FTIR was used to investigate the effects of thermal annealing on
the hydrogen-bonding
properties of a poly(urethane urea) copolymer. The copolymer
was based on ethylene oxide-capped poly(propylene oxide) diol, 4,4‘-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), and
3,5-diethyltoluenediamine (DETDA).
The result showed that thermal annealing caused the rise of the
number of free urethane groups and the
ordering of urea groups. The ordered urea hydrogen bonds were not
destroyed below the melting point
of the DETDA−MDI hard domain.
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