A review of microphase separation of polyurethane: Characterization and applications

Bing-Xu Cheng; Wei-Chen Gao; Xiao-Ming Ren; Xin-Yi Ouyang; Yuan Zhao; Hui Zhao; Wei Wu; Chong-Xing Huang; Yang Liu; Xiao-Yang Liu; Hua-Nan Li; Robert K.Y. Li

doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107489

A review of microphase separation of polyurethane: Characterization and applications

Bing-Xu Cheng (Co-first Author)
, Wei-Chen Gao (Co-first Author)
, Xiao-Ming Ren (Co-first Author)
, Xin-Yi Ouyang
, Yuan Zhao
, Hui Zhao^*
, Wei Wu
, Chong-Xing Huang
, Yang Liu
, Xiao-Yang Liu
, Hua-Nan Li
, Robert K.Y. Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

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 performance. In recent years, many researches about the microphase separation of polyurethane have been reported. However, there is a gap in summarizing the recent advances in the characterization methods and applications about it. To fill in this gap, this paper carefully compared and analyzed the characterization methods of the microphase separation such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic thermomechanical analyzer (DMA), Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Moreover, applicaitions of the microphase separated polyurethane in shape memory, water resistance, and gas separation are also discussed in detail.

Original language	English
Article number	107489
Journal	Polymer Testing
Volume	107
Online published	25 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107489
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

Research Keywords

Hydrogen bond
Microphase separation
Polyurethane
Properties

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