Synthesis of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers based on polyurethane

• Main Author: Liow, Sing Shy.
• Other Authors: Marc Jean Medard Abadie
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Material testing and characterization; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52500
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biodegradable thermoplastic elastomer based on polyurethanes (BTPU) were synthesized from random or triblock copolymers, with polycaprolactone (PCL) as one of the component in the soft segments (SS). 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI) and 1,4-butanediol (BDO) served as hard segments (HS). These B...