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This research is part of an effort directed toward obtaining polymers
with minimally adhesive surfaces. Fluorinated polyurethanes based on a
series of ethylene-fluoroalkyl-ethylene diols and hexamethylene diiso
cyanate were prepared and characterized to include a preliminary evalu
ation of surface properties. Polymerization was carried out both in bu
lk and in tetrahydrofuran solution. Glass transition temperatures of t
he resulting polymers were ca. 20-degrees-C. Average molecular weights
, determined by GPC, were in the range M(w) = (12-54) x 10(3). Mechani
cal properties were determined using an Instron tester. Young's modulu
s ranged from 1 to 56 MPa depending on composition and processing hist
ory. High strain-at-break values were observed ranging from ca. 900 to
1800 %. A significant decrease in surface free energy from 31.5 to 25
.5 erg/cm2 was seen with an increase in the fluorocarbon content from
58 to 64 wt %.