Soft segment polyisobutylene

Deak G. and Kennedy J.P., Copolyesters containing polyisobutylene soft segments and polybutylene terephthalate as crystalline segments, MacrolmoL Rep., A33(Suppls 7 8), 439, 1996. 

Puskas J.E., Antony P., ElFray M., and Altstadt V. The effect of hard and soft segment composition and molecular architecture on the morphology and mechanical properties of polystyrene-polyisobutylene thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymers, Eur. Polym. J., 39, 2041, 2003. 

Antony, P., Puskas, J.E., Ott, H., Altstadt, V., Kovar, M., and Norton, P.R. Effect of Hard and Soft Segment Composition on the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polystyrene-Polyisobutylene Thermoplastic Elastomeric Block Copolymers. Proceedings of the Polymer Processing Society Meeting, May 21-24, Montreal, Canada, 2001. 

A recent example of XPS analysis of polyurethane surfaces has been provided by Yoon et al. [30]. In these studies polyurethanes were prepared with 4.4 -methylenebisfphenyl isocyanate) (MDI)and hexafluoro- l.5-pentancdiol (FP) extenders as the hard segment, and poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PTMO) as the soft segment. The authors introduced hydrophobic soft segments, either poly-(dimethylsiloxan) (PDMS) or polyisobutylene (PIB) into this polyurethane structure. The concept underlying this polymer design was the desire to modify sur-... 

This paper concerns the synthesis of a new telechelic polyisobutylene diol, a, a)-di (hydroxy) po lyi so-butylene (formula IV in Scheme I), and the preparation of new linear polyurethanes containing polyisobutylene (PIB) soft segments by the use of this diol and conv-ventional extension techniques with TDI. 

In conclusion, these experiments indicate the possibility of synthesizing polyurethanes with polyisobutylene soft segments. The polyisobutylene diols have been synthesized by the inifer method and careful characterization techniques indicate Fn = 2.0. It is anticipated that polyurethanes with polyisobutylene soft segments will exhibit superior thermal, UV, oxidative and chemical resistance to conventional polyurethanes having polyester, polyether, or polybutadiene soft segments. 

It is also possible to carry out living cationic polymerization of isobutylene, initiated by a difiinctional initiator." This results in a formation of bifunctional living segments of polyis-obutylene that are soft and rubbery. Upon completion of the polymerization, another monomer, one that yields stiff segments and has a high Tg value, like indene, is introduced into the living charge. Polymerization of the second monomer is initiated from both ends of the formed polyisobutylene. When the reaction is complete, the polymerization is quenched. Preparations of a variety of such triblock and star block polymers have been described." ... 

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