Abstract
Extracts from Cardiothane-51® have been cast from solvents of varying polarity. Cardiothane-51® can be described as block polyether-polyurethane copolymer with a 10% by weight addition of polydimethylsiloxane (DMS) that is partially copolymerized and partially blended to form a copolymer/polyblend. FT-IR has been utilized to probe bulk and near-surface bonding and composition in the solution-cast extract films. Results show that Cardiothane-51® is similar in bulk composition, as measured by FT-IR, to Avcothane-51®. However, these two polymers are quite different in composition over a depth of microns. Both Cardiothane-51® and Avcothane-51® have surfaces, as measured by ESCA, which are dominated by their DMS component with a significant amount of the polyether present. Results suggest that the DMS in Cardiothane 51® is a blended phase, because of its ease of extraction.
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