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ReviewPolymers2024

State-of-the-Art Polyurea Coatings: Synthesis Aspects, Structure-Properties Relationship, and Nanocomposites for Ballistic Protection Applications.

Gabriela Toader, Aurel Diacon, Sorin Mircea Axinte, Alexandra Mocanu, Edina Rusen

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Review in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Latest Advances in Mechanically Robust Self-Healing Polyurea Based on Dynamic Chemistry.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 authors.

Gabriela ToaderMilitary Technical Academy "Ferdinand I", 39-49 George Coșbuc Boulevard, 050141 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2647-9331
Aurel DiaconMilitary Technical Academy "Ferdinand I", 39-49 George Coșbuc Boulevard, 050141 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5171-2049
Sorin Mircea AxinteS.C. Daily Sourcing & Research SRL, 95-97 Calea Griviței, 010705 Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandra MocanuFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.
Edina RusenFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1660-017X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review presents polyurea (PU) synthesis, the structure-properties relationship, and characterization aspects for ballistic protection applications. The synthesis of polyurea entails step-growth polymerization through the reaction of an isocyanate monomer/prepolymer and a polyamine, each component possessing a functionality of at least two. A wide range of excellent properties such as durability and high resistance against atmospheric, chemical, and biological factors has made this polymer an outstanding option for ballistic applications. Polyureas are an extraordinary case because they contain both rigid segments, which are due to the diisocyanates used and the hydrogen points formed, and a flexible zone, which is due to the chemical structure of the polyamines. These characteristics motivate their application in ballistic protection systems. Polyurea-based coatings have also demonstrated their abilities as candidates for impulsive loading applications, affording a better response of the nanocomposite-coated metal sheet at the action of a shock wave or at the impact of a projectile, by suffering lower deformations than neat metallic plates.

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ballistic protectionscompositespolyureastep-growth polymerization

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PMID38399832
PMCPMC10893384

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