Patent Title: CALIXARENE-TYPE PHOTOCURABLE POLYURETHANE RESIN AND SELF-REPAIRING COATING PREPARED THEREFROM
Number/Link: WO2018/205208 (Chinese)
Applicant/Assignee: Jiangnan Univ.
Publication date: 15 November 2018
“Gist”: A coumarine-containing prepolymer is reacted with calixarene
Why it is interesting: UV-curable and self-healing polyurethanes containing coumarine groups have been discussed before in this blog. In the current invention, an isocyanate-ended prepolymer is partially capped with coumarine groups. The remaining NCO groups are then reacted with a calixarene to form a core-shell type material that can be used in UV curable coatings with improved hardness and self-healing characteristics.

Calixarene-based polyurethane according to the invention