Morphology of Polyether Polyurethaneurea Elastomers

폴리에테르 폴리우레탄우레아 탄성체의 구조와 형태

Three sones of polyether polyurethaneurea(PEUU) elastomers based on polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG, MW: 1000 or 2000). 4,4'- diphenylmethane diisocyanate(MDI) and three kinds of diamine chain extenders, i.e., 4.4'-diaminodiphenyl methane(DAM). m-phenylene diamine(MPD) and P-phenylene diamine (PPD) were synthesized. The effect of hard segment structure, hard segment content and block length on the hard domain morphology was studied by using SAXS, stress hysteresis and IR measurements. The samples with lower hard segment content or those with shorter block length at the same hard segment content exhibited more isolated hard domain morphology with diffuse interfacial boundaries. Anisotropic superstructure could be observed by polarized microscopy and TEM, but the size were dependent on the kinds of chain extenders or hard segment contents.