Polyurethanes
News Coatings Technologies
Controllable hydrolytic stability of novel fluorinated polyurethane films
A recently published paper describes the controllable hydrolytic stability of fluorinated polyurethane films by incorporating fluorinated side chains.
News Application Areas
Superhydrophobic and icephobic polyurethane coatings
A recently published review article focuses on fundamentals, progresses, challenges and opportunities of superhydrophobic and icephobic polyurethane coatings.
News Markets & Companies
Polyurethane coatings: Traditional market changing
Tense situation: Supply problems and regulation are a challenge in the polyurethane coatings market. However, this current challenging development in the industry is also encouraging a shift to more sustainable...
News Coatings Technologies
Synthesis of vegetable oil based hyperbranched polyol
A new paper reports the synthesis of a hyperbranched polyol via thiol-yne click reaction and their application in polyurethane.
News Application Areas
Polyurethane coating with synergistic anticorrosion effect
A new paper presents a stretchable and self-healing polyurethane coating with a synergistic anticorrosion effect for the corrosion protection of stainless steels.
News Markets & Companies
This technology is expected to increase its share in industrial applications
As more and more companies focus on the issue of sustainability, water-based PU coatings are increasingly coming into focus. We talked about this with Eugénie Charrière, Global marketing & strategy...
News Coatings Technologies
Colourless cardanol based polyurethane coating
A current study presents a modified cardanol based colourless, transparent, hydrophobic and anti-corrosive polyurethane coating.
News Legislation
A safe future for polyurethane products
On 4 August 2020, a new restriction on diisocyanates under REACH was adopted by the European authorities, targeting respiratory and dermal sensitisation potentially caused by diisocyanates.
News Production & Lab
Influence of zirconium dioxide in polyurethane: Improved properties
Researchers report that the tensile strength, Young’s modulus, hardness, abrasion resistance, and thermal stability of PU/ZrO2 composites increased with ZrO2 content
News Production & Lab
Antibacterial properties of polyurethane coating
A new study aims to prepare antibacterial coatings based on polyurethane and curcumin-modified graphene oxide.
News Production & Lab
Self-healing performance of polyurethane coating
In a new study, the self-healing as well as the corrosion performance of a polyurethane coating containing polyurethane microcapsules was investigated.
News Markets & Companies
BASF and Sanyo Chemical sign MoU for collaboration on PUDs
BASF and Sanyo Chemical have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic collaboration of polyurethane dispersions development.
News Production & Lab
Hard, tough and fast self-healing thermoplastic polyurethane
A new study presents a thermoplastic polyurethane that can quickly recover up to 92% of its original tensile strength within 1 h at 50 °C and may have many application prospects in the field of protective...
News Application Areas
Self-healable waterborne polyurethane coatings with high strength
Scientists have developed simultaneously self-healing and photoluminescence waterborne polyurethane coatings based on dual dynamic bonds.