Polyurethanes
"Polyurethanes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELASTOMERS, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.
| Descriptor ID |
D011140
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.251.944.750 D05.750.716.650 D25.720.327.782 D25.720.716.650 J01.637.051.720.327.782 J01.637.051.720.716.650 J01.637.412.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyurethanes- Polyurethanes
- Polyurethane
- Ostamer
- Ostamers
- Pellethane
- Pellethanes
- Polyisocyanates
- Polyisocyanate
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Picha GJ, Goldstein JA, Stohr E. Natural-Y M?me polyurethane versus smooth silicone: analysis of the soft-tissue interaction from 3 days to 1 year in the rat animal model. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1990 Jun; 85(6):903-16.