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Synthesis and characterization of a novel thermally stable water dispersible polyurethane and its magnetic nanocomposites

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In this work, a novel water dispersible polyurethane (WDPU) was synthesized from the reaction of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), 2,2 bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid (DMPA), and 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate (NDI) and its magnetic nanocomposites were prepared by incorporation of modified Fe3O4 by 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (Fe3O4@APTS) nanoparticles (0.5, 1.5, and 3 wt%) via in situ polymerization method. Use of NDI as a high melting point diisocyanate by having the rigid naphthalene structure imparts physical strength as well as thermal stability to the resulted polyurethane. The synthesized WDPU based on NDI was characterized by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) technique. In addition, the morphology, mechanical, and magnetic features of the prepared polyurethane nanocomposites were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), magnetic force microscopy (MFM), thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) methods, respectively. Data from DLS experiment showed that the average particles size of the WDPU nanocomposites increased by increasing the nanoparticle contents in comparison with bare WDPU. AFM and MFM analyses indicated that the magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were well dispersed in the polyurethane matrices via the formation of covalent bonding between the functionalized magnetic nanoparticles and polymer chains. TGA results demonstrated that adding MNPs increased the temperature of the thermal degradation of the polyurethane nanocomposite. VSM analysis showed that the super paramagnetic behavior of the prepared nanocomposites depended on the Fe3O4@APTS nanoparticle content, as well.

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Hoseini, Z., Nikje, M.M.A. Synthesis and characterization of a novel thermally stable water dispersible polyurethane and its magnetic nanocomposites. Iran Polym J 27, 733–743 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-018-0650-5

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