The Effect of Chitosan on the Chemical Structure, Morphology, and Selected Properties of Polyurethane/Chitosan Composites

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 12; no. 5; p. 1205
• Main Authors: Piotrowska-Kirschling, Agnieszka, Brzeska, Joanna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 25.05.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Additives; Adsorption; Biodegradable materials; Biological activity; Biological properties; Chemical properties; Chitosan; composites; crystallinity; Flammability; Material properties; Materials science; Mechanical properties; Methods; Morphology; Polymer matrix composites; Polymers; Polysaccharides; polyurethane; Polyurethane resins; Review; Scanning electron microscopy; Sustainable development; Tensile strength; Textiles; thermal properties; Thermodynamic properties; composites; chitosan; biological activity; morphology; thermal properties; degradability; crystallinity; polyurethane; sorption

Materials science is an interdisciplinary area of studies. This science focuses on the influence of the physico-chemical properties of materials on their application in human everyday lives. The materials' synthesis should be developed in accordance with sustainable development. Polyurethanes (...