Functional properties of films based on novel waterborne polyurethane dispersions prepared without a chain-extension step

A series of novel waterborne polyurethane (PU) dispersions was prepared from a polycarbonate-based macrodiol, 1,6-diisocyanatohexane, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid (DMPA) and triethylamine. Different macrodiol-to-DMPA (diol) ratios and different excesses of isocyanate were used, and the typically used chain-extension step was omitted. Systematic measurements of the particle size revealed that PU particles have diameters lower than 100 nm...