Coumarins into polyurethanes for smart and functional materials

Polyurethanes are of undoubted interest for the scientific community and the industry. Their outstanding versatility from tailor-made structures turns them into major polymers for use in a wide range of different applications. As with other polymers, new, emerging molecules and monomers with specifi...

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Autores: Cuevas, José María, Seoane Rivero, Rubén, Navarro, Rodrigo, Marcos Fernández, Ángel
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/71511
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/71511
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:coumarin
polyurethane
smart polymers
functional materials
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Resumo:Polyurethanes are of undoubted interest for the scientific community and the industry. Their outstanding versatility from tailor-made structures turns them into major polymers for use in a wide range of different applications. As with other polymers, new, emerging molecules and monomers with specific attributes can provide new functions and capabilities to polyurethanes. Natural and synthetic coumarin and its derivatives are characterised by interesting biological, photophysical and photochemical properties. Then, the polyurethanes can exploit those features of many coumarins which are present in their composition to achieve new functions and performances. This article reviews the developments in the proper use of the special properties of coumarins in polyurethanes to produce functional and smart materials that can be suitable for new specific applications.