A process for preparing a TPU alloy material through in-situ compatibilization includes: 1) adding a premixed TPU raw material to a feeding port of a twin-screw extruder; injecting a mixture of an alloy component and a dual-active substance into the twin-screw extruder through a lateral feeding port; adding an auxiliary reagent to the TPU raw material or the mixture of the alloy component and the dual-active substance, wherein the alloy component is a polyolefin or a thermoplastic polymer material having reactivity, wherein the dual-active substance is a substance containing a group reactive with the TPU raw material and a group reactive with the alloy component, and the auxiliary reagent includes an initiator; 2) controlling a temperature of a reaction zone of the twin-screw extruder at 50 C. to 250 C., and granulating an extruded material by underwater cutting; and 3) drying the granulated product to obtain the TPU alloy material.

This invention relates to a composite material which is a copolymer of at least (i) a functionalised carbon nanoparticle, (ii) a polyol, (iii) a compound comprising at least two isocyanate groups, wherein the functionalised carbon nanoparticle and the polyol are covalently bonded by a urethane and optionally a urea and/or an amide linkage, and a process for producing the same. Such composite materials are suitable for use in moulded articles for implantation within a mammal.

The present invention provides polyurethanes including a reaction product of components including: (a) an isocyanate functional urethane prepolymer comprising a reaction product of components including: (i) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; and (ii) about 0.1 to about 0.5 equivalents of at least one diol having 2 to 18 carbon atoms; and (b) about 0.05 to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and (c) up to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one polyol different from branched polyol (b) and having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product components are essentially free of polyester polyol and polyether polyol; compositions, coatings and articles made therefrom and methods of making the same.

Disclosed are a supramolecular structure including a plurality of first oligomers having a zwitterion at the terminal end and a plurality of second oligomers having a hydrogen-bondable functional group at the terminal end, wherein a supramolecule including the plurality of first oligomers and a supramolecule including the plurality of second oligomers form a three-dimensional network structure, and a method of manufacturing the same, a self-healing elastomer, a self-healing film, and an electronic device.

The present invention provides an aircraft window including a polyurethane including a reaction product of components including (a) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; and (b) about 1 equivalent of 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol based upon the about 1 equivalent of the at least one polyisocyanate, and other aircraft window compositions.

Orthopedic implants having a bone interface member and a water swellable IPN or semi-IPN with a stiffness, hydration, and/or compositional gradient from one side to the other and physically attached to the bone interface member. The invention also includes an orthopedic implant system including an implant that may conform to a bone surface and a joint capsule. The invention also includes orthopedic implants with water swellable IPN or semi-IPNs including a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer first network and an ionic polymer second network, joint capsules, labral components, and bone interface members. The invention also includes a method of inserting an orthopedic implant having a metal portion and a flexible polymer portion into a joint, including inserting the implant in a joint in a first shape and changing the implant from a first shape to a second shape to conform to a shape a bone.

The present invention provides polyurethanes including a reaction product of components including: (a) an isocyanate functional urethane prepolymer comprising a reaction product of components including: (i) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; and (ii) about 0.1 to about 0.5 equivalents of at least one diol having 2 to 18 carbon atoms; and (b) about 0.05 to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and (c) up to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one polyol different from branched polyol (b) and having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product components are essentially free of polyester polyol and polyether polyol; compositions, coatings and articles made therefrom and methods of making the same.

The present invention relates to a process for recovering raw materials from a polyurethane foam, comprising step (A), the providing of a polyurethane foam based on an isocyanate component and a polyol component, wherein the polyurethane foam comprises a cell structure containing one or more volatile accompanying substances, namely a component X selected from the group consisting of oxygen, a blowing agent, a disinfectant and a mixture of two or more of the above, wherein component X comprises at least oxygen, step (B), the chemolysis of the polyurethane foam with a chemolysis reagent, wherein the polyurethane foam is degassed before being contacted with the chemolysis reagent, wherein at least oxygen, but preferably all constituents of component X or any gaseous breakdown products thereof that have formed are removed from the chemolysis apparatus in gaseous form via a gas removal device at a pressure of not more than 960 mbar(abs.) and a temperature of not more than 120? C., so as to obtain a degassed polyurethane foam, followed by the reaction of the degassed polyurethane foam with the chemolysis reagent in the presence of a catalyst in an inert gas atmosphere and the workup of the product mixture obtained by the chemolysis, step (C), the obtaining of at least one polyol, and optionally step (D), the obtaining of at least one amine corresponding to an isocyanate of the isocyanate component.

The present invention provides alkoxylated polymers. The alkoxylated polymers have two or more alkoxylated sites. The alkoxylated polymers can comprise any monomers and/or oligomers that contain one or more functional groups with an active hydrogen. The alkoxylated polymers are useful in any application for which polymers are generally used. For example, the alkoxylated polymers are useful as additives in ink and coating compositions.

The invention discloses an antibacterial mildewproof polyurethane composite material containing natural plant and a preparing method thereof. The composite material comprises component A and component B with a ratio of component A and component B being 100:(20-50) by weight. The component A by weight comprises: 30-60 parts plant oil polyether polyols; 20-50 parts polyether polyols I; 5-20 parts polyether polyols II; 5-20 parts composite plant extract; 0-0.5 parts catalyst; 0.5-2 parts surfactant; 0-2 parts cross-linking agent; 1.5-3 parts foaming agents. The component B by weight comprising 20-50 parts modified MDI. The composite material made according to the preparation method of the invention shows a good stability and the polyurethane products made according to the preparation method is degradable. The antibacterial mildewproof natural plant adopted by the composite material in the invention enables the composite material to prevent the bacteria breeding effectively and provides environmental protection.