ISSN:
1662-8985
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
A series of biodegradable lactic acid based Polyurethanes modified by castor oil(PLBA-PUs) have been successfully prepared by using a two steps method as follow: Firstlyprepolymers with hydroxyl terminated are synthesized by copolymerization of L-lactic acid and 1,4-butandiol (BD), and then react with castor oil (C.O.) and hexamethylene diisocynate (HDI). Theeffects of BD/LA monomer ration and C.O./prepolymers mole ratio on the molecular weight andmechanical properties of PLBA-PUs are investigated. The polymers obtained are characterized bygel permeation chromatography, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 13C NMR, differentialscanning calorimeter (DSC) and tensile testing. Their average molecular weight is over 280,000.They display excellent mechanical properties, such as a tensile strength as high as 31MPa, a tensilemodulus as low as 20 MPa, and an elongation at break of 176%. Due to the biocompatibility, thesePUs could find applications in biomedical fields, such as soft-tissue engineering
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/41/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FAMR.47-50.1458.pdf
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