Patent Title: THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
Number/Link: WO2019/016313 (German)
Applicant/Assignee: BASF
Publication Date: 24 January 2019
“Gist”: Thermoplastic polyurethane comprising OH-ended poly(dimethylsiloxane).
Why it is interesting: The invention relates to thermoplastic polyurethanes prepared from diisocyanate, polyether or polyester diol and a difunctional isocyanate-reactive polysiloxane. The materials are said to have improved “haptic”-, hydrophobicity- and tensile properties while retaining the processibility of TPU and are useful for ‘on-body’ applications like wristbands. In the examples both 4,4′-MDI and HDI are used together with chain extenders, polyTHF, BDO-HDO adipate and EO capped PDMS to prepare TPUs ranging from 55 to 95 Shore A.

EO-capped PDMS