‐soft segment

Y Liu, L Liu, Y Liang - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we investigated the microphase separation, mechanical, and dynamic
mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPUs) with one‐soft …

Acoustic damping flexible polyurethane foams: Effect of isocyanate index and water content on the soundproofing

SA Baghban, M Khorasani… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
High‐efficiency sound absorbing flexible polyurethane foams (FPUFs) are manufactured
using nonpolar polyester resin, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, and other reagents by one …