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Li Z, Mei S, Luo L, Li S, Chen X, Zhang Y, Zhao W, Zhang X, Shi G, He Y, Cui Z, Fu P, Pang X, Liu M. Multiple/Two-Way Shape Memory Poly(urethane-urea-amide) Elastomers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2200693. [PMID: 36250510 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Multiple and two-way reversible shape memory polymers (M/2W-SMPs) are highly promising for many fields due to large deformation, lightweight, strong recovery stress, and fast response rates. Herein, a semi-crystalline block poly(urethane-urea-amide) elastomers (PUUAs) are prepared by the copolymerization of isocyanate-terminated polyurethane (OPU) and amino-terminated oligomeric polyamide-1212 (OPA). PUUAs, composed of OPA as stationary phase and PTMEG as reversible phase, exhibit excellent rigidity, flexibility, and resilience, and cPUUA-C7 -S25 exhibits the best tensile property with strength of 10.3 MPa and elongation at break of 360.2%. Besides, all the PUUAs possess two crystallization/melting temperatures and a glass transition temperature, which endow PUUAs with multiple and reversible two-way shape memory effect (M/2W-SME). Physically crosslinked PUUA-C0 -S25 exhibits excellent dual and triple shape memory, and micro chemically crosslinked cPUUA-C7 -S25 further shows quadruple shape memory behavior. Additionally, both PUUA-C0 -S25 and cPUUA-C7 -S25 have 2W-SME. Intriguingly, cPUUA-C7 -S25 can achieve a higher temperature (up to 165 °C) SME, which makes it suitable for more complex and changeable applications. Based on the advantages of M/2W-SME, a temperature-responsive application scenario where PUUAs can transform spontaneously among different shapes is designed. These unique M/2W-SME and high-temperature SME will enable the applications of high-temperature sensors, actuators, and aerospace equipment.
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- Zhen Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- Engineering Laboratory of High Performance Nylon Engineering Plastics of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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Inherent Flame-Retardant, Humid Environment Stable and Blue Luminescent Polyamide Elastomer Regulated by Siloxane Moiety. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14091919. [PMID: 35567088 PMCID: PMC9104639 DOI: 10.3390/polym14091919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The rapid development of the polymeric materials market has created an urgent demand for the thermoplastic polyamide elastomer (TPAE) owing to its greater functionality, and ability to be synthesized via a facile and industrial route. In this work, a series of novel silicone-containing polyamides (PA1212/Si12) were successfully synthesized from 1,12-dodecarboxylic acid (LA), 1,12-dodecarbondiamine (DMDA), and 1,3-bis (amino-propyl) tetramethyldisiloxane (BATS), via a one-pot melt polycondensation method in the absence of a catalyst. FTIR, 1H-NMR, GPC and inherent viscosity results cohesively prove that the polymerization of monomers was well conducted, and the chemical structure was in high accordance with the design. As expected, the Si12 unit-content of the copolymers regulate the properties of the series. As the feeding ratio of BATS in the diamines increases from 5 mol% to 40 mol%, the thermal transition temperatures, Tg and Tm, decline steadily before finally stabilizing at ~6 °C and 160 °C, respectively, indicating that the co-polyamides possess improved chain flexibility but restricted crystallization ability. The conspicuous evolution in crystalline morphology of the series was observed by XRD and AFM. The increased PA Si12 phase induces the crystallized PA 1212 phase to transit from a thermally-favorable large and rigid crystal structure (α phase) to a kinetically-favorable small and ductile crystal structure (γ phase). Reflected in their stress–strain behavior, PA1212/Si12 copolymers are successfully tailored from rigid plastic to ductile elastomer. The tensile strength mildly drops from above 40 MPa to ~30 MPa while the reversible elongation increases from ~50% to approximately 350%. Accordingly, the moderate surface tension differences in the monomers facilitate the efficient conduction of the co-polymerization process, and the distributed short siloxane unit in the backbone fulfills the copolymer with desirable elasticity. Interestingly, the novel silicone-containing polyamides also display Si12 unit-content dependent flame retardancy, humidity stability, and unconventional solid-state fluorescence properties. The elastomers exhibit a low bibulous rate and anti-fouling characteristics to dye droplets and mud contamination, pass the V–1 rating (UL 94) with a constantly declining PHRR value, and emit blue luminescence under a 365 nm light source. Herein, we propose a new facile strategy for developing a high-performance and multifunctional silicone-modified polyamide, which bears promising industrialization potential. In addition, this first reported silicone-containing thermoplastic polyamide elastomer, which is self-extinguishing, anti-fouling and blue-luminescent, will further broaden the application potential of thermoplastic polyamide elastomers.
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Li X, Lai J, Wei J, Peng X, Wu J, Geng L. Structure and morphology of thermoplastic polyamide 6 elastomers with different soft segment content and their foaming behavior using supercritical
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. POLYM ENG SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.25837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Xiuping Li
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Products of Universities in Fujian, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fujian University of Technology Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Products of Universities in Fujian, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fujian University of Technology Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Products of Universities in Fujian, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fujian University of Technology Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Products of Universities in Fujian, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fujian University of Technology Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Products of Universities in Fujian, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fujian University of Technology Fuzhou Fujian China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Products of Universities in Fujian, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Fujian University of Technology Fuzhou Fujian China
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Tong X, Wang Z, Zhang ML, Wang XJ, Zhang G, Long SR, Yang J. Synthesis, Characterization and Non-Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of a New Family of Poly (Ether-Block-Amide)s Based on Nylon 10T/10I. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 13:E72. [PMID: 33375409 PMCID: PMC7795608 DOI: 10.3390/polym13010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A series of novel thermoplastic elastomers based on (poly(decamethylene terephthalamide/decamethylene isophthalamide), PA10T/10I) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) were synthesized via a facile one-pot, efficient and pollution-free method. The thermal analysis demonstrates that the melting points of the resultant elastomers were in the range of 217.1-233.9 °C, and their initial decomposition temperatures were in the range of 385.3-387.5 °C. That is higher than most commercial polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomers. The tensile strength of the resultant elastomers ranges from 21.9 to 41.1 MPa. According to the high-temperature bending test results, the resultant samples still maintain considerably better mechanical properties than commercial products such as Pebax® 5533 (Arkema, Paris, France), and these novel thermoplastic elastomers could potentially be applied in high-temperature scenes. The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of the resultant elastomers and PA10T/10I was investigated by means of Jeziorny and Mo's methods. Both of them could successfully describe the crystallization behavior of the resultant elastomers. Additionally, the activation energy of non-isothermal crystallization was calculated by the Kissinger method and the Friedman equation. The results indicate that the crystallization rates follow the order of TPAE-2000 > TPAE-1500 > PA10T/10I > TPAE-1000. From the crystallization analysis, the crystallization kinetics and activation energies are deeply affected by the molecular weight of hard segment.
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- Xin Tong
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; (X.T.); (Z.W.)
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; (X.T.); (Z.W.)
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; (M.-L.Z.); (G.Z.); (S.-R.L.)
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; (M.-L.Z.); (G.Z.); (S.-R.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; (M.-L.Z.); (G.Z.); (S.-R.L.)
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; (M.-L.Z.); (G.Z.); (S.-R.L.)
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China; (M.-L.Z.); (G.Z.); (S.-R.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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