Synthesis and surface properties of environmentally responsive segmented polyurethanes. 2002

Ashish Vaidya, and Manoj K Chaudhury
Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA.

Polyurethanes, containing well-defined assemblies of perfluoro-polyether (PFPE or hexafluoropropene oxide oligomer), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), and polyethylene glycol (PEG) segments, exhibit oleophobic, hydrophobic, and hydrophilic properties in response to the polarity of the contacting medium. These polymers were prepared by reacting hydroxy(polyethyleneoxy)-propylether-terminated PDMS block copolymer (HO-PEG-PDMS-PEG-OH) with 4,4'-methylene-bis(phenylene isocyanate) (MDI) in the presence of dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst, followed by reaction with 1,2-diol functional PFPE and chain extension with 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1,4-butanediol (FB). The oleophobic and hydrophobic properties of the segmented polyurethanes (SPU) are due to the segregation of PFPE segments at the polymer-air interface. Wettability studies revealed that the same surface becomes hydrophilic, presumably due to the segregation of the PEG segments at the polymer-water interface. This hydrophobic-to-hydrophilic transformation of the surface prevails not only when the polymer is in contact with liquid water but with water vapor as well. The understanding of the reconstruction mechanism of this novel family of SPU surfaces would furnish valuable information for various applications where dynamic transformation of surface activity is desired.

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