期刊
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
卷 74, 期 2, 页码 149-158出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.03.013
关键词
chitin; polyurethane; hydrogen bonding; molecular engineering; surface free energy
资金
- Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Biodegradable polyurethane elastomers with potential for biomedical application as non-absorbable sutures with improved hydrophobic properties were synthesized by the reaction of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) and 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), extended with different mass ratio of chitin and 1,4-butane diol (BDO). Their molecular engineering and structural transition due to the changes of hydrogen bonding was confirmed by using FT-IR, H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR. Involvement of chitin was evidenced by the appearance of new signals in both H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR spectra, and very strong peak at 1724 cm(-1) in FT-IR spectra. From the results, it was concluded that the reaction of the urethane group occurred mainly at C6-OH group of chitin in which strong intermolecular and intersheet hydrogen bonds are involved. Contact angle and surface tension measurement of the synthesized polyurethane as a function of chitin contents were investigated. Optimum hydrophobicity was obtained from elastomer extended with chitin in comparison to elastomers extended with BDO. The surface free energy was also affected by chemical composition of the final PU. Structure-property relationship for prepared elastomers showed that the main determining factors were hydrogen bonding, hydrophobicity and content of chitin in polyurethane backbone. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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