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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Plastics > Polyurethanes
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Plastics > Polyurethanes
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Plastics > Polyurethanes
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Elastomers > Polyurethanes
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Elastomers > Polyurethanes
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Elastomers > Polyurethanes
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Acyclic > Carbamates > Urethane > Polyurethanes

Preferred term

Polyurethanes  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ostamer
  • Ostamers
  • Pellethane
  • Pellethanes
  • Polyisocyanate
  • Polyisocyanates

Note

  • URETHANE is available

Scope note

  • A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELASTOMERS, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.

History note

  • 1968; for SPANDEX use POLYURETHANES (NM) 1975-1999

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011140

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