Self-healing thermoplastic elastomeric materials: challenges, opportunities and new approaches

S Aiswarya, P Awasthi, SS Banerjee - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) is an applied engineering polymeric material having
immense transformative potential for industrial applications because of its unique rubber like …

Synthesis of high-modulus thermoset PUs of PCL-PTMG/CNW biomaterials with different soft domain architecture and composition for high shape memory …

E Aboueimehrizi, MA Makaremy, S Bazrpash… - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
In this research work, a series of thermoset polyurethane (tPU) nanocomposites and a
thermoplastic PU (TPPU) were synthesized using semi-crystalline polyols. Poly (ε …

A novel multi‐functional model thermoset and PDA‐coated PU nanocomposite based on graphene and an amphiphilic block copolymer

T Behrouz, S Behrooz, H Sarkhosh… - Polymers for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The need for multi‐functional biomaterials has driven researchers towards more complex
multi‐component structures with tailor‐made surface modifications. In this research …

The impact of soft segment crystallization and cross‐link density on the shape memory performance of the PCL‐PTMG/graphene‐based polyurethane …

M Nourany, Y Rahimi‐Darestani, M Nayebi… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this research paper, we investigated the impact of soft segment crystallization, the cross‐
linking density (CLD) and elastic modulus of the synthesized thermoset polyurethanes on …

Incorporation of modified graphene nanoplatelets for development of bio-based shape memory polymer of polypropylene carbonate (PPC)/Polycaprolactone (PCL)

M Hashemi, A Rostami, I Ghasemi, A Omrani - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to obtain a compound with superior shape memory properties and a
transfer temperature close to human body temperature. Therefore, by precise adjusting the …

Development of a semi-crystalline hybrid polyurethane nanocomposites for hMSCs cell culture and evaluation of body-temperature shape memory performance and …

H Sarkhosh, M Nourany, F Noormohammadi… - Journal of Polymer …, 2021 - Springer
We report synthesis and characterization of a group of reactive in-situ polyurethane (PU)
nanocomposites based on PCL 1000-PEG 2000-PCL 1000 block copolymer-diol and …

Evaluation of the toxicity and cisplatin drug release ability of nanocomposites of polyethylene glycol and carbon nanotubes functionalized with Zn2+ ions

UA Saldaña-Rojas, SA Cortés-Llamas… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been used to prepare drug nanocarriers. Zinc (Zn) ions play
a crucial role in biological processes. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a biopolymer used in the …

The effect of PCL/PEG ABA block lengths on the crystallization of homo/block-based polyurethane/CNW nanocomposites

M Nourany, S Ghelichkhani, H Sarkhosh… - Journal of Polymer …, 2021 - Springer
We report synthesis and characterization of a set of thermoset polyurethane (PU)
bionanocomposites based on a polyol blend of poly (ε-caprolactone)/polyethylene glycol …

Solid polymer nanocomposite electrolytes based on poly (ε‐caprolactone)‐based waterborne polyurethane–polyethylene oxide and fluorine‐doped carbon quantum …

N Naderkhani, S Rostami, Z Mokhtari… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The need for higher energy storage capability has encouraged researchers to move toward
lithium‐metal batteries (LMBs). Due to the safety issue associated with liquid electrolytes …

Polyurethane/acrylic coatings for wood made hydrophobic by melamine addition

M Puyadena, I Etxeberria, G Ortega, O Sanz… - Progress in Organic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrophobic polyurethane/acrylic hybrid dispersions were obtained for exterior wood
coatings. Thus, polyurethane was synthesised using as solvent methyl methacrylate, and …