Over the last few years, waterborne polyurethane (WPU) was applied to various fibers,
adhesives, primers for metals, caulking materials, emulsion polymerization media, paint …

Elastomeric materials have great application potential in actuator design and soft robot
development. The most common elastomers used for these purposes are polyurethanes …

Polyurethane elastomer (PUE) composites were synthesized with a low additive content of
waste natural cellulosic fibers from office paper. A new technology combining prepolymer …

Polyurethane nanocomposites were synthesized with different contents of oxidized multi-
walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Physical and mechanical properties of the …

This work focuses on the relationship between flexibility of molecular chains and thermal
properties of polyurethane elastomer (PUE), which laid the foundation of further research …

The electromechanical behavior of thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane (TPE-PU) is
investigated under the effects of urethane type (ester and ether-types) and soft–hard …

Multi-functional materials in actuator applications have been developed toward reversibility
and sensitivity under various actuating fields. In this work, magneto-electro-responsive …

Different thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposites with various amounts of
halloysite nanotube (HNT) were prepared. The morphological, rheological, thermal …

Waterborne polyurethane (WPU) dispersions have gained attention towards
environmentally-friendly synthesis. In this article, a series of waterborne polyurethane …

Anionomer-type waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) were obtained from poly
(propylene glycol)(PPG), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) and dimethylolpropionic acid …