Thermoplastic Polyurethane Technologies for the Textile Industry

Structural characterization and mass transfer properties of nonporous-segmented polyurethane membrane: Influence of the hydrophilic segment content and soft segment melting temperature

“…By molecular design, the T g (glass transition temperature)/T ms (soft segment crystal melting temperature) could be set at room temperature, the polyurethane has high permeability above the T g /T ms , during the rubbery state, and has low permeability below the T g during the glassy state [8]. This behavior can be used with SPU laminated fabrics that could provide thermal insulation at cold and high permeability at room temperature or above [9]. If fabrics laminated with the SPU, they would provide better comfort in both cold and warm climates.…”

Novel Layer-by-Layer Procedure for Making Nylon-6 Nanofiber Reinforced High Strength, Tough, and Transparent Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composites

“…Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) are a special class of polymers widely used in different industries for varied applications like textile, footwear industry, tubings, biomaterials, and adhesives, to name a few. − TPUs with different material property profiles are required for these applications and can easily be made by changing the chemical structure of the starting materials like diisocyanate, polyol, and the chain extender . Another easy and cost-effective method of changing properties of TPUs is using reinforcement fillers.…”