Polyurethanes : properties, uses and prospects / editor, Frederick L. Hope.

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POLYURETHANES PROPERTIES, USES AND PROSPECTS ; POLYURETHANES PROPERTIES, USES AND PROSPECTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 FUNCTIONAL POLYURETHANES BASED ON BLOCKED ISOCYANATES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Carbonic Acid Derivatives ; 1.2. Carbamic Acid Derivatives (Blocked Isocyanates) ; 2. POLYURETHANE COATINGS BASED ON BLOCKED ISOCYANATES; 3. LINEAR POLYURETHANES BASED ON BLOCKED ISOCYANATES ; 4. LINEAR POLYURETHANES PROVIDED WITH FUNCTIONAL SIDE GROUPS

5. BRANCHED POLYURETHANES FROM BLOCKED ISOCYANATES PROVIDED WITH FUNCTIONAL GROUPS 6. INTRAMOLECULAR BLOCKED ISOCYANATES ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY; 2. SYNTHESIS OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS; 3. STRUCTURE OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS ; 3.1. Block-Length Distribution of TPUs ; 3.2. The Phase Structure and Morphology of TPUs ; 4. THE PROPERTIES OF TPUS

4.1. Influence of the Structure and Content of Segments on the Properties of TPUs 4.1.1. Hard Segments ; 4.1.2. Soft Segments ; 4.2. Thermal Analysis of TPUs; 4.3. Mechanical Properties of TPUs ; 5. CHEMICAL STABILITY OF TPUS ; 6. RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN TPU BLENDS AND COMPOSITES ; 7. APPLICATIONS OF TPUS ; 7.1. Biomedical Applications ; 7.2. Biocompatibility ; 7.3. Biostability and Biodegradation ; CONCLUSION AND FUTURE TRENDS IN TPUS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 NATURAL SUBSTRATES AND THEIR SYNTHETIC ANALOGUES FOR POLYURETHANES MODIFICATION; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION

2. NATURAL SUBSTRATES AND THEIR SYNTHETIC SUBSTITUTES AND POLYURETHANES BASED ON THEM 2.1. Polyhydroxyalkanoates ; 2.1.1. Polyurethanes Based on Polyhydroxybutyrate and Its Copolymers ; 2.2. Poly (Lactic Acid) ; 2.2.1. Polyurethanes Based on the Poly (Lactic Acid) ; 2.3. Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins ; 2.3.1. Polyurethanes Based on Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins; 2.4. Polysaccharides ; 2.4.1. Polyurethanes Based on Polysaccharides ; 2.5. Oils ; 2.5.1. Polyurethanes Based on Oils ; 2.6. Polyurethanes Based on Synthetic Analogues of Natural Substrates

2.7. Polyurethanes Based on other Natural Monomers 2.8. Polyurethanes Composites and Blends with Natural Substrates ; 2.9. Nanocomposites of Polyurethanes; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 SHAPE MEMORY POLYURETHANE FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ; 2.1. Chemistry of Shape Memory Polyurethane ; 2.2. Self-Healing Composites ; 3. STIMULUS-RESPONSE OF SHAPE MEMORY POLYURETHANE (SMPU) AND SELF-HEALING COMPOSITES ; 3.1. Thermal Response ; 3.2. Moisture Responsive PU ; Electrical Filed Stimuli ; Magnetic Field Stimuli

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