Progress in Polyurethanc Elastomers

Glasspodl J. , ‘Prospects for polyols for the European polyurethane industry’, ‘U’ Tech ‘86, The Hague, 18-20 March 1986

Proceedings of the Polyurethane Industry's International Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, 18-20 March 1986

Hepburn C , Proceedings of the Conference ‘Polyurethanes in the Service of Man’, Plastics and Rubber Institute, 14 October 1987. Paper titled: Structure Property Relationships in Transparent Polyurethane Elastomers

BASF's copolyester range

Liquiflex trade name of Petroflex

Kirkland C , ‘Is Polyurea the key to automated RIM processing’, Plastics Technology, 32, 3, March 1986, p. 33–83

Syed E.J. , Muys J. , Kuijpers K.G.Y.A. , ‘Novel high performance polyurethane elastomers’, Conference papers of the Polyurethane Industry's International Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, 18-20 March 1986, pp. 86–89.

IPDI-BF 1540, Huls

Barikani M. and Hepburn C , ‘Isocyanurate Crosslinking as a Means of Producing Thermally Stable PU Elastomers’, Cell. Polymers, Vol. 5, 1986, p. 169–185

Ethacure 300. This is the trade name of the Ethyl Corporation, USA

Polacure is the trade name of the Polaroid Corporation, USA

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Bartholomew R.F. , Davidson R.S. , Lambreth P.F. , McKellar J.F. and Turner P.H. , J. Chem. Soc., Perkin II, 1972, p. 5.77

‘Witcoflex Staycool’ coating of Baxenden Chemical Co. and The Shirley Research Institute

Lehah M.D. and Cooper S.L. , ‘Polyurethanes in Medicine’, Press CRC, 1986

European Patent 0,007,503

Nyilas E. , Polym. Prep. Amer. Chem. Soc. Div. Polym. Chem., 16, 1975, p. 681

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Millathane Series of TSE, Urethane Division, Petersburg, Ma. 33714, USA; also Notedome Ltd., Coventry, UK

Seefried C.G. , Koleske J.V. and Critchfield F.E. , ‘Thermoplastic Urethane Elastomers I: Effect of soft segment variations’, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 19, 1975, p. 2493; ditto, II: Effect of hard segment content, p. 2503; ditto, III: Effect of isocyanate structure, p. 3185

Zdrahala R.J. , ., ‘Polyester based thermoplastic polyurethanes, I: Effect of hard segment content’, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 24, 1979, p. 2041

Abouzahr S. , Wilkes G.L. and Ophir Z.H. , ‘Structure property behaviour of segmented polyether/MDI/butane diol based urethanes: Effect of composition ratio’, Polymer, 23, 1982, p. 1077

Pechhold F. and Pruckmayr G. , ‘PTME ether glycol: Effect of concentration, molecular weight and molecular weight distribution on properties of MDI/BDO based polyurethanes’, Rubber Chem. and Technol., 55, 1982, p. 76

Minoura Y. ., ‘Crosslinking and mechanical properties of liquid rubber. Part I: Curative effect of aliphatic diols’, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 22, 1978, p. 1817; ditto, Part II: Curative effect of aromatic diols, 22, 1978, p. 3101; ditto Part III: Curative effect of aralkyl and alicyclic diols., 23, 1979, p. 1137

Dearcove T.J. , Campbell G.A. and Atkins R.P. , ‘Optimising the properties of isocyanate terminated polyurethane prepolymers by SDE’, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 22, 1978, p. 927

Goodman J. , ‘Heterochain block copolymers’, Chapter 5 in Developments in Block Copolymers -1. (Ed. Goodman, I.), Elsevier Applied Science, 1985

Speckhard T.A. , ‘Properties of polyiso-butylene polyurethane block copolymers: 2. Macroglycol produced by the Inifer technique’, Polymer, 26, 1955, p. 55

Byrne C.A. , ‘Preparation and properties of polyurethane and poly(urethane urea) elastomers from methylene bis 4-cyclohexyl-isocyanate’. Org. Coat. Appl. Polym. Sci. Proc. 47, 1982, p. 49

Hepburn C , ‘Polyurethane Elastomers’, Applied Science Publishers, 1982

Guise G.B. and Smith G.C. , ‘Properties of some cast polyurethane rubbers prepared from polycaprolactone polyols and diiso-cyanate’, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 25, 1980, p. 149

Van Bogart J.W.C. , Gibson P.E. and Cooper S.L. , ‘Structure-property relationships in polycaprolactone polyurethanes’, J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys., 21, 1983, p. 65

Wright J. , ‘The development of transparent thermoplastic polyurethane block copolymers’, PERME Report TR7 (November 1977)

Roberts D. , ‘The development of transparent polyurethane block copolymers resistant to ballistic impact’, PERME Report TR76, Part 2 (November 1977)

Sung C.S. and Schneider N.S. , ‘Structure property relationships of polyurethanes based on TDF, Polymer Alloys (Ed. Klempner D. and Frisch K.C. ), Wiley, 1982

Aitken R.R. and Jeffs G.H.F. , ‘Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers based on aliphatic diisocyanates: thermal transitions’, Polymer, 18, 1977, p. 197

Cunliffe A.V. , ., ‘The kinetics of the reaction of isophorone diisocyanate with mono alcohols’, Polymer, 26, 1985, p. 301

Byrne C.A. , Mack D.P. and Cleaves M.A. , ‘Aliphatic polyurethane elastomers from the geometric isomers of methylene bis(4-cyclo-hexyl-isocyanate)’, Am. Chem. Soc. Polym Prep., 50, 1983, p. 63

Syed E.A. , ‘The synthesis and properties of some transparent polyurethanes’, PhThesis D, Loughborough University of Technology, 1982

Van Bogart J.W.C. ., ‘Morphology and properties of short segment block copolymers’, J. Macromol. Sci. Phys., 187, No. 2, 1980 p. 267

Van Bogart J.W.C. , ‘ Propertiesof MDI and H12MDI based polycaprolactone polyurethanes’, Org. Coat. Plast. Chem., 40, 1979 p. 647

Wong S.W. ., ‘Reactivity studies and cast elastomers based on trans-cyclohexane 1,4-diisocyanate and 1,6-phenylene diisocyanate’, Org. Coatings Plast. Chem., 43, 1980, p. 926

Delucca J.J. and Petrie S. , ‘Effects of processing on the optical properties of a transparent polyurethane’, Conf. Plastics Engineering Today for Tomorrow's World, ANTEC ‘83, 41st Annual Conference (SPE), Chicago 2-5 May 1983, pp. 730–733.

Trade literature concerning the FOMBLIN Z range of perfluoropolyethers of Montefluos Spa Division of Montedison, Milan, Italy