Issue 54, 2017

Progress in polydimethylsiloxane-modified waterborne polyurethanes

Abstract

Preparing PDMS-modified WPU has attracted the attention of many researchers for two decades and this modification strategy has been proved to be an effective and feasible way to improve some key properties of WPU. In this review, both physical and chemical modification are introduced in depth. For chemical modification, the types of PDMS used, the copolymerization methods, the sub-classification of PDMS-modified WPU, and the synthesis processes are categorized and reviewed respectively; the effects of PDMS on colloidal, film-forming, surface, mechanical, and thermal properties as well as the effects of PDMS on microphase separation and hydrogen bonding behaviors of WPU are discussed in detail, with focus on the introduction to and understanding of the “structure–morphology–property” relationship of these hybrid materials. Besides, a current strategy to combine the PDMS modification technique with other modification methods to obtain novel WPU materials with superior properties is introduced. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives of this field are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Progress in polydimethylsiloxane-modified waterborne polyurethanes

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
22 May 2017
Accepted
14 Jun 2017
First published
06 Jul 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 34086-34095

Progress in polydimethylsiloxane-modified waterborne polyurethanes

X. Ji, H. Wang, X. Ma, C. Hou and G. Ma, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 34086 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA05738E

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