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Dielectric relaxation of polyurethane biocomposites

V. E. MUSTEATA1, D. FILIP1, S. VLAD1, D. MACOCINSCHI1,*

Affiliation

  1. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry “Petru Poni”, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41A, 700487, Iasi, Romania

Abstract

An experimental study using dielectric spectroscopy measurements is made on molecular motions as function of temperature and frequency of polyurethane biocomposites, based on poly(ester urethane) and extracellular matrix components (hydrolyzed collagen, elastin, hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate). Relaxation parameters were evaluated from isothermal dielectric spectra in -100÷-30 oC temperature interval by applying empirical Havriliak-Negami function. Relaxation times versus temperature were analysed for glass transition and secondary transitions by means of Arrhenius law and Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann-Hesse equation.

Keywords

Dielectric relaxation, Polyurethane, Extracellular matrix, Biocomposites.

Citation

V. E. MUSTEATA, D. FILIP, S. VLAD, D. MACOCINSCHI, Dielectric relaxation of polyurethane biocomposites, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 8, August 2010, pp.1187-1192 (2010).

Submitted at: June 30, 2010

Accepted at: Aug. 12, 2010