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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 42, Issue 16, Pages 6524-6531Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10853-007-1568-z
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- National Research Foundation of Korea [R11-2005-065-02003-0] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Effect of glycerol cross-linking and hard segment content on the shape memory property of polyurethane block copolymer is comprehensively investigated. Phase separation of hard and soft segment is dependent on glycerol cross-linking and hard segment content as judged from FT-IR and DSC data. Hydrogen bonding and dipole-dipole interaction between hard segments provides strong interaction between copolymer chains in addition to chemical cross-linking by glycerol. As the hard segment content increases, the copolymer shows better tensile mechanical properties and higher melting temperature of soft segment (T-m). Effect of glycerol cross-linking on mechanical properties and T-m of soft segment is low compared to hard segment effect. Although XRD peak at 2 theta = 19.5 degrees is observed, clear difference between the copolymers with various hard segment and cross-linking content is not observed. Significant increase in shape recovery rate in the case of 30 wt% hard segment copolymer is observed after glycerol cross-linking. The drastic change of the properties of polyurethane block copolymer is discussed in the point of copolymer chain interaction.
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