The Open Materials Science Journal

2015, 9 : 6-9
Published online 2015 April 17. DOI: 10.2174/1874088X01509010006
Publisher ID: TOMSJ-9-6

Preparation and Performance Research of WPU Modified by Nanopolyphosphazenes

Chen Jianbing , Ning Xiangli , Hu Wenjing and Wang Jiangjie
Department of Materials and Chemistry Engineering, Chizhou University, Chizhou, P.R. China.

ABSTRACT

It is reported in this paper that waterborne polyurethane (WPU) can be modified by nanopolyphosphazenes fibers, which had been prepared containing hydroxyl groups, followed by reaction with WPU. At the same time, physical blends had also been carried out in the experiments. The results showed that the tensile strength of the WPU films through chemical modification containing 0.5 wt% fibers is, 1.22 MPa, and that the elongation at break is 1294.50%. This data has significantly increased when compared against WPU, in which the elongation at break is only 785.50%. The thermal decomposition temperature of the WPU modified by nanopolyphosphazenes is 50 % higher than that of regular WPU. At the same time, its preparation method had some influences on the mechanical properties of the composite materials.

Keywords:

Modification, nanopolyphosphazenes, preparation, waterborne polyurethane.