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Chitin based polyurethanes using hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene, part III: surface characteristics.

Abstract
Hydroxy terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)-chitin based polyurethanes (PUs) with controlled hydrophobicity were synthesized using HTPB and toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The prepolymer was extended with different mass ratios of chitin and 1,4-butane diol (BDO). The effect of chitin contents in chain extender (CE) proportions on surface properties was studied and investigated. Incorporation of chitin contents into the final PU showed decrease in contact angle value of water drop, water absorption (%) and swelling behavior. The antibacterial activity of the prepared samples was affected by varying the chitin contents in the chemical composition of the final PU. The results demonstrated that the use of prepared material can be suggested as non-absorbable suture.
AuthorsKhalid Mahmood Zia, Mohammad Zuber, Muhammad Jawwad Saif, Mohammad Jawaid, Kashif Mahmood, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Naveed Anjum, Mirza Nadeem Ahmad
JournalInternational journal of biological macromolecules (Int J Biol Macromol) Vol. 62 Pg. 670-6 (Nov 2013) ISSN: 1879-0003 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID24120963 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Butadienes
  • Elastomers
  • Polyurethanes
  • Water
  • Chitin
  • polybutadiene
Topics
  • Absorption
  • Anti-Infective Agents (chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Butadienes (chemistry)
  • Chitin (chemistry)
  • Elastomers (chemistry)
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polyurethanes (chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Surface Properties
  • Water (chemistry)

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