Characterization of extractable species from poly(etherurethane urea) (PEUU) elastomers.

Methanol extracts of four poly(etherurethane urea) (PEUU) materials were analyzed using Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). The additives in the materials were Santowhite powder at 1 wt% and Methacrol 2138 F at 5 wt% loading levels. One-to-two wt% of the original PEUU films was extractable with methanol. The extractables consisted of a low molecular weight (Mw) PEUU polymer, an MDI-rich oligomer, the additives Santowhite (SW) powder and Methacrol 2138 F, and aniline. The low Mw PEUU polymer had a Mw of 12,000 relative to polystyrene, and the MDI-rich oligomer had a Mw of 1000 relative to polystyrene. Quantitation of all extracted species was achieved using GPC; the use of dual-detectors on the GPC made it possible to determine the soft-to-hard composition of the PEUU extracts as a function of molecular weight.

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