Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness and microwave absorption properties of thermoplastic polyurethane/montmorillonite‐polypyrrole nanocomposites

In this work, thermoplastic polyurethane‐filled montmorillonite‐polypyrrole (TPU/Mt‐PPy) was prepared through melt mixing process for using in electromagnetic shielding applications. The effect of conducting filler content and type, sample thickness, and X‐band frequency range on the electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) and EMI attenuation mechanism was investigated. A comparative study of electrical and microwave absorption properties of TPU/Mt‐PPy nanocomposites and TPU/PPy blends was also reported. The total EMI SE average and electrical conductivity of all Mt‐PPy.Cl or Mt‐PPy.DBSA nanocomposites are higher than those found for TPU/PPy.Cl and TPU/PPy.DBSA blends. This behavior was attributed to the higher aspect ratio and better dispersion of the nanostructured Mt‐PPy when compared with neat PPy. Moreover, the presence of Mt‐PPy into TPU matrix increases absorption loss (SE_A) mechanism, contributing to increase EMI SE. The total EMI SE values of nanocomposites containing 30 wt% of Mt‐PPy.DBSA with 2 and 5 mm thickness were approximately 16.6 and approximately 36.5 dB, respectively, corresponding to the total EMI of 98% (75% by absorption) and 99.9% (88% by absorption). These results highlight that the nanocomposites studied are promising materials for electromagnetic shielding applications.     

Characterisation of Polyurethane Coatings Using Thermoanalytical Techniques

A two-pack polyurethane coating was analyzed using thermoanalytical techniques. The curing reaction, monitored using pressure differential calorimetry (PDSC), rheometry and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) shows the temperature dependency of activation energy and hence rate of curing. In-situ ATR-FTIR shows the formation of urethane linkage over time. The decomposition behavior carried out under non-isothermal mode using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows bimodal behavior. The activation energies of the initial step (10% decomposition) from both iso and non-isothermal experiments are in very good agreement with each other. The use of dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) shows the difference in glass transition behavior (T_g) and elastic modulus (E') due to the different state of cure. Also the coating exhibits a very broad loss modulus peak (E') indicating higher energy dissipation with deformation.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

有机硅改性磺酸型聚氨酯/丙烯酸酯复合乳液的制备

将磺酸型聚酯多元醇、异佛尔酮二异氰酸酯（IPDI)和三羟甲基丙烷(TMP)在无有机溶剂参与的情况下进行预缩聚,以硅烷偶联剂γ-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷（KH550）作为改性剂,加入双官能团单体甲基丙烯酸-β-羟乙酯(HEMA),得到含乙烯基和有机硅封端的聚氨酯作为种子乳液,然后与甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)、丙烯酸丁酯(BA)混合单体共聚,合成了有机硅改性磺酸型聚氨酯/丙烯酸酯复合乳液。 红外光谱的表征确定了有机硅改性磺酸型聚氨酯/丙烯酸酯复合乳液的化学结构;透射电子显微镜观察证实了此复合乳液具有明显的核壳结构;热重分析表明,经有机硅和丙烯酸酯改性后,胶膜的最大热失重温度提高了20 ℃,X射线衍射分析表明胶膜的结晶度降低,有利于提高膜的韧性。 力学性能测试及吸水率测试结果表明,当有机硅含量为1.9%时,胶膜的拉伸强度最高达到25.03 MPa,断裂伸长率为328%,此时膜的吸水率最低。     

Synthesis and properties of near IR induced self-healable polyurethane/graphene nanocomposites

A series of self-healable polyurethane (SHPU)/modified graphene (MG) nanocomposites were synthesized from poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PTMG) and 4,4′-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) with minute amounts (0–1 wt%) of MG which was chemically modified graphene oxide (GO) with phenyl isocyanate and reduced in the presence of phenylhydrazine.     

Deformation calorimetry of polyurethane block-copolymers

A thermodynamic analysis of the uniaxial stretching of polyurethanes of various compositions and mechanical histories was carried out by using deformation calorimetry. The initial small strain deformations were found to result from the volume elasticity of the hard phase. The intramolecular energy contributions of the soft blocks were estimated. The hard block contributions were shown to depend on their content and on the degree of sample stretching. The predominant role of the soft component is proved to be manifested only in softened samples with a hard block content not exceeding 30%. The thermodynamics of the softening and hysteresis phenomena were studied. The dependence of the deformation mechanism on the hard block content and mechanical history is discussed.The authors express their thanks to Dr. A. R. Korigodsky and Dr. M. P. Letunovsky for the PU samples.     

测定水性聚氨酯树脂平均相对分子质量及其分布的高效凝胶渗透色谱法

选用HP PL gel MIXED-B柱双柱串联，四氢呋喃作流动相，紫外吸收检测器测定了水性聚氨酯树脂的平均相对分子质量及其分布；通过一系列的条件试验，确定了最佳的凝胶色谱（GPC）条件，结果令人满意；该研究有助于了解水性聚氨酯树脂性能，有效地指导工艺生产和基础研究。     

Surface and interface characterization of polyester‐based polyurethane/nano‐silica composites

Polyester‐based polyurethane/nanosilica composites were prepared via in situ polymerization and investigated by contact angle measurement, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and peel testing in an Instron testing machine. The contact angle and surface free energy results show that nanosilica tended to enrich at the interface between nanocomposite polymers and the substrates, TEM indicated that nanosilica particles were evenly dispersed in the bulk and AFM demonstrated that nanoparticles were located at both the surfaces and interfaces of nanocomposite polymers and that the roughness of both the surfaces and interfaces had a decreasing tendency as the nanosilica content increased, as did the adhesion strength between the nanocomposite polymers and substrates. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

绿色合成CdSe及制备CdSe-聚氨酯纳米复合发光材料

通过一步法绿色合成了CdSe-聚氨酯(CdSe-PU)纳米复合发光材料.在N2保护下,将单质硒(Se)溶于蓖麻油,以蓖麻油酸作为氧化镉(CdO)的配体,合成硒化镉(CdSe)纳米晶.将聚丙二醇2000和异佛尔酮二异氰酸酯(IPDI)合成的预聚体,加入含CdSe纳米晶的蓖麻油溶液,通过交联作用得到CdSe-PU纳米复合发光材料.采用紫外-可见分光光度计(UV-Vis)、荧光光谱仪(PL)、傅里叶红外光谱仪(FT-IR)、热重分析仪(TGA)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)对CdSe纳米晶和聚氨酯复合材料的结构和性能进行了表征.结果表明:此方法合成的CdSe纳米晶性能良好,能在聚氨酯纳米复合材料中均匀分散且性能稳定,CdSe-PU纳米复合材料耐热性有所提高.     

Development of biobased polyurethane‐imides from maleinized cottonseed oil and castor oil

An eco‐friendly coating system, which is largely biobased, has been developed from castor and cottonseed oil. Cottonseed oil was functionalized with maleic anhydride by “ene” reaction to give maleinized cottonseed oil (MACSO); the anhydride groups were reacted with isocyanates to yield –NCO terminated polyurethane prepolymer. The prepolymer was further chain extended with hydroxyl groups of castor oil to give polyurethane‐imides (PUIs). The cross‐linked films thus obtained had good mechanical properties, and the imide groups in the backbone improved the corrosion resistance of PUIs as revealed by potentiodynamic polarization study. With increasing content of MACSO, thermal stability, glass transition temperatures (T_g), tensile strength, and corrosion resistance of resulting PUIs significantly increased.