The effect of promoting hydrogen bond aggregation based on PEMTC on the mechanical properties and shape memory function of polyurethane elastomers

Royal Society Open Science

Wei Gao¹  Yuxuan Qin¹  Shaofeng Liang¹  Muqun Wang¹ 

[1] School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, People's Republic of China;

关键词: shape memory;    hydrogen bond elastomer;    toughness;    polyurethane;   

DOI  :  10.1098/rsos.211393

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this work, small molecule diols named PEMTC were synthesized from isophorone diisocyanate, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide and trimethylolpropane by a semi-directional method. PEMTC (2-(prop-2-enamido)ethyl N-{3-[({[2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-2(hydroxymethyl)propoxy]carbonyl}amino)methyl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl}carbamate) contains hydrogen bond active site and light-initiated C=C. We introduced it as a branch chain block into poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). By feeding and monitoring the reaction process, we synthesized a large number of polyurethane elastomers, hydrogen bonds PCL-based elastomer (HPE), which contain a large number of dynamic hydrogen bonds. Under UV irradiation, PEMTC can make HPE molecules aggregate and cross-link, improve the degree of internal hydrogen bonding interaction of HPE materials and endow HPE materials with good elasticity, toughness, heat resistance and shape memory ability. After 270 nm UV irradiation, the elongation at break of HPE materials decreased from 607.14–1463.95% to 426.60–610.36%, but the strength at break of HPE materials increased from 3.36–13.52 to 10.28–41.52 MPa, and the toughness increased from 16.36–129.71 to 40.48–172.22 MJ m−3. In addition, the highest shape fixation rate of HPE after UV irradiation was 98.0%, and the recovery rate was 93.7%.

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