Replacing all petroleum-based chemical products with natural biomass-based chemical products: a tutorial review

R Mori - RSC Sustainability, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Immediate action is necessary to alleviate the severe environmental problems such as
climate change, deforestation, and plastic pollution. One of the reasons for global warming is …

Polyurethane foam materials and their industrial applications

M Ates, S Karadag, AA Eker, B Eker - Polymer International, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this review article, polyurethane (PU) foam materials are presented in various industrial
applications. PU foams have started to replace metals and plastics in various engineering …

[HTML][HTML] A brief discussion on advances in polyurethane applications

A Das, P Mahanwar - Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyurethane is a material that defines the word 'versatile'. The structure property
relationship of di-isocyanates and polyols is such that it provides ample variety and …

Sustainable cycloaliphatic polyurethanes: from synthesis to applications

A Mouren, L Avérous - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a versatile and major polymer family, mainly produced via
polyaddition between polyols and polyisocyanates. A large variety of fossil-based building …

Structural engineering of polyurethanes for biomedical applications

H Wang, T Li, J Li, R Zhao, A Ding, FJ Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyurethane, a synthetic polymer distinguished by its urethane (carbamate,-NHCOO-)
and/or urea (-NHCONH-) linkages, has been applied in various industries since its discovery …

Vegetable oil based polyurethane coatings–A sustainable approach: A review

PM Paraskar, MS Prabhudesai, VM Hatkar… - Progress in Organic …, 2021 - Elsevier
The scientific community has been pooling all its resources, for the past decade, towards the
development of “sustainable development” to usher into an eternally green and sustainable …

Conducting polymers for tissue engineering

B Guo, PX Ma - Biomacromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electrically conducting polymers such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, and their
derivatives (mainly aniline oligomer and poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)) with good …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of bio-based polyurethanes: Perspective on applications and bio-degradation

R Kaur, P Singh, S Tanwar, G Varshney, S Yadav - Macromol, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among numerous synthetic macromolecules, polyurethane in its different forms has proven
its sheer dominance and established a reputation as a reliable and trusted material due to …

Renewable castor‐oil‐based waterborne polyurethane networks: simultaneously showing high strength, self‐healing, processability and tunable multishape memory

C Zhang, H Liang, D Liang, Z Lin… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Materials with multifunctionality or multiresponsiveness, especially polymers derived from
green, renewable precursors, have recently attracted significant attention resulting from their …

Polyurethane types, synthesis and applications–a review

JO Akindoyo, MDH Beg, S Ghazali, MR Islam… - Rsc Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a class of versatile materials with great potential for use in different
applications, especially based on their structure–property relationships. Their specific …