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ReviewPolymers2025

Crystallinity and Liquid Crystallinity of Polyurethanes: How Tailoring of Order Contributes to Customized Properties and Applications.

Artur Bukowczan, Konstantinos N Raftopoulos, Krzysztof Pielichowski

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Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Artur BukowczanFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.
Konstantinos N RaftopoulosFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3055-5598
Krzysztof PielichowskiFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7122-201X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies on polyurethane (PU) materials offer advantageous properties utilized in various applications. The complex nature of the PUs structure and morphology gives them unique properties, but at the same time poses a considerable challenge for the characterization and design of structure-property relationships. Polyurethanes with tailored crystallinity can exhibit peculiar resistance to mechanical and chemical factors, allowing a widening range of application. Liquid crystalline polyurethanes have gained renewed interest thanks to the development of research methodologies and new possibilities for modifying diol and isocyanate monomers. The study shows that liquid crystal phenomena in polyurethanes can be effectively used for polymer compatibilization, in the fiber and nanofibers applications, as well as in 'smart' multi-stimuli materials.

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crystallinityliquid crystalsmesogensorder in polymerspolyurethanesself-assemblyshape-memory effect

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PMID40292648
PMCPMC11945759

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