| Abstract: | Synthesis and characterization of new polyurethane elastomers with rigid blocks derived from aminoacids have been achieved by polycondensation using poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO) as a soft segment. Aminotelechelic oligopeptides or pseudopeptides were used in the hard block, eventually in association with lysine diisocyanate (ethyl 2, 6-diisocyanatohexanoate, LDI). Physicochemical characteristics of the so obtained materials, especially good filmmaking properties, allow their use as biomaterials of reduced toxicity. |
