Polyurethane Engineering

Study data from F.A. Sheikh and co-authors update knowledge of macromolecular research.(Report)
Nanotechnology Weekly; 11/16/2009; 711 words; ...this study, a new class of polyurethane (PU) nanofibers containing...Electrospun Antimicrobial Polyurethane Nanofibers Containing Silver...University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Faculty Engineering, El Minia, Egypt. The...

Ford Teams Up to Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; New Biomaterial Debuts in 2010 Ford Flex.
PR Newswire; 11/11/2009; 1696 words; ...portfolio also includes soy-based polyurethane seat cushions, seatbacks and headliners...customers," said Patrick Berryman, a Ford engineering manager who develops interior trim...Simon, associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo. "Seeing...

Studies from Sichuan University yield new information about macromolecular research.
Science Letter; 11/10/2009; 959 words; ...developed. To obtain these polyurethanes, a new L-lysine-derivatized...PEG). The obtained polyurethanes were fully characterized...measurement. The gemini polyurethane shows a rapid rate of hydrolytic...suggests that both the polyurethanes and their degradation products...Polymer Science & ...

Study results from University of Michigan provide new insights into macromolecular research.
Nanotechnology Weekly; 11/9/2009; 817 words; ...finite deformation response of layered polyurethane-(PU-) montmorillonite (MTM...Finite Deformation Response of Layered Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites. Macromolecules...University of Michigan, Dept. of Mech Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Publisher...

South Africa: ArcelorMittal mulls energy efficient building plant for South Africa.
TendersInfo; 11/6/2009; 951 words; ...project manager, Thierry Poitel, told Engineering News Online a continuous production...dusted off. AMC was currently importing polyurethane panels that are being used in a number...be very energy-efficient. He told Engineering News Online that if given the go-ahead...