Mechanical reinforcement and memory effect of strain-induced soft segment crystals in thermoplastic polyurethane-urea elastomers

N Candau, G Stoclet, JF Tahon, A Demongeot, E Yilgor… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
An amorphous poly (urethane-urea) copolymer composed of 70 wt% poly (ethylene
oxide)(PEO) soft segments (SS)(M w= 2000 g mol− 1) and 30 wt% cycloaliphatic hard …

Rigid amorphous fraction and crystallinity in cold-crystallized syndiotactic polystyrene: Characterization by differential scanning calorimetry

B Chen, JM Torkelson - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of rigid amorphous fraction (RAF) in semi-crystalline syndiotactic
polystyrene (sPS) with increasing crystallinity or crystalline fraction (CF) was investigated …

Silica hairy nanoparticles: a promising material for self-assembling processes

L Tripaldi, E Callone, M D'Arienzo, S Dirè, L Giannini… - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
“Hairy” nanoparticles (HNPs), ie inorganic NPs functionalized with polymer chains, are
promising building blocks for the synthesis of advanced nanocomposite (NC) materials …

Stiff, strong, tough, and highly stretchable hydrogels based on dual stimuli-responsive semicrystalline poly (urethane–urea) copolymers

N Candau, G Stoclet, JF Tahon… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
There has been a considerable interest in develo** stiff, strong, tough, and highly
stretchable hydrogels in various fields of science and technology including biomedical and …

Rigid amorphous fraction in isotactic polystyrene induced by cold crystallization: Characterization by differential scanning calorimetry and ellipsometry

B Chen, B Feng, T Wang… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rigid amorphous fraction (RAF) in bulk and thin‐film states of isotactic polystyrene (iPS) was
studied as a function of crystalline fraction (CF). The CF increased with isothermal cold …

Geometric confinement controls stiffness, strength, extensibility, and toughness in poly (urethane–urea) copolymers

O Oguz, N Candau, G Stoclet, E Simsek… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Achieving a unique combination of stiffness, strength, extensibility, and toughness in sol-cast
poly (urethane–urea)(PU) copolymer films is a challenge since these properties are—in …

Polyurethanes Based on Dicyclohexylmethane 4,4′-Diisocyanate and N-tert-Butyldiethanolamine for Enhancing the Dyeability of Fiber toward Acid Dye

P **g, J Du, D Miao, G **ao, Y Jiang… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conventional polyurethane fiber (CPUF) has been widely used in clothes, but it is difficult to
color CPUF into a deep hue with acid dyes. In this work, it is proposed that polyurethane is …

[BOOK][B] Engineering surface for next generation fluid separation

U Zulfiqar - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Oil/water mixtures are produced in upstream and downstream operations during the
extraction and refining of crude oil. Separating oily water is essential in industries for product …