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This study focuses on developing innovative polypeptide/polyurethane hybrid systems inspired by nature. By examining the hierarchical ordering in segmented polyurethanes (SPUs), we aim to improve their thermal and mechanical properties, leading to tougher materials suitable for scratch and impact-resistant coatings. Our research indicates that these hybrid SPUs demonstrate increased mechanical properties, including higher stiffness across a broader temperature range. The inclusion of polypeptides significantly enhances the tensile modulus, showcasing the importance of structural design in advanced polymer applications.
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Hierarchically Designed Segmented Polyurethanes for High Performance Applications • Goals • Develop nature inspired, novel polypeptide/polyurethane hybrid systems and explore the affects of hierarchical ordering on the thermal and mechanical properties. • Utilize this understanding to develop tough materials for scratch and/or impact resistant coatings Segmented Polyurethanes (SPUs) PUs are multi-block polymers usually consisting of an amorphous, flexible soft segment and a rigid crystalline or high Tg hard segment. The flexible segments form a continuous domain, which is anchored by physical crosslinking of the hard segment aggregates. AFM of PUs demonstrating the phase separated nature of the polymers. Images are 1 µm x 1 µm. a) IPDI-BDO-PDMS, b) IPDI-BDO-(PBLG-PDMS-PBLG), c) HDI-BDO-PDMS, d) HDI-BDO-(PBLG-PDMS-PBLG) • Accomplishments • Design and synthesize novel hybrid polypeptide/polyurethanes containing: • Mechanical studies confirm additional ordering does increase mechanical properties Temperature depended storage modulus (right), higher modulus equals stiffer material, and tensile data (left) of PUs with and without polypeptide segments. Notice, the SPUs with polypeptides retains higher stiffness through a wider temperature range . The tensile modulus of the IPDI peptidicPU is nearly 4x greater than the non-peptidicPU. PBLG-b-PDMS-b-PBLG
