An embodiment includes a platform shape memory polymer system. Such an embodiment exhibits a blend of tunable, high performance mechanical attributes in combination with advanced processing capabilities and good biocompatibility. A post-polymerization crosslinking synthetic approach is employed that combines polyurethane and thiol-ene synthetic processes. Other embodiments are described herein.

To produce a cured body excellent in strength, water resistance, and uniformity, provided is a method of producing a polyurethane-based composite material, including: a polyaddition reaction step of performing a polyaddition reaction in a first raw material composition containing a radically polymerizable monomer (B) free from causing a polyaddition reaction with any of a radically polymerizable diol compound (a1) and a diisocyanate compound (a2), to thereby form a polyurethane component (A) having a number average molecular weight of from 1,500 to 5,000; a second raw material composition-preparing step of preparing a second raw material composition containing the component A, the component B, a radical polymerization initiator, and a filler; and a radical polymerization step of performing radical polymerization using the second raw material composition after completion of the polyaddition reaction step and the second raw material composition-preparing step, wherein a ratio R represented by the following equation 1 is from 20 mass % to 80 mass %: Equation 1 R=100×B/[a1+a2+A+B], where a1, a2, A, and B represent the contents (parts by mass) of the component a1, the component a2, the component A, and the component B in the second raw material composition.

An embodiment includes a polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer that: (a) is bonded to iodine, (b) includes a vinyl group, and (c) includes urethane linkages. Other embodiments are described herein.

There is provided a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising a polyurethane polymer that comprises the reaction product of a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component. The polyol component has a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) less than 10. The polyurethane further comprises 0.5 to 10 wt.-% of hydrophilic polymerized units having an HLB greater than 12, such as a reaction product of a polyethylene glycol polymer. In another embodiment, the polyurethane further comprises pendent ethylenically unsaturated groups. Also described are articles such as laminating tapes and protective films as well as methods of bonding substrates with the pressure sensitive adhesive and laminating tape.

This invention relates to chemical polymer compositions, methods of synthesis, and fabrication methods for devices regarding polymers capable of displaying shape memory behavior (SMPs) and which can first be polymerized to a linear or branched polymeric structure, having thermoplastic properties, subsequently processed into a device through processes typical of polymer melts, solutions, and dispersions and then crossed linked to a shape memory thermoset polymer retaining the processed shape.

The present invention relates to processes for the manufacture of aqueous polyurethane/acrylic hybrid dispersions that can be used as adhesives or coatings, are solvent free and have low VOC emissions, and are environmentally friendly. Also encompassed are the dispersions as such, compositions containing them and their use as coatings and adhesives.

Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide compositions and methods related to oligomeric and polymeric urethane materials that contain hydrolyzable polythioaminal groups for use in biomedical applications.

A crosslinkable composition is useful for preparing a skin contact adhesive or a coating on a substrate. The crosslinkable composition includes (A) a polyurethane-polyorganosiloxane copolymer and (B) a curing catalyst. The skin contact adhesive prepared by crosslinking the crosslinkable composition is useful in applications such as adhesives for medical tapes, adhesives for wound dressings, adhesives for prosthetics, ostomy appliance adhesives, adhesives for medical monitoring appliances, adhesives for scar therapy treatments, adhesives for cosmetic patches, and transdermal drug delivery systems.

A waterborne alternative polyurethane composition is provided which comprises a reaction product of: an azidated polyol; and a waterborne poly(alkynyl carbamate) prepolymer comprising a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and from 1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of an alkynol-polyether having a formula (I),
R.sub.1—R.sub.2—O—R.sub.3—OH  (I),
wherein, R.sub.1=a monovalent group selected from either HC≡C— or HC≡C—CO—, R.sub.2=a divalent alkylene group from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and may be straight chain or branched and may contain cyclic moieties, and R.sub.3=a polyethylene glycol with number average molecular weight from 300-1,200 g/mol, wherein the wt. % is based on the weight of the prepolymer, wherein reaction of the azidated polyol and the waterborne poly(alkynyl carbamate) occurs at a temperature of from 20° C. to 200° C. and optionally in the presence of a catalyst. The inclusion of an alkynol-polyether does not materially alter the performance properties and reactivity of the waterborne polyurethane composition relative to a solventborne polyurethane control composition. Inclusion of the alkynol-polyether reduces the need for organic solvents by allowing for the use of water as a carrier. The inventive waterborne alternative polyurethane compositions may find use in or as coatings, adhesives, sealants, films, elastomers, castings, foams, and composites.

The disclosure generally provides methods of making natural oil-derived polyol compounds from compositions that include self-metathesized oligomers of natural oils, including methods of using such polyols to make polyurethane compositions, such as polyurethane foams.